📍 5106 Village Sq Dr, Austin, Travis County, 78744
Mendez Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Austin, Travis County. The school has 223 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Ramirez. It is part of the Austin Isd school district. It serves grades 7–8 in an urban setting. It operates as a public charter school. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 3% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Mendez Middle enrolls 223 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 7.6% Black or African American and 1.8% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 198 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 7.6% |
| White | 4 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
204 of the school's 223 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 196 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mendez Middle is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. 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 21, state house district 51.
Mendez 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 223 students, Mendez Middle is smaller than the district average of about 583 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large