📍 3700 N Hills Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78731
Murchison Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 1,237 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chara Harris. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1. 56% of students are proficient in reading. 46% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Murchison Middle enrolls 1,237 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 8.2% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 686 | 55% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 325 | 26% |
| Asian | 101 | 8.2% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 5.2% |
| Black or African American | 57 | 4.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
339 of the school's 1,237 students (27%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 310 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Murchison Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 14, state house district 48.
Murchison Middle is one of 124 schools in AUSTIN ISD, based in AUSTIN, Texas. The district serves 72,272 students district-wide and employs 4,433 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,237 students, Murchison Middle is larger than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large