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Mendez MS

Travis County · Region 13: Austin · 283 students

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Current score
65/1002025-26
Change
+7 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
−12.4 ptsvs 77.4 average · 2,384 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
2,063 of 2,384tied with 38 others
D65

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 59 in 2021-22. The current score is below the 77.4 average for 2,384 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Read the full rating context and placement

Mendez MS is rated D by TEA, scoring 65 out of 100 for 2025-26 — below the 77.4 average for 2,384 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 7 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 2,063rd of 2,384 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 38 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Where this school ranks best
  11. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageMendez MS 5889788965 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated Not Rated with 59 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26D6577.4 2,384 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25B8977.1 2,373 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24C7873.8 2,355 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8973.8 2,344 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22F5881.7 2,316 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement56 F−14.6 vs similar economic context · 2,224 reporting
  • School Progress67 D−11.5 vs similar economic context · 2,218 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps61 D−13.6 vs similar economic context · 2,204 reporting
  • Academic Growth67 D−5.6 vs similar economic context · 2,178 reporting
  • Relative Performance59 F−17.6 vs similar economic context · 2,218 reporting
  • Mendez MS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,384 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement56F4
School Progress67D3
Closing the Gaps61D9
Academic Growth67D3
Relative Performance59F1

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 3 points below C in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (67), so Student Achievement (56) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 67.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level52%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,224 reporting
  • Meets grade level27%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,224 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,224 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level54%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,223 reporting
  • Meets grade level32%−12 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,223 reporting
  • Masters grade level8%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,223 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level51%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,214 reporting
  • Meets grade level28%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,214 reporting
  • Masters grade level6%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,214 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level59%−5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 reporting
  • Meets grade level24%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 reporting
  • Masters grade level3%−11 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,075 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level44%−20 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 762 reporting
  • Meets grade level12%−23 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 762 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 762 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,384 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
283
Economically disadvantaged
87.6%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
55.5%+18.2 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
33.9%+15.7 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
85.4%−7.6 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
49.8%+27.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Mendez MS

African American: 6%Hispanic: 89.8%White: 1.4%Asian: 0.4%Two or More Races: 2.5%
  • African American 6%
  • Hispanic 89.8%
  • White 1.4%
  • Asian 0.4%
  • Two or More Races 2.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,384 reporting for every category shown · 2,384 in full cohort

African American: 14.3%Hispanic: 74.4%White: 7.7%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.4%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.9%
  • African American 14.3%
  • Hispanic 74.4%
  • White 7.7%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.4%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.9%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
283
Economically disadvantaged students
248
Emergent bilingual students
157
Special education students
96

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
75
Students in TEA mobility denominator
248
TEA-published mobility rate
30.2%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 283 students in 2025–26, an increase of 84 (42.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
283

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+84

Increase · +42.2%

Change since 2021–22
−215

Decrease · −43.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
283
Selected comparison
591

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,356 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Mendez MS
School yearStudents enrolledMendez MSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 498 First available year 631.2
2022–23 223 Decrease of 275 (55.2%) 627.2
2023–24 203 Decrease of 20 (9.0%) 618.2
2024–25 199 Decrease of 4 (2.0%) 612.8
2025–26 283 Increase of 84 (42.2%) 591

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
47

19.4% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
124

51.24 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
242

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
19.4%
Selected comparison
13.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,560 rated schools reporting

+6.1 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
51.24
Selected comparison
32

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,680 rated schools reporting

+19.2 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Mendez MS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 624 Suppressed — 16 2.56 — 14.7
2021–22 545 126 23.1% 315 57.80 12.8% 30.5
2022–23 264 68 25.8% 153 57.95 13.7% 33.6
2023–24 256 94 36.7% 328 128.13 13.8% 33.8
2024–25 242 47 19.4% 124 51.24 13.3% 32
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Mendez MS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 47 19.4% 124 51.24 13.3% 32
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 46 19.0% 107 44.21 9.0% 14.6
DAEP placements 11 4.5% 14 5.79 5.2% 6.3
Mandatory DAEP placements 11 4.5% 14 5.79 4.0% 4.6
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$23k$39k20182020202220242025
  • Mendez MS
  • Parent district: Austin ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$36,846
Selected comparison
$12,989

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,371 rated schools reporting

+$23,857 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $36,846 per student for this campus, $26,839 per student for its parent district, Austin ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearMendez MSParent district: Austin ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$11,754$13,757$13,054$8,293 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,250 rated schools reporting
2019$11,236$14,067$13,108$8,337 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,282 rated schools reporting
2020$11,425$16,747$14,058$8,855 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,292 rated schools reporting
2021$11,798$18,042$14,797$9,588 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,297 rated schools reporting
2022$13,605$18,220$15,708$11,095 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,316 rated schools reporting
2023$22,211$16,721$16,792$11,630 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,342 rated schools reporting
2024$20,021$19,064$18,125$12,438 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,356 rated schools reporting
2025$36,846$26,839$18,972$12,989 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,371 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

1 measure

  • 10of 194

    Per-student spending

    Travis County · of the 194 that report this measure

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

Download the full dataset · this campus's district

Single-file records are pre-built for district-level records only, so there is no per-campus CSV to link here. Producing both formats for every entity would consume most of the 20,000-asset deployment limit before pages and shared data are counted. This campus is a row in the bulk files on the download page, keyed by its TEA id 227901058.