Mendez Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Austin ISD
- Austin, TX
- 7th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Total students
203
Avg. teacher experience
N/A
Austin ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Austin ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Mendez Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Austin, TX, in the Austin ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 203 students. 55.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 51.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
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Contact information
Website
www.austinisd.org/schools/mendez
Address
5106 Village Sq DrAustin, TX 78744-4462
Office phone number
Principal
- Jeremiah Willis
- mendez@austinisd.org
- (512) 414-3284
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Mendez Middle School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
203
African American
20 (9.9%)
Austin ISD: 6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.5%)
Austin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.5%)
Austin ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
170 (83.7%)
Austin ISD: 54.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
5 (2.5%)
Austin ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
6 (3%)
Austin ISD: 4.1%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
55.7 %
Austin ISD: 45.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
95.1 %
Austin ISD: 50.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
54.2 %
Austin ISD: 31.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
51.2 %
Austin ISD: 34.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
6.4 %
Austin ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
23.6 %
Austin ISD: 16.3%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
58.9 %
Austin ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
60.7 %
Austin ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Austin ISD: 29.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Austin ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
58.1 %
Austin ISD: 37%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Austin ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
80 %
Austin ISD: 15%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
Masked
Austin ISD: 19.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
N/A
African American
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 36.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 51.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 70.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 27.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
N/A (N/A)
Austin ISD: 1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
N/A
Austin ISD: 14.3
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
N/A
Austin ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
N/A
Austin ISD: $60,821
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
N/A
Austin ISD: $53,194
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
N/A
Austin ISD: $57,170
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
N/A
Austin ISD: $60,720
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
N/A
Austin ISD: $63,913
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
N/A
Austin ISD: $67,868
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Austin ISD: $75,899
Statewide: $74,014