After researching the best middle schools in Austin we now have the concrete proof just how great they are. For our first ranking in our school district series, we’ll show you how we calculated the Texas Education Agency’s metrics from the most recent report (2014) to rank each school that met their standards. While the TEA Index is pretty comprehensive, Frog Tutoring decided to evaluate a couple additional factors in the study we found. The following methodology was used in calculation:

If you’d like to see a more in-depth look at the TEA’s metrics for accountability standards, please click here. To determine a definitive ranking for the top middle schools in Austin, we combined these 7 factors to create one number to compare and contrast the success of each middle school.

We can't wait to share with you what we've found out about the 5 best middle schools in Austin!

Richards School comes in at number one, with an 22:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and a school size of about 764. In the most recent report card from the Texas Education Agency, Richards was recognized in the following areas of distinction: Math, Science, Social Studies, Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Perform Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. Because of all of these distinctions, it’s no wonder that 61% of Richards students have met or exceeded the standards of the STAAR test.

Fulmore Middle School comes in at number two, with an 22:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and a school size of about 952. In the most recent report card from the Texas Education Agency, Fulmore was recognized in the following areas of distinction: Math, Science, Social Studies, Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Perform Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. Because of all of these distinctions, it’s no wonder that 55% of Fulmore students have met or exceeded the standards of the STAAR test.

Kealing Middle School comes in at number three, with an 21:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and a school size of about 1188. In the most recent report card from the Texas Education Agency, Kealing was recognized in the following areas of distinction: Math, Science, Social Studies, Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Perform Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. Because of all of these distinctions, it’s no wonder that 77% of Kealing students have met or exceeded the standards of the STAAR test.

Lamar Middle School comes in at number four, with an 23:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and a school size of about 895. In the most recent report card from the Texas Education Agency, Lamar was recognized in the following areas of distinction: Math, Science, Social Studies, Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Perform Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. Because of all of these distinctions, it’s no wonder that 56% of Lamar students have met or exceeded the standards of the STAAR test.

Burnet Middle School comes in at number five, with an 18:1 student-to-teacher ratio, and a school size of about 1138. In the most recent report card from the Texas Education Agency, Burnet was recognized in the following areas of distinction: Math, Science, Social Studies, Top 25% Student Progress, Top 25% Closing Perform Gaps, and Postsecondary Readiness. Because of all of these distinctions, it’s no wonder that % of Burnet students have met or exceeded the standards of the STAAR test.

Frog Tutoring Austin Tutors are proud to present the best middle schools in Austin based on statistics released by the Texas Education Agency. Please share in the comments any personal experience that you have had in the Austin Independent School District!

Note: We wanted to take a second to explain our methodology, and how we arrived at factoring in each area of success for our rankings. First, we made an extensive spreadsheet (which you can take a look at for yourself here), and collected all of the data that we needed for our results. Then we converted each factor into a percentage and multiplied that number by the percentage of how much it’s worth in our ranking system. Let’s look at an example: LASA High School’s TEA Index ranking is 318/400.

If you’d like to know more about this process, please contact our coordinator, Judith, at [email protected].