Best Public Schools in Pflugerville, TX

The 30 public and charter schools in Pflugerville, Texas, serve a diverse student population across elementary, middle, and high school levels, with the majority belonging to the mid-tier Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd) alongside a handful of charter networks.

The standout stars are the charter schools from the Basis Texas network: Basis Pflugerville (a 5-star middle school ranking in the 99th percentile) and Basis Pflugerville Pri (a 5-star elementary school in the 95th percentile). Within the Pflugerville ISD, Murchison Elementary is the top-performing traditional public school (92nd percentile), while Hendrickson High School leads the district's high schools with the highest graduation rate (96.9%) and a state ranking in the 85th percentile. In contrast, schools like Pflugerville Academic And Career Education (Pace) and Premier H S Of Pflugerville show severe distress with very low graduation rates and high dropout rates. A key pattern is the strong correlation between poverty rates and performance: schools with the lowest percentages of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, such as Murchison Elementary and Rowe Lane Elementary, are top performers, while high-poverty schools like Ruth Barron Elementary and Idea Pflugerville Academy struggle significantly.

Interesting findings include an "Algebra I anomaly" where middle schools like Kelly Lane Middle and Park Crest Middle far exceed state averages on the Algebra I exam, suggesting effective acceleration of top math students. Additionally, 5th Grade Science is a district-wide weakness, with even strong schools like Mott Elementary scoring poorly. Finally, Pflugerville High School presents a paradox: despite having the highest per-student spending and lowest student-teacher ratio among the district's main high schools, it has the lowest state ranking and test scores, highlighting that socioeconomic challenges can outweigh resource investments.