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WEISS H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 23 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About WEISS H S
Set in PFLUGERVILLE, Texas, WEISS H S is a big 9-12 campus, run under PFLUGERVILLE ISD. It serves 1,985 students across grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 149% larger than typical.
WEISS H S is one of 35 schools operated by PFLUGERVILLE ISD, a district that hosts 25,477 students overall.
In terms of who attends, WEISS H S logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 21% White, 19% Black, 11% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 36% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Travis County (around 54%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, WEISS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 58.1%; this one delivers 56.6%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Travis County shows median household income runs about $99,611, about 57% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. WEISS H S is one of 333 public schools in Travis County (combined enrollment of about 191,706 students).
CARPENTER EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WEISS H S ranks 6th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 53.1%.
WEISS H S operates from a suburban location.
Looking at the recent track record. WEISS H S's enrollment has ticked up 125% since 2018, when it stood at 884 (now 1,985). Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 50% to 43%.
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