Mendez Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 7–8
Mendez Middle School serves 199 students in grades 7–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 1536th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students).
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. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| 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 | 480894006209 |
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 | 199 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | – | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.9% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Mendez Middle School in context
Size
Mendez Middle School is the smallest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 199 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 634 students, so Mendez Middle School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 104 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 95, against an average of 100 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 95 in grade 7 and 104 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (54.4%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.9% 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
NCES reports no teacher count for Mendez Middle School for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it. Across Austin ISD there are 14.1 students per teacher.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
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 KIPP Austin Beacon Prep, 1.3 miles away in KIPP Texas Public Schools. There are 7 middle schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.9% |
| Black | 7% |
| Two or more races | 4% |
| White | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 95 |
| Grade 8 | 104 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5106 Village Sq Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Phone: (512)414-3284
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Mendez Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 393 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 1.8 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 90.6% |
| KIPP Paseo Preparatory School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.5 mi | 436 | 16.2 | 91.1% |
| Bedichek Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.6 mi | 671 | 14 | 84.2% |
| Lively Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.8 mi | 910 | 14.8 | 65.7% |
| Paredes Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.3 mi | 635 | 16.2 | 78.3% |
| Martin Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.5 mi | 247 | 10.2 | 95.1% |
| Covington Middle School | Austin ISD | 5.7 mi | 632 | 13.7 | 52.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.