Canyon Ridge Middle School
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Canyon Ridge Middle School is a Junior High School based in Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

. It serves the Steiner Ranch Development, along with Laura Bush Elementary, Steiner Ranch Elementary and Vandegrift High School
Vandegrift High School
Vandegrift High School is a High School located in Leander Independent School District in Austin, Texas. Its feeder schools are Canyon Ridge Middle School and Four Points Middle School. The school's first year of operation was at adjacent Four Points Middle School, and then transferred to the...

. As a result of higher and higher enrollment at the school, Four Points Middle School was created.

Feeder Schools

Elementary Schools
  • Laura Bush Elementary School
  • Steiner Ranch Elementary School


High Schools (out)
  • Vandegrift High School
    Vandegrift High School
    Vandegrift High School is a High School located in Leander Independent School District in Austin, Texas. Its feeder schools are Canyon Ridge Middle School and Four Points Middle School. The school's first year of operation was at adjacent Four Points Middle School, and then transferred to the...

  • Also until 2009, before the construction of Vandegrift High School, CRMS fed into Cedar Park High School
    Cedar Park High School
    Cedar Park High School is a high school in Cedar Park, Texas; it was established in 1998 to serve as the second high school in the Leander Independent School District. The school was built due to the rapid growth in the area....

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Extra curricular activities

Extracurriculars at the school include a wide array of clubs that students can join. Among them are:
  • Gamer's Club
  • Photography Club
  • Math Counts
  • No Place for Hate
    Anti-Defamation League
    The Anti-Defamation League is an international non-governmental organization based in the United States. Describing itself as "the nation's premier civil rights/human relations agency", the ADL states that it "fights anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry, defends democratic ideals and protects...

     Club

Band

Canyon Ridge heads a fine band program. The Bands include:
  • A 6th Grade Beginner Band, with instrument-specific lessons.
  • Concert Band an entry-level band open to 7th and 8th Graders,
  • Symphonic Band the middle-level band open to 7th and 8th Graders, who is open to district competitions along with Honor Band.
  • Honor Band is the highest-level band, who usually represents the school in special events providing the other bands do not represent the school as well.


The School's band program holds concerts at Vandegrift High School
Vandegrift High School
Vandegrift High School is a High School located in Leander Independent School District in Austin, Texas. Its feeder schools are Canyon Ridge Middle School and Four Points Middle School. The school's first year of operation was at adjacent Four Points Middle School, and then transferred to the...

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