Gorzycki Middle School is in the Austin ISD and earned a 9/10 rating from Great School’s as of September 2026. The campus sits at 7412 W. Slaughter Lane in Southwest Austin’s 78749 zip code and serves 6th through 8th grade. Its attendance zone is unchanged on Austin ISD’s 2026-27 boundary map, covering Circle C Ranch and surrounding Southwest Austin neighborhoods. Students come from Kiker, Baldwin, Clayton, Bear Creek and Mills elementary schools, and the entire zone goes on to Bowie High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Diane Elaine Gorzycki Middle School.
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Gorzycki Middle School School Snapshot
- Address: 7412 W. Slaughter Lane, Austin, TX 78749
- Phone: (512) 841-8600
- School District: Austin ISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 1,307 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 17.4:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Sarah Tanner
- School Hours: 8:20 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. (2026-27 bell schedule; before-school tutoring from 7:50 a.m.)
- Mascot: the Tigers
- Opened: 2009
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 9/10 as of September 2026.
Gorzycki opened on Aug. 24, 2009 with more than 800 students on a 42-acre site along West Slaughter Lane, one of the schools funded by Austin ISD’s 2004 and 2008 bonds. It is named for Diane Gorzycki, a band director and music teacher who worked in Austin ISD for 30 years. With 1,307 students in 2025-26, it is one of Austin ISD’s largest middle schools; 7.5% of students were economically disadvantaged, 4.7% were emergent bilingual and 16.1% received special education services. The 2026-27 bell schedule runs from 8:20 a.m. to 3:50 p.m., with before-school tutoring from 7:50 a.m. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Gorzycki Middle School earned an overall A with a score of 91. That is down 2 points from an A (93) in 2024-25. Gorzycki has been an A campus in every rated year shown, scoring 95 in 2021-22, 93 in 2022-23 and 90 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (91)
- Student Achievement: A, 94 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 87 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/87, Relative Performance B/80)
- Closing the Gaps: B, 85 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (95) in 2021-22, A (93) in 2022-23, A (90) in 2023-24, A (93) in 2024-25
- Austin ISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Gorzycki’s rating rests on Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, which earned an A (94) in 2025-26 and has been 93 or higher every year since 2021-22. School Progress was a B (87), with Academic Growth at 87 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at a B (80), its first B in these years. The small drop in the overall score came from Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups and fell from an A (94) to a B (85). The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Gorzycki Middle School (campus 227901062), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Austin ISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Gorzycki Middle School
These are the programs Austin ISD and the Gorzycki campus list for this school. As a large middle school, Gorzycki offers a wide range of fine arts, career and technical courses, and clubs.
- Fine Arts: Band, orchestra, choir, theatre and art, plus cheer and dance.
- Career and Technical Education: The campus highlights animal science, journalism and broadcasting, culinary arts, graphic design and media arts, and engineering.
- World Languages: French and Spanish.
- Gifted and Talented: GT services through a campus GT advocate.
- Athletics: UIL athletics for 7th and 8th graders through the strength and conditioning class.
- Clubs: Tiger e-sports, drama club, a UT Outreach STEM club, Dungeons and Dragons, quiz bowl and National Junior Honor Society.
- Twilight and PALS: A Twilight credit recovery program and PALS peer mentoring.
- Special Education: The campus lists special education services.
For current details on electives, athletics, gifted and talented services or special education, contact Gorzycki Middle School at (512) 841-8600.
Where is Diane Elaine Gorzycki Middle School?
Gorzycki Middle School is located at:
7412 W. Slaughter Lane
Austin, TX 78749
Gorzycki Middle School Attendance Zone Map
Gorzycki’s zone covers Southwest Austin around Circle C Ranch, including Park West at Circle C, Meridian, Hielscher, Avana, Greyrock Ridge, Granada Hills, Granada Oaks, Granada Estates, Heights at Loma Vista, Lewis Mountain Ranch, Ridgeview and part of the Village at Western Oaks. Its boundary did not change for 2026-27, and none of its feeder elementary schools were closed in Austin ISD’s consolidation.
Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28, with a board vote expected in October 2026, and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028, so confirm any address with Austin ISD’s school finder before buying.
Homes Zoned to Gorzycki Middle School: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Gorzycki Middle School’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 boundary map, not the school typed into each listing. The largest share of sales was in the Circle C Ranch sections, followed by the Village at Western Oaks, Meridian, Hielscher, Granada Hills and Avana.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 310 | $810,000 | $312.40 | 98.4% | 17 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 313 | $805,448 | $299.80 | 98.7% | 14 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 297 | $775,000 | $297.96 | 98.4% | 19 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 347 | $800,000 | $298.32 | 98.6% | 16 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Austin ISD listing was geocoded and matched to Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 Gorzycki Middle School attendance boundary, so the figures reflect today’s zone rather than the school typed into each listing.
Prices in the Gorzycki zone have held nearly flat. The median sale price went from $810,000 in 2022-23 to $800,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -1.2%, after dipping to $775,000 in 2024-25. Median price per square foot moved from $312.41 to $298.32 (-4.5%), with the median home size steady at about 2,820 square feet.
This is one of the busier school zones in Southwest Austin. Sales volume rose from 310 homes in 2022-23 to 347 in the past twelve months, homes sold in a median of 16 days (17 in 2022-23), and sellers received a median of 98.6% of their final list price, up from 98.4%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 64 | $775,000 | 64 days |
| Active Under Contract | 16 | $744,700 | 32 days |
| Pending | 3 | $799,999 | 30 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
83 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Gorzycki Middle School zone. With 64 active listings against about 28.9 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 2.2 months of inventory, a seller’s market.
