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Dessau Middle

PublicMiddleGrades 6–8

12900 Dessau Rd, Austin, TX 78754 · (512) 594-2600 · Part of Pflugerville Independent School District

Austin’s School Grade B− better than 52% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
596
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
80%
Setting
City
Grades
6–8
The gist

What stands out about Dessau Middle

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 17 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25.4% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency21%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts25%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, C−, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

12900 Dessau Rd, Austin

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 6198
Grade 7188
Grade 8210
Enrollment over time
799’20
727’21
683’22
655’23
596’24

Down 25.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 67%Black 14%Asian 8%White 7%Two or more races 3%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dessau Middle from Austin families.

Other schools in Pflugerville Independent School District

The district →
Rowe Lane El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pflugerville
A
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Riojas El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pflugerville
A−
738 students15:1
Highland Park El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pflugerville
A−
706 students13:1
Windermere El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pflugerville
B+
703 students15:1
Mott El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pflugerville
B
658 students16:1
Murchison El
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pflugerville
A
651 students15:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Austin’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.