Summary:
The Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd) is home to seven middle schools serving grades 6 through 8, presenting a wide range of academic performance levels that are closely tied to socioeconomic factors.
Two schools stand out as top performers: Kelly Lane Middle and Cele Middle. Kelly Lane is the highest-ranked school in the district, consistently placing in the 89th-90th percentile statewide, with the lowest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (19.34%). Cele Middle is a close second, ranking in the 82nd-84th percentile. Both have earned a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for three consecutive years. On the other end, Westview Middle is the lowest performer, falling to the 7th percentile with a high rate of economically disadvantaged students (72.6%) and a concerning dropout rate of 3.5%. Dessau Middle is the second-lowest, ranking in the 17th-22nd percentile and having the highest rate of economically disadvantaged students (80.37%). The remaining schools—Bohls Middle, Pflugerville Middle, and Park Crest Middle—fall in the middle, between the 35th and 58th percentiles.
A standout finding is the district's exceptional performance in Algebra I, where every school outperforms the state average, with scores ranging from 60.78% at Dessau to 87.93% at Kelly Lane. However, a universal 7th-grade math slump is evident across all schools, with scores dropping dramatically compared to 6th and 8th grades. Interestingly, higher spending per student does not correlate with higher performance; Dessau spends the most ($11,624) but is low-performing, while Kelly Lane spends the least ($8,779) and is the highest-performing. This suggests that spending is a response to challenges rather than a driver of success. Overall, the district's average ranking masks a deep internal divide between high-performing, low-poverty schools and low-performing, high-poverty schools.
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