Burnet Middle, Austin TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Burnet Middle

Burnet Middle is a sixth-through-eighth-grade public school in Austin, enrolling a smaller to mid-sized student body. The vast majority of students—a substantial share—qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the school serves a predominantly Hispanic student population with small numbers from other backgrounds.

The 2024-25 STAAR assessment results reveal significant academic challenges across all tested subjects and grade levels. In mathematics, proficiency ranges from very low in sixth and seventh grades to low in eighth grade. English language arts shows similarly weak results across all three grades. In eighth-grade science, the school's strongest tested performance appears, though still modest. Eighth-grade social studies proficiency is particularly low. Looking at the broader performance breakdown by proficiency level across the whole school, most students score at the "approaches" level in most subjects, with very small percentages reaching the "meets" or "masters" level. This pattern suggests that the majority of students are still developing foundational skills in core academic areas rather than demonstrating grade-level mastery.

When placed against other districts in Travis County, Burnet Middle's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile, indicating performance well below the county median across tested subjects and grades. A parent may want to look into this further with the school regarding what academic interventions and support structures are in place to move students toward proficiency, and what the school's improvement trajectory looks like.

Burnet sits in Austin, which is rapidly growing and undergoing significant economic transformation. The city is anchored by major technology employers, state government, and the University of Texas, and is experiencing intense residential and commercial development. The school's neighborhood is part of a broader metro area seeing substantial housing demand, though median home values and rental costs are noticeably above national benchmarks, reflecting Austin's appeal and growth pressures.

Austin ISD, the parent district, has been undergoing considerable institutional change. In November 2022 voters approved a major bond funding facility modernization across the district, so some campuses are receiving new or rebuilt buildings. However, the district is also navigating significant fiscal and enrollment headwinds. In November 2024 voters approved a substantial property tax increase to fund staff raises and reduce a budget deficit. More recently, the board approved a consolidation plan closing ten schools before the 2026-27 school year, reflecting declining enrollment across the district over the past decade. This means attendance boundaries and program locations are shifting for many families. Burnet Middle itself does not appear on the closure list, but the broader instability and consolidation activity in the district context shapes the environment in which the school operates.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 69%

School 9% · District 35% · ▼ 26 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 74%

School 4% · District 21% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 814%

School 14% · District 47% · ▼ 33 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 613%

School 13% · District 55% · ▼ 42 pts below district

▼ 39 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 718%

School 18% · District 53% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 31 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

Grade 815%

School 15% · District 58% · ▼ 43 pts below district

▼ 40 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Science

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 49% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 84%

School 4% · District 34% · ▼ 30 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

This schoolAUSTIN ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income12%Higher-income50%38 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income16%Higher-income50%34 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income38%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income9%Higher-income30%21 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income4%Higher-income0%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income13%Higher-income43%30 pp gap