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DEERPARK MIDDLE
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About DEERPARK MIDDLE
DEERPARK MIDDLE is a 6-8 campus of average-sized scale in AUSTIN, Texas, part of ROUND ROCK ISD, instructing 916 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 42% above typical.
Within ROUND ROCK ISD, which oversees 58 schools and 46,954 students, DEERPARK MIDDLE is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, DEERPARK MIDDLE shows that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest looks like 30% White, 16% Black, 7% multiracial, 5% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 25% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 43% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Williamson County runs at roughly 29%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
With demographic context factored in, DEERPARK MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 55.0%; this one delivers 44.4%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Williamson County put the typical household earns roughly $111,340 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Williamson County's 208 public schools (combined enrollment of about 126,147 students), DEERPARK MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is LIVE OAK EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), DEERPARK MIDDLE ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 65.9%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at DEERPARK MIDDLE has changed only slightly, going from 900 students in 2018 to 916 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 35% to 42% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.
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