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Martin Middle

Q: Is Martin Middle a good school?

Martin Middle ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Texas middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Martin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Martin Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Martin Middle?

Students at Martin Middle are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

Public Grades 7-8

2303^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 1% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Martin Middle in Austin, TX, is a small Title I school in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) serving 247 students in grades 7 and 8, located in the 78702 zip code, an area undergoing significant demographic change. The school has faced profound challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom 1-3% of all Texas middle schools for the past decade, with over 95% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. Despite a relatively high per-pupil spending of $13,291 and a low student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1, these resources have not translated into academic success on state assessments, creating a "resource paradox" where intense student needs outpace available support.

The most striking differentiator is catastrophic math proficiency: in the 2025-2026 school year, only 1.96% of 7th graders and 3.41% of 8th graders were proficient in math, compared to nearby Kealing Middle (29.59% and 77.25% proficiency) and even struggling Mendez Middle (16.84% and 35.87% proficiency). This extreme poverty concentration—95.14% free/reduced lunch rate—contrasts sharply with Kealing Middle (24.75%) and O Henry Middle (29.74%), which are less than 4 miles away. The school also has a notably high dropout rate for a middle school, reaching 3.8% in prior years, more than double the district average and significantly higher than the 0.0% rate at Kealing Middle and Hill Country Middle.

An interesting anomaly exists: while general math scores are abysmal, a small cohort of students taking Algebra I performs exceptionally well, with 80% proficient in 2022-2023, suggesting the school may successfully accelerate a select few while leaving most behind. There is also a glimmer of hope for Special Education students, who ranked in the 21st percentile in 2023-2024, significantly better than the school's overall performance. The geographic proximity to Kealing Middle—just 1.4 miles away—highlights extreme academic and socioeconomic segregation within the district, with Kealing ranking in the 95th percentile and Martin in the 1st percentile, representing two completely different educational realities.

247

Students ?

10.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,059

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1601 Haskell St
Austin, TX 78702-5499

(512) 414-3243

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for Martin Middle:

Elementary:	Allison Elementary
	Govalle Elementary
	Norman-Sims Elementary
	Ortega Elementary
	More...
	Pecan Springs Elementary
	Sanchez Elementary
	Zavala Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.8%

African American:

14.6%

White:

2.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 8th percentile in 2016 → 1st in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg49%

Texas avg47%

2,303^rd of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 1% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 19Middle Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)

523^rd of 951Austin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	2303 of 2335	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.0	2298 of 2344	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.5	2349 of 2372	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.9	2301 of 2330	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.8	2195 of 2254	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	2220 of 2252	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2083 of 2193	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1931 of 2080	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.4	1956 of 2027	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	13.6	1830 of 1987	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	1864 of 2043	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.5	1896 of 1987	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	1872 of 1973	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.0	1825 of 1951	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	1809 of 1895	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1748 of 1803	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.7	1660 of 1763	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	1582 of 1718	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.3	1645 of 1684	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.2	1515 of 1585	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	7.2	1523 of 1582	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	6.3	1533 of 1573	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.5	1273 of 1295	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.1	978 of 997	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1065 of 1280	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.0	1241 of 1273	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1094 of 1251	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.4	1203 of 1213	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1080 of 1193	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	1114 of 1167	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	15.4	2088 of 2182	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	2094 of 2118	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1800 of 2058	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1648 of 2008	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	14.4	1356 of 1390	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.3	1405 of 1428	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	1750 of 1770	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1691 of 1720	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1575 of 1643	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.8	1559 of 1592	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.7	1068 of 1445	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	677 of 1376	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	4.7	2224 of 2240	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	4.8	1820 of 1825	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.6	2234 of 2242	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2218 of 2241	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	2190 of 2221	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	2134 of 2151	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	1970 of 2047	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1884 of 2008	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.3	1496 of 1497	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	0.3	1226 of 1230	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.3	1480 of 1481	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1399 of 1488	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	1.9	1494 of 1501	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	1401 of 1446	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	1392 of 1430	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	2123 of 2141	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.8	1714 of 1731	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2112 of 2119	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	2100 of 2116	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2044 of 2077	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.6	2013 of 2043	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1863 of 1935	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1765 of 1895	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.9	2224 of 2253	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.0	1805 of 1820	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	2220 of 2235	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.9	2228 of 2251	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2157 of 2220	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	2147 of 2172	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1990 of 2073	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1877 of 2039	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.0	2225 of 2253	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	7.7	1789 of 1818	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.6	2230 of 2246	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.2	2214 of 2245	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.7	2157 of 2228	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.8	2127 of 2168	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	1982 of 2069	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1918 of 2030	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1848 of 1956	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	1349 of 1568	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1490 of 1891	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1752 of 1815	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1720 of 1757	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.9	1537 of 1712	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.6	988 of 1626	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1307 of 1597	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	9.4	1675 of 1723	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	1250 of 1684	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)6th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)4th percentile~ school

