Small Middle School
Public middle school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 6–8
Small Middle School serves 1,253 students in grades 6–8 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 94th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.7 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 ÷ 75.22 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 | 480894008390 |
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 | 1,253 | 72,272 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 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. 83% 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.
Small Middle School in context
Size
Of the 19 middle schools in Austin ISD, Small Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 1.7% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.6 miles away and have a median of 736 students, so Small 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 7 with 423 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 410, against an average of 418 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 420 in grade 6 and 410 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 47.3% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 41.2%. Students from 6 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
Small Middle School has 75.22 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,253 students would have about 87 teachers, so Small Middle School has 11.8 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 Covington Middle School, 1.5 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 20 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 47.3% |
| Hispanic | 41.2% |
| Two or more races | 5.2% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
42.9% of students are girls and 57.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 420 |
| Grade 7 | 423 |
| Grade 8 | 410 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4801 Monterey Oaks Blvd, Austin, TX 78749
Phone: (512)841-6700
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Small Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Middle School | Austin ISD | 1.5 mi | 632 | 13.7 | 52.4% |
| Gorzycki Middle School | Austin ISD | 3.3 mi | 1,305 | 17.4 | 7.6% |
| Hill Country Middle School | Eanes ISD | 3.4 mi | 946 | 13.1 | – |
| Bedichek Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.3 mi | 671 | 14 | 84.2% |
| Paredes Middle School | Austin ISD | 4.9 mi | 635 | 16.2 | 78.3% |
| Bailey Middle School | Austin ISD | 5.1 mi | 785 | 16 | 34.1% |
| O Henry Middle School | Austin ISD | 5.4 mi | 686 | 16 | 29.7% |
| West Ridge Middle School | Eanes ISD | 5.4 mi | 886 | 12.9 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.