Burnet Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Burnet Middle School serves 821 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 528th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 56.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000306 |
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 ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 821 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.4% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Burnet Middle School in context
Size
Burnet Middle School is the 7th largest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 821 students are 1.1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 591; Burnet Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 292 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 264, against an average of 274 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 292 in grade 6 and 265 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 90.3% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD 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
With 56.84 full-time-equivalent teachers for 821 students, Burnet Middle School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 821 students would have about 57 teachers, so Burnet Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Burnet Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Lamar Middle School, 2.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 31 other middle schools, 8 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.3% |
| Black | 5.5% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 292 |
| Grade 7 | 264 |
| Grade 8 | 265 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8401 Hathaway St, Austin, TX 78757
Phone: (512)414-3225
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Burnet Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,109 | 17.5 | 22.2% |
| Murchison Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.1 mi | 1,209 | 18.2 | 26.8% |
| Webb Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 502 | 11.6 | 98% |
| Dobie Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.8 mi | 512 | 14.2 | 93.4% |
| KIPP Austin College Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.1 mi | 465 | 22 | 94.2% |
| Westview Middle School | Pflugerville ISD | 4.2 mi | 770 | 13.4 | 72.6% |
| Sadler Means Ywla | Austin ISD | 4.4 mi | 278 | 9.7 | 80.9% |
| Austin Achieve Middle School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 4.7 mi | 669 | 21.3 | 90% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.