Summary:
In zip code 78725 (Austin, TX), there is one middle school, Dailey Middle, serving grades 6-8 with 767 students as part of the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd).
Dailey Middle faces significant academic challenges, with an overall state ranking in the 5th percentile (2,217 out of 2,335 schools) for the 2025-2026 school year. The school has a very high rate of economic disadvantage, with 92.31% of students receiving free or reduced lunch. Math proficiency is a major concern: only 1.13% of 7th graders were proficient in math in 2025-2026, compared to the state average of 29.41%. However, there is a notable "Algebra I paradox" where 51% of 8th graders taking this advanced course were proficient, nearly matching the state average of 54.03%. Reading is a relative strength, with 8th-grade reading proficiency (37.02%) slightly above the district average (36.61%), though still well below the state average (58.69%). The school's dropout rate is low at 0.5%, lower than the district's 1.6%.
While the school's performance is low overall, there is a slight upward trend in its state ranking, improving from the 12th percentile in 2023-2024 to the 7th percentile in 2024-2025, before dropping to the 5th percentile in 2025-2026. The school's scores are often comparable to or slightly below the district average, indicating systemic challenges across the Del Valle Independent School District (Isd), which itself ranks in the 14th percentile statewide. With a student-teacher ratio of 14.2 and spending of $10,054 per student, Dailey Middle serves a high-needs population and shows pockets of strength in advanced coursework, but the majority of students require significant support to reach state benchmarks.
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