Austin Achieve Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Austin Achieve Public Schools · Grades 5–8
Austin Achieve Middle School serves 669 students in grades 5–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 5 schools in Austin Achieve Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 811th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 21.3 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 5–8 |
| District | Austin Achieve Public Schools |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480143112775 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin Achieve Public Schools | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 669 | 2,713 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 21.3 | 18.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 90% | 87.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 99% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Austin Achieve Middle School in context
Size
Austin Achieve Middle School is the only middle school in Austin Achieve Public Schools. Its 669 students are 24.7% of the district's 2,713. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 484 students, so Austin Achieve Middle School is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 6 with 178 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 147, against an average of 167 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 5 (172 against 147). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin Achieve Public Schools (80.2%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
90% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.6% across Austin Achieve Public Schools and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Austin Achieve Middle School has 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 21.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 669 students would have about 46.5 teachers, so Austin Achieve Middle School has 15.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other middle school is Sadler Means Ywla, 0.4 miles away in Austin ISD. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 28 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.9% |
| Black | 6.3% |
| White | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
45.3% of students are girls and 54.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 5 | 147 |
| Grade 6 | 178 |
| Grade 7 | 172 |
| Grade 8 | 172 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5908 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78723
Phone: (512)522-4190
Website: austinachieve.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Austin Achieve Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sadler Means Ywla | Austin ISD | 0.4 mi | 278 | 9.7 | 80.9% |
| General Marshall Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.1 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 64% |
| KIPP Austin College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.9 mi | 465 | 22 | 94.2% |
| Garcia Ymla | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 255 | 9.6 | 95.7% |
| Webb Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 502 | 11.6 | 98% |
| Dobie Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 512 | 14.2 | 93.4% |
| Kealing Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.5 mi | 1,196 | 17.2 | 24.7% |
| Decker Middle School | Manor ISD | 3.5 mi | 606 | 12.6 | 81.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Austin Achieve Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Achieve Ferguson | Pre-K | Pre-K | 73 |
| Austin Achieve High School | High | 9–12 | 581 |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–4 | 839 |
| Austin Achieve Pflugerville | Elementary | Pre-K–8 | 551 |