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Which teacher or staff member at GORZYCKI MIDDLE deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,305
Middle
DISTRICT 682 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUSTIN ISD·NCES 480894011059
Gorzycki Middle School
7412 W SLAUGHTER LN, AUSTIN, TX 78749 · (512) 841-8600 · Travis County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,305 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
8%
99 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 425 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 455 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 425 | 33% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
86.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
70.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +28.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 70 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 28 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 62.0% | 24.0% | 9.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 37.0% | 21.0% | 9.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 86.0% | 70.0% |
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 67.0% |
| 2022-23 | 71.0% | 74.0% |
| 2021-22 | 65.0% | 66.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Gorzycki Middle School
Gorzycki Middle School's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gorzycki Middle School this school | 1,305 | 7.6% | 74.5% |
| Cedar Park Middle School CEDAR PARK | 1,365 | 12.5% | 65.9% |
| Medlin Middle School TROPHY CLUB | 1,109 | 12.4% | 72.4% |
| Bear Creek Intermediate School KELLER | 904 | 9.1% | 74.3% |
| Mitchell Intermediate School THE WOODLANDS | 1,253 | 15.1% | 78.9% |
| Keller Middle School KELLER | 894 | 7.7% | 68.6% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Gorzycki Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #55 of 1,635 | #3 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #134 of 1,670 ▼ 9 | #9 of 48 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #44 of 1,670 ▼ 6 | #6 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.5pp | #1,053 of 1,570 | #31 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,305 | #70 of 1,749 | #1 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.4:1 | #1,363 of 1,542 | #42 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.1% | #546 of 1,543 | #17 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 7.6% | #1,635 of 1,648 | #41 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.4% | #373 of 437 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,305
-25 (-2%) vs 2020
+35% since 2010-11, when it was 964
Student : Teacher
17.4:1
was 17.3:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,305 | 74.8 | 17.4:1 | 8% (99) |
| 2023-24 | 1,329 | 71.6 | 18.6:1 | 8% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 1,286 | 66 | 19.5:1 | 9% (116) |
| 2020-21 | 1,330 | 77 | 17.3:1 | 8% (113) |
| 2017-18 | 1,275 | 80.1 | 15.9:1 | 5% (60) |
| 2015-16 | 1,341 | 76 | 17.6:1 | 5% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 964 | 64 | 15.1:1 | 7% (70) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gorzycki Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,275 to 1,305); teachers down 7% (80.1 to 74.8).
About Gorzycki Middle School
At 7412 W SLAUGHTER LN in AUSTIN, Texas, Gorzycki Middle School operates as a high-enrollment middle school. It teaches 1,305 students in grades 6 through 8. It has 103% more students than the average for middle schools in Texas (about 643).
Enrollment across the 123 schools in AUSTIN ISD totals 72,272 students.
Federal enrollment data show Gorzycki Middle School is 58% White. The next largest groups are 25% Hispanic, 10% Asian, and 6% multiracial. In Travis County overall, the White share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 59%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 17.4:1. The school has 74.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across middle schools in Texas, the average ratio is 14.4:1. Federal data show 8% of students (99) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Travis County is 54%.
Gorzycki Middle School scores 74.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 70.5%.
Travis County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Gorzycki Middle School shares Travis County with 332 other public schools.
About 0.9 miles separate Gorzycki Middle School from the closest public school, Mills Elementary School. The five-mile area around Gorzycki Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: Gorzycki Middle School ranks 4th of 9 nearby schools, at 74.5% versus a 66.8% average.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 1,330 students in 2020-21 and 1,305 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
On allk12, people connected to Gorzycki Middle School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AUSTIN ISD
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Akins Early College High SchoolHigh · 2,421 students
- Austin High SchoolHigh · 2,323 students
- Anderson High SchoolHigh · 2,223 students
- McCallum High SchoolHigh · 1,897 students
- Navarro Early College High SchoolHigh · 1,633 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Mills Elementary School0.9 mi · 703
- Clayton Elementary School1.6 mi · 637
- Kiker Elementary School1.7 mi · 750
- Oak Hill Elementary School2.6 mi · 617
- Valor South Austin2.7 mi · 1,364
- Bowie High School2.7 mi · 2,876
Frequently asked questions
About Gorzycki Middle SchoolHow large is Gorzycki Middle School?
Gorzycki Middle School enrolls approximately 1,305 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Gorzycki Middle School serve?
Gorzycki Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gorzycki Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gorzycki Middle School is approximately 17.4:1 (75 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gorzycki Middle School?
Gorzycki Middle School reports a student body of 58% White, 25% Hispanic, 1% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Gorzycki Middle School public or private?
Gorzycki Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by AUSTIN ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.