Kealing Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Austin, Texas
Kealing Middle in Austin, Texas enrolled 1,196 students in 2024-25 with 69.5 full-time teachers, 17.2 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It ran a targeted Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 5% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
1,255 students in 2022-23, 1,247 students in 2023-24, 1,196 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 69.3 to 69.5.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,255 | 69.3 | 18.1 |
| 2023-24 | 1,247 | 76.4 | 16.3 |
| 2024-25 | 1,196 | 69.5 | 17.2 |
17.2 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 330 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Kealing Middle enrolled 1,319 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 60 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 330 of the 1,319 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions60
- Chronically absent17.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
36.2% of students were White, 28.8% Hispanic, 18.6% Asian in 2024-25.
- White36.2%
- Hispanic28.8%
- Asian18.6%
- Two or more races8.8%
- Black7.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Kealing Middle scored proficient or above: 75% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 75% | 56% | 52% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 69% | 42% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Middle schools in Austin
41 public middle schools in Austin report 2024-25 enrollment; Kealing Middle is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Valley Middle | 1,306 | 15.8 | 8.0% |
| Gorzycki Middle | 1,305 | 17.4 | 6.2% |
| Canyon Vista Middle | 1,295 | 16.2 | 7.6% |
| Small Middle | 1,253 | 16.7 | 20.5% |
| Murchison Middle | 1,209 | 18.2 | 22.7% |
| Kealing Middle | 1,196 | 17.2 | 21.3% |
| Lamar Middle | 1,109 | 17.5 | 18.7% |
| Sycamore Springs Middle | 1,043 | 14.8 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Kealing Middle
- Martin MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.4 miles away: 247 students, 10.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Lively MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 2.6 miles away: 910 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).2.6 mi
- Compare Kealing Middle with Martin MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Austin ISD spends per student$12,950 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,950
- The largest public schools in TexasKealing Middle is the number 124 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#124 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher17.2 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.17.2:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Kealing Middle
How many students attend Kealing Middle?
1,196 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 1,255 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Austin, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Kealing Middle?
17.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Kealing Middle a Title I school?
Kealing Middle ran a targeted assistance Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Kealing Middle do on state tests?
The students tested at Kealing Middle scored proficient or above: 75% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Kealing Middle in?
Austin ISD, NCES district ID 4808940. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480894006207 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.