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Enrollment
1,208
Middle
DISTRICT 970 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROUND ROCK ISD·NCES 483808011100
James Garland Walsh Middle School
3850 WALSH RANCH BLVD, ROUND ROCK, TX 78681 · (512) 704-0800 · Williamson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,208 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Texas public middle schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
75 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
161 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 398 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 417 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 393 | 33% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
82.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
78.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 78 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 60.0% | 22.0% | 13.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 51.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% | 7.0% |
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 | 82.0% | 78.0% |
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2022-23 | 65.0% | 73.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 64.0% |
| 2020-21 | 54.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
77.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% 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 James Garland Walsh Middle School
James Garland Walsh Middle School's state test result (77.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Garland Walsh Middle School this school | 1,208 | 13.3% | 77.6% |
| Ereckson Middle School ALLEN | 1,263 | 19.9% | 76.0% |
| Murphy Middle School MURPHY | 901 | 19.5% | 72.1% |
| Cobb Middle School FRISCO | 798 | 15.9% | 66.6% |
| Adams Junior High School FULSHEAR | 1,963 | 13.4% | 84.0% |
| Walter & Lois Curtis Middle School ALLEN | 1,323 | 19.2% | 74.2% |
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 James Garland Walsh Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #36 of 1,635 | #3 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #64 of 1,670 ▼ 8 | #4 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #101 of 1,670 ▲ 18 | #4 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #735 of 1,570 | #22 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,208 | #120 of 1,749 | #7 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,160 of 1,542 | #27 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.9% | #167 of 1,543 | #8 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 13.3% | #1,610 of 1,648 | #27 of 30 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #420 of 942 | #5 of 14 |
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
1,208
-125 (-9%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 1,057
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 1,208 | 74.5 | 16.2:1 | 13% (161) |
| 2023-24 | 1,178 | 79.2 | 14.9:1 | 12% (147) |
| 2022-23 | 1,151 | 75.3 | 15.3:1 | 11% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 1,333 | 89 | 15.0:1 | 9% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 1,461 | 93.2 | 15.7:1 | 10% (147) |
| 2015-16 | 1,606 | 98 | 16.4:1 | 8% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 1,057 | 68 | 15.5:1 | 14% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James Garland Walsh Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (1,461 to 1,208); teachers down 20% (93.2 to 74.5).
About James Garland Walsh Middle School
In ROUND ROCK, Texas, part of Williamson County, James Garland Walsh Middle School is a middle school. Students in grades 6 through 8 attend the school, which enrolls 1,208 students. The average among middle schools in Texas is roughly 643 students; this school is 88% above that.
James Garland Walsh Middle School is one school in a 58-school district, ROUND ROCK ISD, which enrolls 46,954 students.
James Garland Walsh Middle School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 37%. Other reported shares: 33% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 60% White among all Williamson County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 16.2 students per teacher and 74.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school has more students per teacher than the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Williamson County average 29%.
allk12 grades James Garland Walsh Middle School an A+. The grade compares the school only with Texas public middle schools, because each state gives its own test.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 68.0%. James Garland Walsh Middle School scores 77.6%.
Williamson County census figures show that the median household income is $111,340, roughly 48% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 208 public schools in Williamson County, enrolling about 126,147 students in all.
The closest public school to James Garland Walsh Middle School is Cactus Ranch Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, James Garland Walsh Middle School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies James Garland Walsh Middle School's location as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment at James Garland Walsh Middle School declined 9% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,333 to 1,208 students. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.0:1 in 2020-21, and 16.2:1 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ROUND ROCK ISD
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Cedar Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,306 students
Other schools in ROUND ROCK
- Round Rock High SchoolHigh · 3,824 students
- Cedar Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,713 students
- Stony Point High SchoolHigh · 2,508 students
- Meridian World School LlcCombined · 1,745 students
- Ridgeview Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,249 students
- Hopewell Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,202 students
Nearby schools
- Cactus Ranch Elementary School0.9 mi · 693
- Chandler Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 574
- Fern Bluff Elementary School1.5 mi · 596
- Brushy Creek Elementary School1.6 mi · 463
- Old Town Elementary School1.8 mi · 587
- Patsy Sommer Elementary School2.4 mi · 817
Frequently asked questions
About James Garland Walsh Middle SchoolHow large is James Garland Walsh Middle School?
James Garland Walsh Middle School enrolls approximately 1,208 students in grades 06-08.
Is James Garland Walsh Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
James Garland Walsh Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at James Garland Walsh Middle School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at James Garland Walsh Middle School.
How diverse is James Garland Walsh Middle School?
James Garland Walsh Middle School reports a student body of 37% White, 22% Hispanic, 4% Black, 33% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is James Garland Walsh Middle School public or private?
James Garland Walsh Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ROUND ROCK ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.