Mendez Middle School

District officials say by moving sixth grade to elementary schools, it can improve academics for seventh- and eighth-graders at Martin and Mendez middle schools.

A local nonprofit wants to start a school in Austin that serves young adults with neurological conditions like autism.Easterseals of Central Texas is…

At the intersection of Palo Blanco and Pleasant Valley, near Mendez Middle School, there’s a makeshift memorial: Signs, balloons, candles and handwritten…

Report cards are out, and the Austin Independent School District received a preliminary grade of B for the 2018-19 school year from the Texas Education…

When students at Mendez Middle School return to school next month, there will be new curriculum – and a new principal.After Mendez failed state standards…

The community's pick to run Mendez Middle School would revamp the way students learn by focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and math)…

Two organizations presented plans last night to parents, teachers and community members about how they would help Mendez Middle School improve.Mendez has…

The Austin Independent School District has received no offers to run Mendez Middle School, which is on the brink of state takeover. Mendez has gotten a…

Mendez Middle School in Southeast Austin has failed to meet state standards over the past four years. If it doesn’t improve academics by summer, it will…

A new Texas law allows organizations, rather than the state, to take over schools that repeatedly fail the state's standardized assessment, or STAAR,…