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Dessau Middle

Public Grades 6-8

1940^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,359 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 18% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Dessau Middle in Austin, TX, serves 596 students in grades 6-8 within the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd), a school where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch, placing it in a high-poverty area.

Dessau Middle has a standout strength: its Algebra I program. In recent years, the school has consistently outperformed both its district and the state in this advanced math course, with proficiency rates often double those of nearby schools like Park Crest Middle and Pflugerville Middle. This suggests a highly effective program for top-tier math students. However, this success does not extend to most other subjects, where the school ranks in the bottom 20th percentile of Texas middle schools. The school also benefits from a low student-teacher ratio of 10.6:1, lower than many peers like Bohls Middle (14.4:1) and even the high-performing Basis Pflugerville (13.8:1), which could allow for more individualized attention.

Despite these assets, Dessau faces significant challenges. Its dropout rate is notably high and rising, reaching 1.4% in a recent year, compared to 0.0% at Pflugerville Middle and 0.2% at Bohls Middle. Academic performance for most students in core subjects remains low, and outcomes for specific groups, such as Special Education students, have been volatile. The school's performance is more aligned with struggling schools in the Manor Independent School District (Isd), like Manor Middle, than with its own district peers. The key question for parents is whether the school can translate its success in advanced math and its potential for smaller classes into broad, consistent academic growth for all students.

596

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,712

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12900 Dessau Rd
Austin, TX 78754

(512) 594-2600

District: Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Dessau Middle usually attend:

High:

John B Connally High School

Feeder schools for Dessau Middle:

Elementary:	Ruth Barron Elementary
	Wieland Elementary
	Wilhelmina Delco Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

African American:

14.3%

Asian:

8.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2022 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 18th (2026) from a 12th-percentile low (2022)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 47% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 19 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg44%

Texas avg47%

1,940^th of 2,359

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 26% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 7Middle Schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

463^rd of 947Pflugerville 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
2026	24.3	1940 of 2359	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.0	1836 of 2344	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	2066 of 2372	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2038 of 2330	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1982 of 2254	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.0	1820 of 2252	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	1857 of 2193	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.7	1770 of 2080	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.6	1629 of 2027	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	33.5	1474 of 1987	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.0	1550 of 2043	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	31.4	1488 of 1987	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1395 of 1973	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.6	1256 of 1951	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	39.8	1404 of 1895	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	48.2	1123 of 1803	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	46.5	1116 of 1763	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	1030 of 1718	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.9	1223 of 1684	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.9	1204 of 1585	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	34.9	1174 of 1582	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	26.6	1316 of 1573	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	843 of 1306	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.5	756 of 997	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1150 of 1280	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1087 of 1273	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	993 of 1251	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.9	939 of 1213	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	938 of 1193	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	967 of 1167	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	562 of 643	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	9.4	481 of 505	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	568 of 617	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	552 of 616	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	531 of 606	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.6	472 of 589	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	503 of 594	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	425 of 587	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	29.6	1710 of 2182	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	1662 of 2118	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.9	1764 of 2058	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1556 of 2008	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.1	786 of 1403	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.0	907 of 1428	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.0	1502 of 1770	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1298 of 1720	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	1283 of 1643	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	1117 of 1592	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1072 of 1445	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1083 of 1376	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.4	1831 of 2263	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	1498 of 1825	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2051 of 2242	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2005 of 2241	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1983 of 2221	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.1	1808 of 2151	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	1819 of 2047	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1762 of 2008	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.1	1331 of 1510	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.1	1028 of 1230	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	1385 of 1481	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1361 of 1488	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	1158 of 1501	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1149 of 1446	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.4	1325 of 1430	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.1	1875 of 2161	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.9	1391 of 1731	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1949 of 2119	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1882 of 2116	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	1917 of 2077	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	21.9	1761 of 2043	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1804 of 1935	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1748 of 1895	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	1753 of 2275	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.3	1327 of 1820	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1874 of 2235	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1974 of 2251	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1937 of 2220	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1737 of 2172	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.2	1773 of 2073	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1731 of 2039	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.0	1920 of 2274	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.4	1432 of 1818	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1940 of 2246	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1926 of 2245	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.8	1954 of 2228	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1725 of 2168	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1709 of 2069	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1714 of 2030	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.2	648 of 811	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	751 of 818	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.9	679 of 817	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	628 of 813	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.8	1727 of 1974	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.4	1078 of 1568	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1158 of 1891	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1266 of 1815	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.5	1305 of 1757	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.1	1073 of 1712	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1327 of 1626	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1536 of 1597	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1295 of 1743	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	48.2	743 of 1439	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1305 of 1733	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1224 of 1749	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1549 of 1723	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.3	1289 of 1700	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.6	1285 of 1684	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1540 of 1673	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)44th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2026)35th percentile+18 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)23rd percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)20th percentile~ school

Female (2026)19th percentile~ school

Male (2026)16th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I61%+7 vs state

Reading41%-14 vs state

Social Studies21%-11 vs state

Mathematics20%-19 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, July 23, 2021

I attended this school as a kid and even then it was not up to the standards as it should be. Your child will go down a wrong path going to this school. I have nephews who attended and dropped out because of the constant harassing and bullies. This is not a good school. When my daughter was rezoned to this school I immediately withdrew her from pfisd. And she is attending harmony charter school and thriving best decision I ever made. This school changes kids and not for the better. Dont believe me look all of it up the rating, look up stories. It's not a good place to have your child. Steer clear. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, June 3, 2020

The school is not as bad as they make it seem the teachers are great the coaches know what they are doing Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, June 3, 2014

