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Florence W Stiles Middle

Public Grades 6-8

31^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 99% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Florence W Stiles Middle is a public middle school located in Leander, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,610 students. It is part of the Leander Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 199 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Florence W Stiles Middle consistently ranks among the top middle schools in Texas, with a statewide ranking between 31-135 over the past 10 years. The school's STAAR test scores significantly outperform the Leander ISD and Texas state averages across all grade levels and subjects, with proficiency rates in reading, math, science, and social studies 10-30 percentage points higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school's Algebra I end-of-course exam proficiency rate was 98.98% in 2024-2025, compared to 62.67% for Leander ISD and 47.01% for Texas.

Florence W Stiles Middle also stands out for its exceptional performance across various student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, as well as special education and low socioeconomic status students. The school's low dropout rates, ranging from 0.1% to 0.4% over the past few years, are significantly lower than the state average. With a per-student spending of $8,078 in 2020-2021 and a student-teacher ratio of 15.9 in 2023-2024, the school demonstrates efficient resource allocation and a favorable learning environment.

1,493

Students ?

16.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,993

Per pupil spending ?

Free/discounted lunch ?

3250 Barley Ln
Leander, TX 78641

(512) 570-0000

District: Leander Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Florence W Stiles Middle usually attend:

High:

Rouse High School

Feeder schools for Florence W Stiles Middle:

Elementary:	Monta Jane Akin Elementary
	Parkside Elementary
	Rutledge Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

47.0%

White:

32.2%

Hispanic:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (84% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg63%

Texas avg45%

31^st of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 1%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Middle Schools in the Leander Independent School District (Isd)

199^th of 961Leander Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	31 of 2344	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.9	45 of 2372	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	52 of 2330	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	68 of 2254	97.0%	★★★★★
2021	96.8	45 of 2252	98.0%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	73 of 2193	96.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	77 of 2080	96.3%	★★★★★
2017	93.3	101 of 2027	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	86.2	135 of 1987	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	86.2	133 of 2043	93.5%	★★★★★
2014	85.5	154 of 1987	92.2%	★★★★★
2013	87.1	102 of 1973	94.8%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	53 of 997	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	125 of 1280	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	88.6	84 of 1273	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.2	78 of 1251	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	291 of 1193	75.6%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	78 of 1167	93.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	41 of 505	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.0	54 of 617	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.0	72 of 616	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	108 of 606	82.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	71 of 589	87.9%	★★★★☆
2019	83.7	41 of 594	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.5	55 of 587	90.6%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	87.0	121 of 2182	94.5%	★★★★★
2021	93.2	46 of 2118	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	87.8	104 of 2058	94.9%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	175 of 2008	91.3%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.2	16 of 1428	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	17 of 1770	99.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	46 of 1720	97.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.4	125 of 1643	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	91.9	48 of 1592	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.3	55 of 1445	96.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.5	82 of 1376	94.0%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.6	23 of 1825	98.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	40 of 2242	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.1	56 of 2241	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.1	95 of 2221	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.3	55 of 2151	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	65 of 2047	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	97 of 2008	95.2%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	76.7	138 of 1230	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.0	178 of 1481	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	236 of 1488	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.7	277 of 1501	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	345 of 1446	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	460 of 1430	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	36 of 1731	97.9%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	44 of 2119	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	47 of 2116	97.8%	★★★★★
2022	90.9	89 of 2077	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	89.7	100 of 2043	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	92.7	78 of 1935	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.1	84 of 1895	95.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	94.7	26 of 1820	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	41 of 2235	98.2%	★★★★★
2023	85.4	151 of 2251	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	112 of 2220	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	84.7	136 of 2172	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	74.9	277 of 2073	86.6%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	129 of 2039	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	96.2	31 of 1818	98.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.3	43 of 2246	98.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.2	52 of 2245	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	45 of 2228	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	97.4	33 of 2168	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	70 of 2069	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.4	61 of 2030	97.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	36 of 676	94.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	81 of 818	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	81.4	98 of 817	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	85 of 813	89.5%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	91 of 753	87.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.7	82 of 720	88.6%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	95.3	25 of 1568	98.4%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	38 of 1891	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	41 of 1815	97.7%	★★★★★
2022	95.1	32 of 1757	98.2%	★★★★★
2021	96.4	16 of 1712	99.1%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	49 of 1626	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	86 of 1597	94.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	84 of 1439	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	86.0	104 of 1733	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	109 of 1749	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.2	114 of 1723	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	89.1	74 of 1700	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.9	140 of 1684	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	84.5	166 of 1673	90.1%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile~ school

Female (2025)99th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)99th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)98th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)98th percentile~ school

African American (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)94th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)92nd percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)89th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+52 vs state

