Mott El, Pflugerville TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mott El

Mott Elementary serves pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Pflugerville, a growing area of north-central Travis County. The school enrolls a diverse student body of roughly equal portions white, Hispanic, and Asian students, with a smaller African American population and a modest share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The neighborhood is stable and moderately priced compared to the county.

In reading and language arts across grades three through five, proficiency sits in the upper-middle range. Third grade performs strongest, with about seven in ten students meeting the state proficiency standard; fourth and fifth grade hold steady at a similar level. In math, third grade again leads, with about three-quarters of students proficient. Fourth and fifth grade math proficiency dips noticeably, falling to about half of tested students, a pattern a parent may want to look into further with the school to understand whether specific skills or instruction approaches are at play. Science proficiency in fifth grade is notably low, with only about one in six students meeting the standard, suggesting either a resource, instructional, or curriculum concentration issue the school would be well positioned to explain.

Across all subjects at all grade levels, the school shows that roughly eight in ten students meet or exceed the lowest state proficiency tier, meaning most students are engaged with grade-level content. About one-third reach the "master" level of proficiency, the school's ceiling for academic excellence. On that advanced measure, Mott performs in the top quartile of schools across Travis County.

The school sits within Pflugerville Independent School District, a mid-sized district navigating significant change. The district approved the closure of four elementary schools effective the 2027-28 school year due to declining enrollment and budget pressures. Mott is not listed among those closures. In 2022, the district voters approved a bond package that funded renovations, technology upgrades, and a new career and technology education center, and the district has held its property tax rate flat for two consecutive years at its lowest level in three decades. Beginning in 2025-26, all middle schoolers take a new required elective, Pathways to Careers, introducing clusters like artificial intelligence and clean energy; this will eventually shape the experience of Mott's current fifth graders as they advance.

Families considering Mott should weigh the elementary's solid performance in reading and third-grade math against softer results in fourth-grade and fifth-grade math and notably low science proficiency. The school's strength at the top end of the proficiency scale may appeal to families whose children are meeting advanced benchmarks. Pflugerville's real estate values have dipped modestly year over year, and rents have tightened, keeping the area affordable relative to much of the Austin metro region. Parents should note the district's ongoing consolidation and ask the school directly about its own enrollment and long-term positioning.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 10% · ▲ 68 pts above district

▲ 38 pts above state median · ▲ 40 pts above county median

Grade 453%

School 53% · District 12% · ▲ 41 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 556%

School 56% · District 9% · ▲ 47 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 370%

School 70% · District 18% · ▲ 52 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 470%

School 70% · District 57% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 33% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 19 pts above county median

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 25% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolPFLUGERVILLE ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income42%Higher-income80%38 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income59%Higher-income74%15 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income50%Higher-income73%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income87%39 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income61%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income47%Higher-income58%11 pp gap