AUSTIN (KXAN) — Mendez Middle School is set to return to Austin ISD management at the beginning of the 2026-2027 school year after the campus earned a B rating through Third Future Schools.
Austin ISD said the school was operated by a charter partner since the 2014-2015 school year due to multiple failed ratings. Third Future Schools then took over managing the school since 2022 and attempted to increase the school rating to a B by the 2024-2025 school year.
That milestone would not be reached until this school year, according to the district.
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For the remainder of the school year, Third Future Schools will continue to operate the school. Austin ISD will then take over all responsibilities associated with the school at the beginning of the next school year…