Reading85%+31 vs state

Science85%+39 vs state

Mathematics84%+46 vs state

Social Studies73%+43 vs state

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I love this school everything about it is amazing. All the teachers are nice. And the counselor is great Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Florence W Stiles Middle	Public	6-8	3250 Barley Ln	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-0000	1,493	89	16.8	4.0%	481 (32.2%)	40 (2.7%)	183 (12.3%)	702 (47.0%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (5.3%)	97.1	31^st of 2344 public middle schools	98.7%		96.9	45^th of 2372 public middle schools	98.1%	14	99.0				86.4	85.7	83.9	86.8	65.0	87.0	85.2	72.6	$6,993
Knox Wiley Middle	Public	6-8	1526 Raider Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3600	916	69	13.2	17.8%	388 (42.4%)	41 (4.5%)	240 (26.2%)	173 (18.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (7.9%)	77.3	381^st of 2344 public middle schools	83.7%		61.5	748^th of 2372 public middle schools	68.5%	367	75.2				73.4	64.2	77.1	56.0	29.0	54.1	54.9	44.9	$9,234
Artie L Henry Middle	Public	6-8	100 N Vista Rdg Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3400	1,347	94	14.3	16.8%	542 (40.2%)	57 (4.2%)	386 (28.7%)	270 (20.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (6.7%)	81.7	298^th of 2344 public middle schools	87.3%		75.4	419^th of 2372 public middle schools	82.3%	121	91.3				75.1	67.4	72.0	50.9	30.0	59.7	71.4	52.3	$8,020
Leander Middle	Public	6-8	410 S W St	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-3200	873	75	11.5	25.4%	357 (40.9%)	49 (5.6%)	324 (37.1%)	85 (9.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	54 (6.2%)	64.1	685^th of 2344 public middle schools	70.8%		62.7	718^th of 2372 public middle schools	69.7%	33	96.9				65.5	50.6	64.8	50.8	18.1	56.3	48.7	34.1	$9,905
James Garland Walsh Middle	Public	6-8	3850 Walsh Ranch Blvd	Round Rock	78681	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 704-0800	1,208	75	16.2	13.3%	451 (37.3%)	45 (3.7%)	269 (22.3%)	400 (33.1%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	36 (3.0%)	93.2	94^th of 2344 public middle schools	96.0%		95.1	70^th of 2372 public middle schools	97.0%	24	96.4				79.9	78.4	79.1	66.4	39.4	83.5	78.4	68.6	$7,930
Running Brushy Middle	Public	6-8	2303 N Lakeline Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 570-3300	1,120	89	12.6	21.9%	464 (41.4%)	63 (5.6%)	372 (33.2%)	149 (13.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.2%)	69.8	539^th of 2344 public middle schools	77.0%		67.8	596^th of 2372 public middle schools	74.9%	57	86.5				63.4	59.3	62.3	47.2	23.3	58.2	59.3	40.7	$8,384
Pearson Ranch Middle	Public	6-8	8901 Pearson Ranch Rd	Round Rock	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-5000	981	61	16.1	17.9%	193 (19.7%)	44 (4.5%)	200 (20.4%)	505 (51.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (3.7%)	89.7	153^rd of 2344 public middle schools	93.5%		92.7	104^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.6%	49	95.7				77.4	76.8	78.3	55.4	30.5	80.7	69.2	58.8	$8,335
Basis Cedar Park	Public, Charter	6-10	165 N Lakeline Blvd	Cedar Park	78613	Williamson County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	405	26	15.8		14 (3.5%)	5 (1.2%)	16 (4.0%)	358 (88.4%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	99.2	6^th of 2344 public middle schools	99.7%		99.2	8^th of 2372 public middle schools	99.7%	2	86.2	100.0	100.0	88.9	95.5	93.2	98.8	95.6	100.0	96.3	92.9	69.1	$15,220
Cedar Valley Middle	Public	6-8	8139 Racine Trl	Austin	78717	Williamson County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 428-2300	1,306	83	15.7	10.6%	441 (33.8%)	36 (2.8%)	215 (16.5%)	551 (42.2%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (4.4%)	95.3	61^st of 2344 public middle schools	97.4%		95.3	68^th of 2372 public middle schools	97.1%	7	96.4				87.4	80.9	81.8	74.1	40.9	87.3	82.5	76.5	$7,427
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle	Public	6-8	1061 Collaborative Way	Leander	78641	Williamson County	Leander Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 570-3900	1,182	79	14.9	21.4%	428 (36.2%)	91 (7.7%)	429 (36.3%)	160 (13.5%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	68 (5.8%)	66.7	605^th of 2344 public middle schools	74.2%		66.9	617^th of 2372 public middle schools	74.0%	12	83.2				53.8	56.9	71.4	38.6	19.6	61.7	60.8	38.8	$7,622

Frequently Asked Questions about Florence W Stiles Middle

What high school do graduates of Florence W Stiles Middle attend?

Students who attend Florence W Stiles Middle usually go on to attend Rouse High School

How many students attend Florence W Stiles Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,493 students attended Florence W Stiles Middle.

What district is Florence W Stiles Middle in?

Leander Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Florence W Stiles Middle?

Students at Florence W Stiles Middle are 47% Asian, 32% White, 12% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Is Florence W Stiles Middle a good school?

Yes! Florence W Stiles Middle is one of the best middle schools in the state. It ranks 31^st of 2344 Texas middle schools.

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