Kealing Middle

Summary:

Kealing Middle is a high-performing public middle school in Austin, Texas, serving 1,255 students in grades 6-8 with a diverse student population. The school has consistently been ranked among the top middle schools in Texas, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past several years.

Kealing Middle significantly outperforms the Austin Independent School District (ISD) and the state of Texas in academic proficiency across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, 78.48% of 6th graders, 79.38% of 7th graders, and 79.05% of 8th graders at Kealing Middle were proficient or better in STAAR/Reading, compared to 54.02%, 52.57%, and 52.78% for Austin ISD, respectively. The school also ranks among the top 50 middle schools in Texas for Asian students and the top 30 for White students in STAAR/Reading and Mathematics. However, the school's performance for African American and economically disadvantaged students is relatively lower compared to other subgroups, highlighting the need to address racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps.

Kealing Middle outperforms most of the nearby middle schools in the Austin ISD, including Lamar Middle, Sadler Means YWLA, Webb Middle, Lively Middle, and O Henry Middle, in terms of academic proficiency and overall school rankings. Kealing Middle's higher spending per student compared to the state and district averages suggests that the school may have access to additional resources and support, which could contribute to its strong academic performance.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1607 Pennsylvania Ave
       Austin, TX  78702-2099


(512) 414-3214

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
148th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,762 Help


Students who attend Kealing Middle usually attend:

High:    McCallum High School

Feeder schools for Kealing Middle:

Elementary:    Blackshear Elementary
    Campbell Elementary
    Lee Elementary
    Maplewood Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  18.1 Help
Number of students:  1,255

Racial breakdown:

White:
37.8%
Hispanic:
29.5%
Asian:
15.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  29.6% Help


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Compare Details Kealing Middle ranks better than 93.7% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 2nd among 18 ranked middle schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 89.84. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Kealing Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (37.8%), Hispanic (29.5%), Asian (15.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 29.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kealing Middle is 18.1. 11 middle schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kealing Middle is $9,762. 15 middle schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Kealing Middle was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks Kealing Middle 148th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Kealing Middle in the ranking list.)

Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 554th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kealing Middle

