Kealing Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Kealing Middle School serves 1,196 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 127th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17.2 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 ÷ 69.52 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894006207 |
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 | 1,196 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 24.7% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 87% 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.
Kealing Middle School in context
Size
Kealing Middle School is the 4th largest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 1,196 students are 1.7% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.4 miles away and have a median of 469 students, so Kealing 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 404 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 391, against an average of 399 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 391 in grade 6 and 404 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 36.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 28.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
24.7% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin 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
Kealing Middle School has 69.52 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,196 students would have about 83.1 teachers, so Kealing Middle School has 13.6 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 Martin Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 11 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
| White | 36.2% |
| Hispanic | 28.8% |
| Asian | 18.6% |
| Two or more races | 8.8% |
| Black | 7.6% |
44.2% of students are girls and 55.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 391 |
| Grade 7 | 401 |
| Grade 8 | 404 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1607 Pennsylvania Ave, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512)414-3214
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Kealing Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 247 | 10.2 | 95.1% |
| General Marshall Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 64% |
| Lively Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 910 | 14.8 | 65.7% |
| O Henry Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.3 mi | 686 | 16 | 29.7% |
| Austin Achieve Middle School | Austin Achieve Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 669 | 21.3 | 90% |
| Sadler Means Ywla | Austin ISD | 3.8 mi | 278 | 9.7 | 80.9% |
| Webb Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.4 mi | 502 | 11.6 | 98% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.6 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.