West Ridge Middle School

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Eanes ISD: N/A

Total students

897

Avg. teacher experience

12.7 years

Eanes ISD: 11.6 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Eanes ISD: 97.8%

Statewide: 90.3%

West Ridge Middle School is a middle school or junior high school in Austin, TX, in the Eanes ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 897 students. 9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 4.6% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $61,836, which is $638 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.7 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

9201 Scenic Bluff Dr
Austin, TX 78733-6006

Office phone number

(512) 732-9240

Principal

Erika Bacon
(512) 732-9240

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in West Ridge 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

897

African American

8 (0.9%)

Eanes ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Eanes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

195 (21.7%)

Eanes ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

122 (13.6%)

Eanes ISD: 15%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Eanes ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

516 (57.5%)

Eanes ISD: 62.9%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

56 (6.2%)

Eanes ISD: 6.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

0.9%

American Indian

Asian

21.7%

Hispanic

13.6%

Pacific Islander

White

57.5%

Two or more races

6.2%

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

9 %

Eanes ISD: 14.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

4.9 %

Eanes ISD: 5%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

4.7 %

Eanes ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

9.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

4.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

4.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

4.6 %

Eanes ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

22.4 %

Eanes ISD: 14.1%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

13.9 %

Eanes ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

4.6%

Gifted and talented

22.4%

Special education

13.9%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Eanes ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Eanes ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Eanes ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Eanes ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

6.9 %

Eanes ISD: 8.9%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

14.3 %

Eanes ISD: 15.9%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

N/A

Eanes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

0.6 %

Eanes ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

11.9 %

Eanes ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Eanes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

7.6 %

Eanes ISD: 9.4%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

8.6 %

Eanes ISD: 9.1%

Statewide: 18.7%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

72.5

African American

2 (2.8%)

Eanes ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

1 (1.4%)

Eanes ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1.2 (1.7%)

Eanes ISD: 2.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

10.8 (14.9%)

Eanes ISD: 15%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Eanes ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

57.4 (79.3%)

Eanes ISD: 78.9%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Eanes ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

2.8 (3.9%)

Eanes ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

45.7 (63.1%)

Eanes ISD: 58.9%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

22.9 (31.6%)

Eanes ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

1 (1.4%)

Eanes ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

12.4

Eanes ISD: 12.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

12.7 years

Eanes ISD: 11.6 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

$61,836

Eanes ISD: $62,018

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$58,468

Eanes ISD: $55,568

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$57,965

Eanes ISD: $58,110

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,579

Eanes ISD: $58,183

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$62,347

Eanes ISD: $64,133

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$67,253

Eanes ISD: $69,443

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$77,469

Eanes ISD: $77,938

Statewide: $74,014

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