Canyon Ridge Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Leander ISD · Grades 6–8
Canyon Ridge Middle School serves 964 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 48 schools in Leander ISD. By enrollment it is the 321st largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Leander ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 482703011110 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Leander ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 964 | 42,608 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 13.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 4.4% | 16.6% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
Canyon Ridge Middle School in context
Size
Canyon Ridge Middle School is the 6th largest of Leander ISD's 9 middle schools; its 964 students are 2.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 7.3 miles away with a median enrollment of 874; Canyon Ridge Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 8 with 346 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 296, against an average of 321 per grade. This year grade 8 has 17% more students than grade 6 (346 against 296). 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
The largest group is White students: 58.1% here and 43.7% across Leander ISD. Asian students are next, at 16.9%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
4.4% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 16.6% across Leander ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 64.8 full-time-equivalent teachers for 964 students, Canyon Ridge Middle School has 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 964 students would have about 66.9 teachers, so Canyon Ridge Middle School has 2.1 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Canyon Ridge Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Hudson Bend Middle School, 2.6 miles away in Lake Travis ISD. Within 10 miles there are 15 other middle schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 58.1% |
| Asian | 16.9% |
| Hispanic | 14.3% |
| Two or more races | 8.6% |
| Black | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
45.3% of students are girls and 54.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 296 |
| Grade 7 | 322 |
| Grade 8 | 346 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12601 Country Trails Ln, Austin, TX 78732
Phone: (512)570-3500
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Canyon Ridge Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Bend Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 2.6 mi | 806 | 14.2 | – |
| West Ridge Middle School | Eanes ISD | 4.4 mi | 886 | 12.9 | – |
| Four Points Middle School | Leander ISD | 4.9 mi | 581 | 11.9 | 27% |
| Bee Cave Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 6.8 mi | 861 | 16.6 | – |
| Lake Travis Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 7.9 mi | 968 | 17.2 | – |
| Canyon Vista Middle School | Round Rock ISD | 8.3 mi | 1,295 | 16.2 | 9.2% |
| Noel Grisham Middle School | Round Rock ISD | 8.5 mi | 615 | 13.3 | 25.5% |
| Cedar Park Middle School | Leander ISD | 8.6 mi | 1,365 | 15.8 | 12.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.