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Kelly Lane Middle School
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 285 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 310 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 315 | 35% |
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 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 | 47.0% | 27.0% | 16.0% | 10.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 34.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 63.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 61.0% | 51.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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%.
Schools most like Kelly Lane Middle School
Kelly Lane Middle School's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Lane Middle School this school | 910 | 19.3% | 64.1% |
| Leander Middle School LEANDER | 873 | 25.4% | 52.0% |
| Ridgeview Middle School ROUND ROCK | 1,249 | 17.1% | 66.6% |
| Cele Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 762 | 24.1% | 58.6% |
| Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School LEANDER | 1,182 | 21.4% | 52.1% |
| Running Brushy Middle School CEDAR PARK | 1,120 | 21.9% | 54.8% |
Where Kelly Lane Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #174 of 1,635 | #6 of 42 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #244 of 1,670 ▼ 24 | #13 of 48 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #221 of 1,670 ▼ 11 | #13 of 48 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #654 of 1,570 | #20 of 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 910 | #386 of 1,749 | #11 of 50 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.4:1 | #1,205 of 1,542 | #36 of 47 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.9% | #123 of 1,543 | #3 of 47 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #1,565 of 1,648 | #39 of 42 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #468 of 942 | #22 of 36 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 910 | 55.5 | 16.4:1 | 19% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 950 | 58.2 | 16.3:1 | 21% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 979 | 62.3 | 15.7:1 | 21% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 1,100 | 66 | 16.7:1 | 20% (217) |
| 2017-18 | 1,078 | 68.3 | 15.8:1 | 16% (171) |
| 2015-16 | 1,134 | 68 | 16.7:1 | 26% (292) |
| 2010-11 | 1,099 | 65 | 16.9:1 | 26% (286) |
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (1,078 to 910); teachers down 19% (68.3 to 55.5).
About Kelly Lane Middle School
Kelly Lane Middle School is a mid-sized middle school located in PFLUGERVILLE, Texas. The school enrolls 910 students in grades 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas average about 643 students, which makes this school 42% above average.
District-wide, PFLUGERVILLE ISD has 35 schools and 25,477 students.
Of every 100 students at Kelly Lane Middle School, about 37 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 36% Hispanic, 10% Black, 9% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Census figures show Travis County is about 55% White. A diversity index of 71% means there is a 71% chance two randomly chosen students at Kelly Lane Middle School are from different groups.
Staffing at Kelly Lane Middle School comes to 55.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.4:1. The school's 16.4:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. On the income side, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 54% average for public schools in Travis County is 35 points higher.
Kelly Lane Middle School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 78% of Texas public middle schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kelly Lane Middle School, the prediction is 65.4% and the result is 64.1%.
The school's county is Travis County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 57%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Kelly Lane Middle School shares Travis County with 332 other public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Hendrickson High School, is about 0.2 miles. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Kelly Lane Middle School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Kelly Lane Middle School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 17%, from 1,100 to 910.
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