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Rank History for all students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 54.01 806th 1573 48.8%
2005 47.63 928th 1582 41.3%
2006 44.92 1003rd 1585 36.7%
2007 52.47 896th 1684 46.8%
2008 66.21 531st 1718 69.1%
2009 61.41 715th 1763 59.4%
2010 58.42 802nd 1803 55.5%
2011 62.44 692nd 1895 63.5%
2012 70.08 493rd 1951 74.7%
2013 70.93 474th 1973 76.0%
2014 69.67 539th 1987 72.9%
2015 72.21 474th 2043 76.8%
2016 70.96 514th 1987 74.1%
2017 93.97 93rd 2027 95.4%
2018 95.42 68th 2080 96.7%
2019 93.52 93rd 2193 95.8%
2021 89.08 162nd 2252 92.8%
2022 90.75 124th 2254 94.5%
2023 86.78 203rd 2330 91.3%
2024 89.84 148th 2361 93.7%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.85 31st 720 95.7%
2019 85.61 48th 753 93.6%
2021 82.66 77th 743 89.6%
2022 83.97 69th 813 91.5%
2023 82.38 88th 817 89.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.05 334th 1376 75.7%
2019 61.00 362nd 1445 74.9%
2021 70.76 219th 1592 86.2%
2022 63.09 384th 1643 76.6%
2023 64.74 389th 1720 77.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.52 447th 1597 72.0%
2019 59.09 395th 1626 75.7%
2021 46.90 688th 1712 59.8%
2022 67.01 279th 1757 84.1%
2023 76.02 195th 1815 89.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.06 580th 2039 71.6%
2019 52.61 841st 2073 59.4%
2021 41.92 1240th 2172 42.9%
2022 36.84 1463rd 2220 34.1%
2023 27.74 1788th 2251 20.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.29 82nd 2008 95.9%
2019 91.13 120th 2047 94.1%
2021 89.90 137th 2151 93.6%
2022 90.97 112th 2221 95.0%
2023 85.74 209th 2241 90.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.55 410th 1430 71.3%
2019 69.06 436th 1446 69.8%
2021 74.01 354th 1501 76.4%
2022 63.53 584th 1488 60.8%
2023 54.95 850th 1481 42.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.37 1404th 2008 30.1%
2019 36.84 1326th 2058 35.6%
2021 44.26 1062nd 2118 49.9%
2022 40.81 1241st 2182 43.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.89 55th 2030 97.3%
2019 94.06 84th 2069 95.9%
2021 87.14 174th 2168 92.0%
2022 88.57 152nd 2228 93.2%
2023 86.06 212th 2245 90.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.17 8th 587 98.6%
2019 89.30 18th 594 97.0%
2021 89.33 16th 589 97.3%
2022 86.30 23rd 606 96.2%
2023 82.63 47th 616 92.4%
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Rank History for African American students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.27 532nd 1167 54.4%
2019 39.25 692nd 1193 42.0%
2021 34.47 823rd 1213 32.2%
2022 29.90 953rd 1251 23.8%
2023 19.80 1136th 1273 10.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.40 232nd 1895 87.8%
2019 75.44 305th 1935 84.2%
2021 65.78 493rd 2043 75.9%
2022 66.74 478th 2077 77.0%
2023 62.67 606th 2116 71.4%
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Rank History for White students at Kealing Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.77 7th 1673 99.6%
2019 97.60 10th 1684 99.4%
2021 97.44 8th 1700 99.5%
2022 95.75 16th 1723 99.1%
2023 93.74 26th 1749 98.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Kealing Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 326 404 13 128 1 n/a n/a 0 872
1989 302 287 8 101 0 n/a n/a 0 698
1990 374 278 13 129 2 n/a n/a 0 796
1991 465 307 20 156 2 n/a n/a 0 950
1992 454 287 17 179 0 n/a n/a 0 937
1993 448 267 20 170 0 n/a n/a 0 905
1994 461 271 30 195 1 n/a n/a 0 958
1995 399 282 47 236 0 n/a n/a 0 964
1996 399 282 47 236 0 n/a n/a 0 964
1997 419 264 47 274 0 n/a n/a 0 1004
1998 455 249 36 259 3 n/a n/a 0 1002
1999 460 241 37 273 4 n/a n/a 0 1015
2000 404 228 40 273 1 n/a n/a 0 946
2001 394 269 57 341 1 n/a n/a 0 1062
2002 279 245 58 368 1 n/a n/a 0 951
2003 279 245 58 368 1 n/a n/a 0 951
2004 325 246 65 382 1 n/a n/a 0 1019
2005 426 301 83 438 2 n/a n/a 0 1250
2006 414 271 77 385 2 n/a n/a 0 1149
2007 448 293 81 411 3 n/a n/a 0 1236
2008 473 254 105 375 3 n/a n/a 0 1210
2009 464 250 118 424 4 n/a n/a 0 1260
2010 476 234 128 399 4 n/a n/a 0 1241
2011 466 189 106 418 9 2 35 0 1225
2012 484 193 102 390 2 4 40 0 1215
2013 473 155 109 366 1 1 51 0 1156
2014 487 138 128 334 1 1 41 0 1130
2015 512 151 126 337 3 0 59 0 1188
2016 506 145 154 341 2 1 54 0 1203
2017 507 141 173 337 2 2 62 0 1224
2018 477 123 192 372 0 1 58 0 1223
2019 448 124 198 402 1 1 56 0 1230
2020 442 129 189 443 1 0 68 0 1272
2021 460 138 175 432 1 0 74 0 1280
2022 484 137 192 417 0 0 89 0 1319
2023 475 129 192 370 0 0 89 0 1255

