Hill Country Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Eanes ISD · Grades 6–8
Hill Country Middle School serves 946 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 10 schools in Eanes ISD. By enrollment it is the 344th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.1 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Eanes ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 481776001548 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Eanes ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 946 | 7,604 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 12.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 29% 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.
Hill Country Middle School in context
Size
Of the 2 middle schools in Eanes ISD, Hill Country Middle School is the largest, with 12.4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 786; Hill Country 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 343 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 301, against an average of 315 per grade. This year grade 8 has 14% more students than grade 6 (343 against 302). 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: 65.4% here and 62.1% across Eanes ISD. Hispanic students are next, at 13.5%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers for 946 students, Hill Country Middle School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 946 students would have about 65.7 teachers, so Hill Country Middle School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Hill Country 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 O Henry Middle School, 2 miles away in Austin ISD. Within 10 miles there are 28 other middle schools, 6 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 | 65.4% |
| Hispanic | 13.5% |
| Asian | 11.9% |
| Two or more races | 7.2% |
| Black | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 302 |
| Grade 7 | 301 |
| Grade 8 | 343 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1300 Walsh Tarleton Rd, Austin, TX 78746
Phone: (512)732-9220
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Hill Country Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O Henry Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.0 mi | 686 | 16 | 29.7% |
| Small Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.4 mi | 1,253 | 16.7 | 24.7% |
| Lively Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.7 mi | 910 | 14.8 | 65.7% |
| Covington Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.4 mi | 632 | 13.7 | 52.4% |
| Martin Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.6 mi | 247 | 10.2 | 95.1% |
| Kealing Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.9 mi | 1,196 | 17.2 | 24.7% |
| West Ridge Middle School | Eanes ISD | 5.3 mi | 886 | 12.9 | – |
| Bedichek Middle School | Austin ISD | 5.4 mi | 671 | 14 | 84.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Eanes ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adult Transition Services | High | 12 | 22 |
| Barton Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 515 |
| Bridge Point Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 577 |
| Cedar Creek Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 503 |
| Eanes Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 529 |
| Forest Trail Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 500 |
| Valley View Elementary School | Elementary | K–5 | 272 |
| West Ridge Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 886 |
| Westlake High School | High | 9–12 | 2,854 |