📍 1514 N 1/2, Galveston, Galveston County, 77550
Austin Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Galveston, Galveston County. The school has 426 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Galveston Isd school district. It serves grades 5–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 75% of students are proficient in reading. 74% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Austin Middle enrolls 426 students across grades 5–6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 38.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 26% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 205 | 48% |
| Black or African American | 110 | 26% |
| White | 89 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 4% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
343 of the school's 426 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 336 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. 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, Small). 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 11, state house district 23.
Austin Middle is one of 13 schools in GALVESTON ISD, based in GALVESTON, Texas. The district serves 6,383 students district-wide and employs 499 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 426 students, Austin Middle is close to the district average of about 491 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small