Summary:
In the 78704 zip code of Austin, Texas, there is one middle school, Lively Middle, which serves grades 6 through 8 and is part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd).
Lively Middle has a total enrollment of 910 students and a student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1. The school has a high rate of economic disadvantage, with 65.71% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch. Its state ranking has remained relatively stagnant over the past three years, consistently landing in the 37th to 40th percentile and earning a 2-star rating. The school's spending is $10,415 per student, and its dropout rate of 2.0% is slightly above the district average of 1.9%.
The most notable finding is a dramatic split in math performance. While the school struggles significantly in standard grade-level math—especially in 7th grade, where only 1.56% of students were proficient in 2024-2025—it excels in advanced Algebra I, with 86.92% of students proficient in 2025-2026, far exceeding district and state averages. Reading proficiency is consistently higher than math across all grades, and 8th grade Social Studies is a relative strength, outperforming the state average. This suggests that while the school has a strong program for high-achieving math students, the general student population faces significant challenges, particularly in 6th and 7th grade math.
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