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If you could change one rule at STACY KAYE DANIELSON MIDDLE, what would it be?
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Enrollment
1,182
Middle
DISTRICT 991 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LEANDER ISD·NCES 482703013816
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School
1061 COLLABORATIVE WAY, LEANDER, TX 78641 · (512) 570-3900 · Williamson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,182 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
253 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 | 364 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 395 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 423 | 36% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 70% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 23.0% | 22.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 25.0% | 27.0% | 30.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
52.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% 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%.
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 Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School's state test result (52.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School this school | 1,182 | 21.4% | 52.1% |
| Running Brushy Middle School CEDAR PARK | 1,120 | 21.9% | 54.8% |
| Ridgeview Middle School ROUND ROCK | 1,249 | 17.1% | 66.6% |
| Tejeda Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,014 | 25.2% | 61.6% |
| Kelly Lane Middle School PFLUGERVILLE | 910 | 19.3% | 64.1% |
| Kealing Middle School AUSTIN | 1,196 | 24.7% | 72.2% |
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 Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.1% | #439 of 1,635 | #16 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #814 of 1,670 ▼ 296 | #20 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #806 of 1,670 ▼ 324 | #24 of 31 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #593 of 1,570 | #19 of 29 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,182 | #131 of 1,749 | #9 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #848 of 1,542 | #20 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.0% | #119 of 1,543 | #2 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.4% | #1,550 of 1,648 | #20 of 30 |
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
1,182
+208 (+21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 1,182 | 79.3 | 14.9:1 | 21% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 1,436 | 100.2 | 14.3:1 | 28% (402) |
| 2022-23 | 1,357 | 91.4 | 14.8:1 | 31% (426) |
| 2020-21 | 974 | 60 | 16.2:1 | 25% (248) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School.
About Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School is a public middle school run by LEANDER ISD in LEANDER, Texas. Total enrollment is 1,182 students, and the grades served are 6 through 8. Middle schools in Texas have about 643 students on average; enrollment here is 84% higher.
LEANDER ISD is made up of 51 schools with 42,680 students in all.
The biggest share of students at Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School, 36%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 36% White, 14% Asian, 8% Black, and 6% multiracial. In Williamson County overall, about 25% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School has 79.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.9:1. The 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas is close to this figure. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 21% at Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.5% for Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School. The school posts 52.1%, 12.5 points below the prediction.
In Williamson County, home to about 672,688 people, the median household earns about $111,340 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 48%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Williamson County's 208 public schools enroll about 126,147 students and include Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School.
Glenn High School is the nearest public school to Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School, about 0.3 miles away. Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 43.8% proficiency; Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School posts 52.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 1,182 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 974. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.2:1 to 14.9:1.
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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 LEANDER ISD
- Vista Ridge High SchoolHigh · 2,480 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Cedar Park High SchoolHigh · 2,155 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
Other schools in LEANDER
- Rouse High SchoolHigh · 2,260 students
- Leander High SchoolHigh · 2,131 students
- Glenn High SchoolHigh · 2,024 students
- Florence W Stiles Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,493 students
- Knox Wiley Middle SchoolMiddle · 916 students
- Leander Middle SchoolMiddle · 873 students
Nearby schools
- Glenn High School0.3 mi · 2,024
- Donald Lewis Hisle1.1 mi · 530
- Jim Plain Elementary School1.3 mi · 704
- Bagdad Elementary School1.7 mi · 701
- North Elementary School1.8 mi · 737
- Early College High School2.0 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle SchoolHow many students attend Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School?
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School enrolls approximately 1,182 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School serve?
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School is approximately 14.9:1 (79 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School?
At Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School, the student body is approximately 36% White, 36% Hispanic, 8% Black, 14% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School public or private?
Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by LEANDER ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.