📍 1808 Wimberly Rd, Amarillo, Potter County, 79109
Austin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Amarillo, Potter County. The school has 677 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brandi Ray. It is part of the Amarillo Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Austin Middle enrolls 677 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 36% Hispanic or Latino and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 308 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 244 | 36% |
| Black or African American | 58 | 8.6% |
| Asian | 33 | 4.9% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
428 of the school's 677 students (63%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 355 qualify for free lunch and 73 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Austin Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 31, state house district 87.
Austin Middle is one of 55 schools in AMARILLO ISD, based in AMARILLO, Texas. The district serves 29,321 students district-wide and employs 2,091 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 677 students, Austin Middle is larger than the district average of about 533 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize