Summary:
In zip code 78703, there is one middle school, O Henry Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 with 686 students in the Austin Independent School District (Isd), an area where about 30% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.
O Henry Middle is a standout school with a consistent 4-star state ranking in the 73rd to 76th percentile over the last three years. Its most impressive academic achievement is in Algebra I, where 98.08% of students taking the End-of-Course exam were proficient, far exceeding the district average of 51.77% and state average of 54.03%. The school also excels in Reading, outperforming both district and state averages in every grade level, and in 8th-grade Social Studies, where 50% of students were proficient compared to just 31.69% statewide. The dropout rate is exceptionally low at 0.2%, versus the district's 1.9%.
A key finding is the school's divergent performance in math. While Algebra I scores are stellar, standard grade-level math proficiency in 6th and 7th grades falls below district and state averages. This suggests that top math students are being accelerated into Algebra I, leaving a less proficient group taking the standard tests. Overall, O Henry Middle offers strong humanities and reading programs, a clear path for advanced math students, and a very low dropout rate, making it a high-performing option within the Austin Independent School District (Isd).
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