Martin Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 7–8
Martin Middle School serves 247 students in grades 7–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1469th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 10.2 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 ÷ 24.27 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 7–8 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480894000331 |
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 | 247 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 95.1% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 5% 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.
Martin Middle School in context
Size
Martin Middle School is the 18th largest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 247 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.6 miles away and have a median of 561 students, so Martin Middle School is smaller 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 136 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 111, against an average of 124 per grade. This year grade 8 has 23% more students than grade 7 (136 against 111). 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 79.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Black students are next, at 14.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
95.1% 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. 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
Martin Middle School has 24.27 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 247 students would have about 17.2 teachers, so Martin Middle School has 7.1 more.
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 Kealing Middle School, 1.4 miles away in the same district. There are 10 middle schools within 5 miles and 27 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 79.8% |
| Black | 14.6% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.8% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 111 |
| Grade 8 | 136 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1601 Haskell St, Austin, TX 78702
Phone: (512)414-3243
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Martin Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kealing Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,196 | 17.2 | 24.7% |
| Lively Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.4 mi | 910 | 14.8 | 65.7% |
| O Henry Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.5 mi | 686 | 16 | 29.7% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.5 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| General Marshall Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.7 mi | 431 | 15.4 | 64% |
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.8 mi | 393 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 4.4 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 90.6% |
| Mendez Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.5 mi | 199 | – | 89.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.