Summary:
In zip code 78727, there is one middle school, Westview Middle, serving grades 6-8 as part of the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd) in Austin, Texas, with an enrollment of 770 students and a favorable student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
Westview Middle presents a striking contrast in performance. While the school ranks in the bottom 12% of Texas middle schools (12th percentile) and struggles with overall academic proficiency—only 4% of 7th graders and 21.49% of 8th graders are proficient in grade-level math, and reading proficiency ranges from 30.7% to 46.06%—it achieves exceptional results in Algebra I. In the 2025-2026 school year, 82.5% of 8th graders taking the Algebra I End-of-Course exam were proficient, dramatically outperforming the district (45.98%) and state (54.03%). This suggests a highly effective advanced math program for a select group of students, but the majority of the student body faces significant challenges in core subjects.
A critical concern is the school's high dropout rate of 3.5% for the 2023-2024 school year, more than double the district's rate of 1.5%, indicating a serious disengagement issue at a young age. Despite spending $11,255 per student and maintaining a low student-teacher ratio, overall academic outcomes remain low, with 72.6% of students economically disadvantaged. The school's state ranking has slightly improved from the 7th percentile to the 12th percentile, but it remains a school of two realities: one for a small, high-achieving cohort in advanced math, and another for the majority of students who are struggling and at risk of dropping out.
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