Burnet Middle School

  • Middle school or junior high school in Austin ISD
  • Austin, TX
  • 6th grade - 8th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Austin ISD: B

Total students

878

Avg. teacher experience

8.6 years

Austin ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Austin ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 90%

Burnet Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Austin, TX, in the Austin ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 878 students. 90.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 75.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of Not Rated: SB 1365 for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $55,486, which is $3,401 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 8.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.austinisd.org/schools/burnet

Address

8401 Hathaway St
Austin, TX 78757-7097

Office phone number

(512) 414-3225

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Burnet 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

878

African American

54 (6.2%)

Austin ISD: 6.3%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.1%)

Austin ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

6 (0.7%)

Austin ISD: 4.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

791 (90.1%)

Austin ISD: 54.4%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

21 (2.4%)

Austin ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

5 (0.6%)

Austin ISD: 3.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

6.2%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

0.7%

Hispanic

90.1%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.4%

Two or more races

0.6%

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

90.4 %

Austin ISD: 51.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

95.6 %

Austin ISD: 50.9%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

76.1 %

Austin ISD: 29.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

90.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

95.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

76.1%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

75.5 %

Austin ISD: 32.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

7.4 %

Austin ISD: 12.4%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

19.5 %

Austin ISD: 13.1%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

75.5%

Gifted and talented

7.4%

Special education

19.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Austin ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Austin ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Austin ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Austin ISD: B

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 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

26.8 %

Austin ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 15%

African American

31.7 %

Austin ISD: 27.2%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Austin ISD: 14.3%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

25 %

Austin ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

26.2 %

Austin ISD: 21.1%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Austin ISD: 18.2%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

29.2 %

Austin ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

16.7 %

Austin ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

71.4

African American

7.9 (11%)

Austin ISD: 5.9%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.2 (1.7%)

Austin ISD: 2.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

26 (36.4%)

Austin ISD: 34.4%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

36.3 (50.8%)

Austin ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

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: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

48.7 (68.2%)

Austin ISD: 68.4%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

22.7 (31.8%)

Austin ISD: 29.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Austin ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.3

Austin ISD: 13.8

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 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

8.6 years

Austin ISD: 10.4 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

$55,486

Austin ISD: $56,424

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$52,202

Austin ISD: $50,931

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$52,981

Austin ISD: $53,753

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,089

Austin ISD: $55,764

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$57,501

Austin ISD: $56,873

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,984

Austin ISD: $61,418

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$70,736

Austin ISD: $71,664

Statewide: $71,111

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