Small Middle School
- Middle school or junior high school in Austin ISD
- Austin, TX
- 6th grade - 8th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Austin ISD: N/A
Total students
1,260
Avg. teacher experience
12.9 years
Austin ISD: 10.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Austin ISD: 93.1%
Statewide: 90.3%
Small 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 1,260 students. 16.7% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 22.7% 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.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,193, which is $281 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.9 years of experience.
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Website
www.austinisd.org/schools/small
Address
4801 Monterey Oaks BlvdAustin, TX 78749
Office phone number
Principal
- Natasha Bedford
- small@austinisd.org
- (512) 841-6700
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Small 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
1,260
African American
36 (2.9%)
Austin ISD: 6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.2%)
Austin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
41 (3.3%)
Austin ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
519 (41.2%)
Austin ISD: 54.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.2%)
Austin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
586 (46.5%)
Austin ISD: 30.8%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
74 (5.9%)
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
16.7 %
Austin ISD: 45.8%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
28.4 %
Austin ISD: 50.2%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
16.3 %
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
22.7 %
Austin ISD: 34.9%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
21.3 %
Austin ISD: 13.7%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.6 %
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
16 %
Austin ISD: 28.7%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
27.8 %
Austin ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Austin ISD: 29.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
13 %
Austin ISD: 11.5%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.5 %
Austin ISD: 37%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Austin ISD: 26.8%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
11.2 %
Austin ISD: 15%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
15.7 %
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
71.4
African American
2 (2.8%)
Austin ISD: 6.7%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (1.4%)
Austin ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
12.9 (18%)
Austin ISD: 36.4%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
50.6 (70.8%)
Austin ISD: 51.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
5 (7%)
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
0 (0%)
Austin ISD: 1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
50.9 (71.3%)
Austin ISD: 70.5%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
20.5 (28.7%)
Austin ISD: 27.5%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
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
17.6
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
12.9 years
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
$62,193
Austin ISD: $60,821
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$56,168
Austin ISD: $53,194
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,505
Austin ISD: $57,170
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,275
Austin ISD: $60,720
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$62,931
Austin ISD: $63,913
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$64,842
Austin ISD: $67,868
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$73,430
Austin ISD: $75,899
Statewide: $74,014