Del Valle Middle School
Public middle school in Del Valle, Texas · Del Valle ISD · Grades 6–8
Del Valle Middle School serves 895 students in grades 6–8 in Del Valle (Travis County). It is one of 14 schools in Del Valle ISD. By enrollment it is the 411th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.7 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 ÷ 57.01 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Del Valle ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481662001425 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Del Valle ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 895 | 11,715 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.7 | 14.7 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 86.3% | 89.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 69% 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.
Del Valle Middle School in context
Size
Of the 3 middle schools in Del Valle ISD, Del Valle Middle School is the largest, with 7.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 7.1 miles away and have a median of 415 students, so Del Valle 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 8 with 325 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 274, against an average of 298 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% more students than grade 6 (325 against 274). 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 86.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Del Valle ISD (82.6%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
86.3% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 89.1% across Del Valle 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
Del Valle Middle School has 57.01 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 895 students would have about 62.2 teachers, so Del Valle Middle School has 5.2 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 Dailey Middle School, 5.2 miles away in the same district. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.5% |
| Black | 6.5% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 274 |
| Grade 7 | 296 |
| Grade 8 | 325 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5500 Ross Rd, Del Valle, TX 78617
Phone: (512)386-3400
Website: sites.dvisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Del Valle Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dailey Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 5.2 mi | 767 | 14.3 | 92.3% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 5.4 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 5.4 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 90.6% |
| KIPP Austin Academy of Arts & Letters | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 6.9 mi | 388 | 19.5 | 54.4% |
| Mendez Middle School | Austin ISD | 7.2 mi | 199 | – | 89.9% |
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 8.2 mi | 393 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
| Martin Middle School | Austin ISD | 8.4 mi | 247 | 10.2 | 95.1% |
| Kealing Middle School | Austin ISD | 8.9 mi | 1,196 | 17.2 | 24.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Del Valle ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baty Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 558 |
| Creedmoor Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 525 |
| Dailey Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 767 |
| Del Valle Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 726 |
| Del Valle High School | High | 9–12 | 3,641 |
| Del Valle Opportunity Center | High | 9–12 | 228 |
| Hillcrest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 376 |
| Hornsby-Dunlap Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 711 |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 759 |
| Joseph Gilbert Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 664 |
| Newton Collins Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 600 |
| Popham Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 698 |
| Smith Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 566 |