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Kealing Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 872 49.0 17.7 n/a
1989 698 n/a n/a n/a
1990 796 47.0 16.9 n/a
1991 950 47.5 20.0 n/a
1992 937 57.8 16.2 29.5
1993 905 56.0 16.2 34.4
1994 958 59.2 16.2 28.4
1995 964 62.6 15.4 35
1996 964 62.6 15.4 35
1997 1004 63.4 15.8 32.4
1998 1002 61.5 16.3 31
1999 1015 65.7 15.4 36.2
2000 946 64.7 14.6 33.3
2001 1062 69.9 15.2 36.5
2002 951 70.7 13.5 47.8
2003 951 70.7 13.5 47.8
2004 1019 68.5 14.9 50
2005 1250 86.4 14.5 35.8
2006 1149 86.0 13.4 34.2
2007 1236 84.5 14.6 48.2
2008 1210 88.3 13.7 43.6
2009 1260 88.5 14.2 45.3
2010 1241 92.8 13.3 43.8
2011 1225 89.3 13.7 42
2012 1215 83.3 14.5 40.4
2013 1156 81.6 14.1 37.3
2014 1130 79.2 14.2 33.9
2015 1188 81.0 14.6 33.2
2016 1203 82.0 14.6 30.5
2017 1224 85.3 14.3 26.6
2018 1223 85.8 14.2 31.2
2019 1230 85.1 14.4 33.7
2020 1272 83.3 15.2 35.2
2021 1280 85.5 14.9 35.2
2022 1319 77.7 16.9 32.8
2023 1255 69.3 18.1 29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Kealing Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 872 49.0 17.7 n/a
1989 698 n/a n/a n/a
1990 796 47.0 16.9 n/a
1991 950 47.5 20.0 n/a
1992 937 57.8 16.2 29.5
1993 905 56.0 16.2 34.4
1994 958 59.2 16.2 28.4
1995 964 62.6 15.4 35
1996 964 62.6 15.4 35
1997 1004 63.4 15.8 32.4
1998 1002 61.5 16.3 31
1999 1015 65.7 15.4 36.2
2000 946 64.7 14.6 33.3
2001 1062 69.9 15.2 36.5
2002 951 70.7 13.5 47.8
2003 951 70.7 13.5 47.8
2004 1019 68.5 14.9 50
2005 1250 86.4 14.5 35.8
2006 1149 86.0 13.4 34.2
2007 1236 84.5 14.6 48.2
2008 1210 88.3 13.7 43.6
2009 1260 88.5 14.2 45.3
2010 1241 92.8 13.3 43.8
2011 1225 89.3 13.7 42
2012 1215 83.3 14.5 40.4
2013 1156 81.6 14.1 37.3
2014 1130 79.2 14.2 33.9
2015 1188 81.0 14.6 33.2
2016 1203 82.0 14.6 30.5
2017 1224 85.3 14.3 26.6
2018 1223 85.8 14.2 31.2
2019 1230 85.1 14.4 33.7
2020 1272 83.3 15.2 35.2
2021 1280 85.5 14.9 35.2
2022 1319 77.7 16.9 32.8
2023 1255 69.3 18.1 29.6

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Kealing Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $635 (6.5%) $9,116 (93.5%) $9,751
2020 $644 (6.9%) $8,733 (93.1%) $9,377
2021 $341 (3.5%) $9,421 (96.5%) $9,762

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Kealing Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 93rd of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 203rd of 2330 Middle schools
 4.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Kealing Middle)6979
 10%
   6th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))3952
 13%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Kealing Middle)6059
 1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4036
 4%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Kealing Middle)7281
 9%
   7th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))4853
 5%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Kealing Middle)6061
 1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))2626
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Kealing Middle)8474
 10%
   8th Grade Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5656
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Kealing Middle)8155
 26%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5543
 12%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Kealing Middle)8063
 17%
   8th Grade Science (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5145
 6%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Kealing Middle)6756
 11%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Austin Independent School District (Isd))3833
 5%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Kealing Middle)9998
 1%
   End of Course Algebra I (Austin Independent School District (Isd))6940
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12301255
 2%
African American124129
 4%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian198192
 3%
Hispanic402370
 8%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White448475
 6%
Two or More Races5689
 58.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients33.7%29.6%
 4.2%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Kealing Middle

Students who attend Kealing Middle usually go on to attend McCallum High School

Yes. Kealing Middle ranks in the top 6.3% of Texas middle schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,255 students attended Kealing Middle.

Students at Kealing Middle are 38% White, 29% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.


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