Summary:
In zip code 78729 (Austin, TX), there is one middle school, Deerpark Middle, serving grades 6 through 8 as part of the highly-rated Round Rock Independent School District (Isd).
Deerpark Middle is a school of contrasts. While it is located in a top-performing district (ranked in the 79th percentile in Texas), the school itself ranks in the 42nd percentile, earning 2 stars. Its most significant weakness is 7th-grade mathematics, where proficiency rates (6.7% in 2024-2025 and 10.97% in 2025-2026) are drastically lower than both the district and state averages. Similarly, 8th-grade social studies is a consistent challenge, with proficiency rates around 24-26%, roughly half the district average. However, the school shows a notable strength in advanced Algebra I, where scores (69.52% in 2025-2026) are nearly identical to the high-performing district and well above the state average. Reading scores are generally below the district but closer to state averages. The school has a low dropout rate of 0.3% and a manageable student-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
The key takeaway for parents is the "math paradox": the school excels at accelerating top students into Algebra I but struggles to teach grade-level math to the majority of 7th graders. This, combined with the gap between the school's performance and its high-achieving district, suggests that while the school has strong foundations—including excellent advanced math and low dropout rates—it requires targeted intervention in 7th-grade math and 8th-grade social studies to improve overall outcomes. The school's per-student spending of $9,181 raises questions about resource allocation relative to these academic challenges.
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