White (2022)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)2nd percentile~ school

African American (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Female (2026)1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies100%+68 vs state

Reading19%-36 vs state

Algebra I12%-42 vs state

Mathematics4%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)				STAAR Mathematics (2026)				STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Martin Middle	Public	7-8	1601 Haskell St	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3243	247	24	10.1	95.1%	7 (2.8%)	36 (14.6%)	197 (79.8%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	4.7	2303^rd of 2335 public middle schools	1.4%		5	2298^th of 2344 public middle schools	2.0%	5	12.5						15.6	19.7	23.2		5.7	2.0	3.4	1.0	$17,059
Kealing Middle	Public	6-8	1607 Pennsylvania Ave	Austin	78702	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3214	1,196	70	17.2	24.7%	433 (36.2%)	91 (7.6%)	345 (28.8%)	222 (18.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	105 (8.8%)	92	117^th of 2335 public middle schools	95.0%		91.5	125^th of 2344 public middle schools	94.7%	8	99.0						83.9	85.8	85.2		54.4	29.6	77.3	65.5	$7,907
Lively Middle	Public	6-8	201 E Mary St	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3207	910	62	14.7	65.7%	170 (18.7%)	59 (6.5%)	621 (68.2%)	32 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.0%)	37.5	1474^th of 2335 public middle schools	36.9%		37.3	1479^th of 2344 public middle schools	36.9%	5	86.9						42.7	44.0	47.8		18.8	14.8	47.6	36.5	$10,277
Daep- Elementary	Public	5	906 W Milton	Austin	78704	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2554	1	2	.5		0 (0.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$260,715
O Henry Middle	Public	6-8	2610 W 10th St	Austin	78703	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3229	686	43	16.0	29.7%	358 (52.2%)	42 (6.1%)	261 (38.0%)	13 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.7%)	67.2	574^th of 2335 public middle schools	75.4%		66	630^th of 2344 public middle schools	73.1%	56	98.1						68.8	57.7	68.0		28.2	10.3	58.7	50.0	$9,129
KIPP Paseo Preparatory School	Public, Charter	6-10	6800 Metropolis Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 921-5707	436	27	16.1	91.1%	16 (3.7%)	20 (4.6%)	396 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37.9	1465^th of 2335 public middle schools	37.3%		33.3	1607^th of 2344 public middle schools	31.4%	142	24.0	64.8	35.5	51.6	55.4		44.4	39.4	41.1		45.8	38.0		13.7	$9,025
General Marshall Middle	Public	6-7	4401 Tilley St	Austin	78723	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 414-4163	431	28	15.4	64.0%	94 (21.8%)	88 (20.4%)	228 (52.9%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.3%)	26.9	1820^th of 2335 public middle schools	22.1%					(n/a)	75.8						40.9	39.7	43.4		31.5	6.8	27.0	21.9	$26,186
KIPP Austin Beacon Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	5107 S Ih 35 Frontage Rd	Austin	78744	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 651-1918	393	24	16.2	92.9%	8 (2.0%)	17 (4.3%)	364 (92.6%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20.3	2035^th of 2335 public middle schools	12.8%		17.4	2091^st of 2344 public middle schools	10.8%	56	53.8					25.0	32.4	30.2	51.3	26.4	12.7	19.8		6.3	$9,216
John P Ojeda Middle	Public	6-8	4900 McKinney Falls Pkwy	Austin	78744	Travis County	Del Valle Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 386-3500	759	55	13.8	90.6%	18 (2.4%)	47 (6.2%)	671 (88.4%)	9 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	12 (1.6%)	12.4	2212^th of 2335 public middle schools	5.3%		14.5	2157^th of 2344 public middle schools	8.0%	55	85.7						30.9	25.4	34.4		10.5	1.6	22.8	12.6	$10,111
Mendez Middle	Public, Charter	7-8	5106 Village Sq Dr	Austin	78744	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3284	199			89.9%	3 (1.5%)	14 (7.0%)	173 (86.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	17	2109^th of 2335 public middle schools	9.7%		23.5	1926^th of 2344 public middle schools	17.8%	183							26.0	19.2	34.0		19.8	16.8	35.9	10.6	$13,678

Frequently Asked Questions about Martin Middle

How many students attend Martin Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 247 students attended Martin Middle.

Is Martin Middle a good school?

Martin Middle ranks in the bottom 1.4% of Texas middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Martin Middle?

Students at Martin Middle are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What district is Martin Middle in?

Austin Independent School District (Isd)

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