The problem with Dessau Middle School is the almost complete apathy of the teachers and administration. These are children from families who are largely struggling. They are single parents often working long hours or more than one job or they are uneducated parents who can't get a good job and are incapable of helping their children much. Many parents don't even speak English and thus cannot communicate with the teachers. This situation takes special people who truly care about the students and are willing to work to treat them as individuals and give them special attention but that isn't the kind of people that Dessau Middle School hires. Some of the teachers and at least one of the principals are simply mean and unhappy people; they are not caring or nice and should not be working with children, especially not needy children. There is no allowance for the fact that these children are often home alone and if they get in trouble at school, the solution is to send them home... they don't care that that only makes it worse. If you want a school where the teachers and staff work with you and think of the care of your child as a team effort, this is the wrong school! It's sad and I hope the new Principal will finally do something about it. The other schools in this district are good. Delco was awesome and Dessau Elementary was fine. Connally High School is very good. It's just that very difficult middle school piece and it's such an important phase of a child's life. I hope they figure it out. We are leaving now; this was our last year and I have at least one child who was definitely negatively impacted by his time at Dessau. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	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 (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dessau Middle	Public	6-8	12900 Dessau Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2600	596	56	10.6	80.4%	44 (7.4%)	85 (14.3%)	402 (67.4%)	48 (8.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.5%)	24.3	1940^th of 2359 public middle schools	17.8%		27	1836^th of 2344 public middle schools	21.7%	104			60.8				39.2	39.9	44.6				20.1	11.6	26.7	21.0	$11,712
Westview Middle	Public	6-8	1805 Scofield Ln	Austin	78727	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2200	770	58	13.3	72.6%	53 (6.9%)	95 (12.3%)	549 (71.3%)	51 (6.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	19 (2.5%)	19.2	2082^nd of 2359 public middle schools	11.7%		13.8	2173^rd of 2344 public middle schools	7.3%	91			82.5				30.9	30.7	46.1				13.9	4.0	21.5	23.9	$11,199
Pflugerville Middle	Public	6-8	1600 W Settlers Vly Dr	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2000	829	57	14.5	66.2%	132 (15.9%)	118 (14.2%)	490 (59.1%)	52 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (4.5%)	36.6	1521^st of 2359 public middle schools	35.5%		36.6	1502^nd of 2344 public middle schools	35.9%	19			80.0				51.2	44.1	52.2				26.5	7.7	40.0	25.0	$8,895
Basis Austin	Public, Charter	3-7	1605 Kramer Ln	Austin	78758	Travis County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(737) 263-5890	155	12	13.0		14 (9.0%)	2 (1.3%)	16 (10.3%)	113 (72.9%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (4.5%)	88.7	171^st of 2359 public middle schools	92.8%					(n/a)			76.2	78.2	74.6	88.7	75.0	73.7		78.2	52.5	80.7	62.5				$12,077
Dobie Middle	Public	6-8	1200 E Rundberg Ln	Austin	78753	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3270	512	36	14.2	93.4%	28 (5.5%)	44 (8.6%)	417 (81.4%)	21 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7.9	2297^th of 2359 public middle schools	2.6%		5.3	2293^rd of 2344 public middle schools	2.2%	4			78.6				25.9	29.2	23.9				14.2	1.8	10.5	1.5	$11,773
Park Crest Middle	Public	6-8	1500 N Railroad Ave	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-2400	682	52	13.0	49.7%	136 (19.9%)	143 (21.0%)	316 (46.3%)	41 (6.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (6.3%)	52.3	980^th of 2359 public middle schools	58.5%		52.1	1012^th of 2344 public middle schools	56.8%	32			88.1				54.8	53.5	64.4				25.2	9.8	49.6	40.4	$9,956
Unparalleled Preparatory Academy	Public, Charter	6-7	1900 E Pfenning Ln	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Unparalleled Preparatory Academy	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 202-5790	0																		(n/a)							53.3	33.3					20.0	21.4
Bohls Middle	Public	6-8	5104 Pleasanton Pkwy	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-3200	830	57	14.4	49.0%	147 (17.7%)	134 (16.1%)	422 (50.8%)	82 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41 (4.9%)	42.7	1304^th of 2359 public middle schools	44.7%		41.2	1360^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.0%	56			73.5				47.6	45.9	56.8				29.8	16.7	39.7	33.9	$8,404
KIPP Austin College Prep	Public, Charter	5-8	8004 Cameron Rd	Austin	78754	Travis County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 501-4969	465	21	22.0	94.2%	10 (2.2%)	17 (3.7%)	427 (91.8%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.3%)	46.7	1158^th of 2359 public middle schools	50.9%		29.4	1755^th of 2344 public middle schools	25.1%	597	20.0	0.0	65.6			40.0	39.7	50.5	44.1			33.3	31.9	48.6		36.2	$7,780
Burnet Middle	Public	6-8	8401 Hathaway St	Austin	78757	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3225	821	57	14.4	92.4%	23 (2.8%)	45 (5.5%)	741 (90.3%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	10.1	2270^th of 2359 public middle schools	3.8%		7	2273^rd of 2344 public middle schools	3.0%	3			94.1				15.6	15.8	25.2				15.8	4.5	25.2	11.0	$10,958

Frequently Asked Questions about Dessau Middle

What is the racial makeup of Dessau Middle?

Students at Dessau Middle are 67% Hispanic, 14% African American, 8% Asian, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dessau Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Dessau Middle.

What high school do graduates of Dessau Middle attend?

Students who attend Dessau Middle usually go on to attend John B Connally High School

Is Dessau Middle a good school?

Dessau Middle ranks in the bottom 17.8% of Texas middle schools.

What district is Dessau Middle in?

Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNewSep 30, 2026

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