Lively Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Lively Middle School serves 910 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 385th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.8 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 ÷ 61.69 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 | 480894000315 |
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 | 910 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.8 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.7% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 56% 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.
Lively Middle School in context
Size
Lively Middle School is the 6th largest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 910 students are 1.3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 554; Lively 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 315 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 285, against an average of 303 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 310 in grade 6 and 315 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 68.2% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. White students are next, at 18.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.7% 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 61.69 full-time-equivalent teachers for 910 students, Lively Middle School has 14.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 910 students would have about 63.2 teachers, so Lively Middle School has 1.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Lively Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Martin Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 29 other middle schools, 10 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 | 68.2% |
| White | 18.7% |
| Black | 6.5% |
| Asian | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 310 |
| Grade 7 | 285 |
| Grade 8 | 315 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
201 E Mary St, Austin, TX 78704
Phone: (512)414-3207
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lively 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% |
| Kealing Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 1,196 | 17.2 | 24.7% |
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 393 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
| O Henry Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.2 mi | 686 | 16 | 29.7% |
| Hill Country Middle School | Eanes ISD | 3.7 mi | 946 | 13.1 | – |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.7 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| Mendez Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.8 mi | 199 | – | 89.9% |
| Bedichek Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.0 mi | 671 | 14 | 84.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.