Summary:
There are two middle schools serving grades 6-8 in the 78681 zip code of Round Rock, Texas, both part of the highly-rated Round Rock Independent School District (Isd).
James Garland Walsh Middle is the standout school in the area, earning a 5-star rating and ranking in the top 4% of Texas middle schools. It serves a larger student body of 1,208 and achieves significantly higher overall academic results, with 80.1% reading proficiency and 60.9% math proficiency compared to the state averages of 55.4% and 38.4%. In contrast, Chisholm Trail Middle is a solid 4-star school ranking in the top 24% statewide, with 63.7% reading and 44.5% math proficiency. Interestingly, Chisholm Trail spends $1,987 more per student ($10,040 vs. $8,053) yet achieves lower overall scores, likely due to supporting a larger population of economically disadvantaged students (32.73% vs. 13.33% free/reduced lunch).
Both schools share a notable anomaly: Chisholm Trail actually has a slightly higher Algebra I proficiency rate (97.99%) than Walsh (96.79%), far exceeding the state average of 54.03%. However, a critical concern for both is a sharp drop in 7th-grade math proficiency, with Walsh falling from 64.14% in 6th grade to 38.3%, and Chisholm Trail dropping from 47.14% to just 12.9%. The biggest performance gap is in 8th-grade social studies, where Walsh achieves 73.14% proficiency versus Chisholm Trail's 29.92%. Overall, Walsh maintains consistent elite performance, while Chisholm Trail shows a positive upward trend, moving from the 71st to the 76th percentile in recent years.
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