Summary:
In zip code 78729, there is one high school, McNeil High School, serving grades 9 through 12 in the Austin area as part of the highly-rated Round Rock Independent School District (Isd), which ranks in the 79th percentile statewide.
McNeil High School is a large school with 2,660 students and a student-teacher ratio of 16.6:1. It boasts an excellent graduation rate of 96.6% and an exceptionally low dropout rate of just 0.3%, both better than the district averages. The school shows strong academic performance in most subjects, with proficiency rates above the state average in Biology (77.31%), English I (64.21%), English II (65.34%), and U.S. History (74.29%). However, there is a significant and persistent weakness in Algebra I, where only 37.24% of students are proficient—far below the district average of 69.61% and the state average of 54.03%. This creates a clear dichotomy: while the school excels in graduation metrics and most core subjects, it struggles specifically in math.
Encouragingly, the school is on an upward trajectory, with year-over-year improvements in every tested subject from 2024-2025 to 2025-2026, including a 10-point jump in Algebra I proficiency. Despite being part of a top-tier district, McNeil High School often underperforms relative to its own district averages, suggesting it is a good school by state standards but faces challenges within its high-achieving context. With spending of $9,050 per student, the data points to a need for targeted math intervention to align Algebra I performance with the school's other strong academic areas.
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