The median active list price of $775,000 is a little below the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $800,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 64 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Gorzycki Middle School
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Gorzycki Middle School for 2026-27. Many are sections of Circle C Ranch. Only about 42% of Village at Western Oaks sales fall inside the Gorzycki zone, and about 88% of Ridgeview’s do, so check the specific address in those two neighborhoods.
Alta Mira
3-5 beds, 3-4 baths, 2,500-3,500 sqft, Low $800,000s – $1.3MMs
Avana
3-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-5,200 sqft, Low $600,000s – $1.5MMs
Barstow Court
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,700-3,100 sqft, Mid $600,000s – Low $700,000s
Barstow Trail
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,500-2,712 sqft, Mid $600,000s – High $700,000s
Breakwater
4-5 beds, 4-5 baths, 3,600-5,100 sqft, $1.6MMs – $1.7MMs
Cedar Ridge
4-6 beds, 2.5-35 baths, 2,800-4,300 sqft, Mid $800,000s – $1.7MMs
Circle C
2-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,300-5,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – $1.7MMs
Circle C Enclave
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Circle C Golf Club Estates
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Circle C Golf West Estates
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Circle C La Crosse
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Circle C North
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Circle C Park Place
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Circle C Ranch
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Granada Estates
3-5 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-4,400 sqft, Low $500,000s – $1.3MMs
Granada Hills
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,400-3,800 sqft, Mid $400,000s – Low $800,000s
Granada Oaks
4-6 beds, 3-6 baths, 3,200-6,900 sqft, $1.4MMs – $2.4MMs
Greyrock Ridge
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,600-3,500 sqft, Low $600,000s – Mid $900,000s
Heights at Loma Vista
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 2,200-4,500 sqft, Low $800,000s – $1MMs
Lewis Mountain Ranch
3-7 beds, 2-7 baths, 2,300-7,600 sqft, $1.2MMs – $2.1MMs
Meridian
3-6 beds, 2-8 baths, 1,900-6,500 sqft, High $500,000s – $2.5MMs
Park West at Circle C
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Ridgeview
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 2,300-4,300 sqft, Mid $700,000s – High $800,000s
Village at Western Oaks
2-5 beds, 1-4 baths, 1,150-3,450 sqft, High $300,000s – Mid $900,000s
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
Five elementary schools feed Gorzycki for 2026-27. By share of the zone’s home sales, about 33% fall in the Kiker Elementary zone, 20% in Baldwin, 19% in Clayton, 14% in Bear Creek and 14% in Mills, and the entire zone continues to Bowie High School.
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Bernice Kiker Elementary School (about 33% of the zone’s home sales)
5913 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Baldwin Elementary School (about 20% of the zone’s home sales)
12200 Meridian Park Blvd., Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 9/10 - Clayton Elementary School (about 19% of the zone’s home sales)
7525 La Crosse Ave., Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Bear Creek Elementary School (about 14% of the zone’s home sales)
12801 Escarpment Blvd., Austin, TX 78739
Great Schools Rating: 10/10 - Joe Dan Mills, Jr. Elementary School (about 14% of the zone’s home sales)
6201 Davis Ln., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 10/10
Feeder High School
- James Bowie High School
4103 W. Slaughter Ln., Austin, TX 78749
Great Schools Rating: 9/10
Source: Austin ISD’s official SY 2026-27 attendance boundary and school reassignment layers (updated July 30, 2026); shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, and Austin ISD plans boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide realignment for fall 2028, so confirm with the district.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Gorzycki earned an A with a score of 91 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It has been an A campus in every rated year since 2021-22.
Student Achievement, based on STAAR results, scored 94 in 2025-26 and has been 93 or higher every year since 2021-22. School Progress was a B (87), and Closing the Gaps slipped from 94 to 85.
No. Gorzycki’s zone is unchanged on Austin ISD’s SY 2026-27 boundary map, and none of its feeder elementary schools closed in the consolidation.
No. Only about 42% of Village at Western Oaks home sales since September 2022 fall in the Gorzycki zone, so the rest of the neighborhood is zoned to a different middle school. Check each address with Austin ISD’s school finder.
Use Austin ISD’s school finder and confirm with the district. Austin ISD plans Phase 1 boundary changes for 2027-28 and a district-wide boundary and feeder realignment for fall 2028.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Kiker, Baldwin, Clayton, Bear Creek and Mills elementary schools feed Gorzycki. Kiker’s zone holds the largest share, about 33% of the zone’s home sales.
The entire Gorzycki zone is zoned to Bowie High School on W. Slaughter Lane.
Fine arts include band, orchestra, choir, theatre and art, and career courses include animal science, journalism and broadcasting, culinary arts, graphic design and engineering. French and Spanish are offered, along with clubs such as e-sports, quiz bowl and a UT Outreach STEM club.
Over the trailing twelve months, 347 single-family homes sold in the Gorzycki zone at a median of $800,000, about 1.2% below the $810,000 median in 2022-23. The median price per square foot was $298.32.
As of October 2, 2026, there were 64 active single-family listings in the zone, about 2.2 months of inventory, which is a seller’s market. Homes sold over the past year in a median of 16 days.
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