Paredes Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Paredes Middle School serves 635 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 868th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.2 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 ÷ 39.14 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 | 480894008938 |
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 | 635 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 78.3% | 51.1% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 76% 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.
Paredes Middle School in context
Size
Paredes Middle School is the 11th largest of Austin ISD's 19 middle schools; its 635 students are 0.9% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 715; Paredes 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 251 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 142, against an average of 212 per grade. This year grade 8 has 77% more students than grade 6 (251 against 142). 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 Hispanic students: 79.2% here and 54.4% across Austin ISD. Black students are next, at 10.1%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
78.3% 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 39.14 full-time-equivalent teachers for 635 students, Paredes Middle School has 16.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 635 students would have about 44.1 teachers, so Paredes Middle School has 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
Paredes Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Bedichek Middle School, 2.4 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 17 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
| Hispanic | 79.2% |
| Black | 10.1% |
| White | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
47.9% of students are girls and 52.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 142 |
| Grade 7 | 242 |
| Grade 8 | 251 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10100 S Mary Moore Searight Dr., Austin, TX 78748
Phone: (512)841-6800
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Paredes Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedichek Middle School | Austin ISD | 2.4 mi | 671 | 14 | 84.2% |
| Covington Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.4 mi | 632 | 13.7 | 52.4% |
| Bailey Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.6 mi | 785 | 16 | 34.1% |
| KIPP Austin Beacon Prep | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 4.1 mi | 393 | 16.2 | 92.9% |
| Mendez Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.3 mi | 199 | – | 89.9% |
| Small Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.9 mi | 1,253 | 16.7 | 24.7% |
| Gorzycki Middle School | Austin ISD | 5.8 mi | 1,305 | 17.4 | 7.6% |
| John P Ojeda Middle School | Del Valle ISD | 6.1 mi | 759 | 13.8 | 90.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.