Danielson Middle School is in the Leander ISD and earned a 7/10 rating from Great School’s as of November 2026. Stacy Kaye Danielson Middle School opened for the 2020-21 school year as Leander ISD’s ninth middle school, in a 210,000-square-foot building on Collaborative Way across the street from Glenn High School. Its attendance zone covers much of northern and western Leander, including Larkspur, Deerbrooke, Orchard Ridge, the Summerlyn neighborhoods and Mockingbird Park, along with the rural area west of town that is part of the Hisle Elementary zone. Danielson is one of three Leander ISD middle schools that offer the district’s dual language program. Below you’ll find the school’s current Texas Education Agency rating, its programs, the zone and feeder schools, and three years of MLS sales data for homes inside Danielson’s current boundary.
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Danielson Middle School Snapshot
- Address: 1061 Collaborative Way, Leander, TX 78641
- Phone: (512) 570-3900
- School District: Leander ISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: About 1,182 students (2024-25)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 14.9 to 1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Katie Stewart (since November 2025)
- School Day: Classes run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Doors and the front office are open from 8:35 a.m. to 4:40 p.m.
- Mascot: Bearkats
- Opened: 2020-21 school year, funded by the 2017 bond
- Feeder Elementary Schools: Larkspur, Plain, Hisle and North elementary schools, plus a small part of the Bagdad Elementary zone
- Feeds Into: Glenn High School
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 7/10 as of November 2026.
Danielson is named for Stacy Kaye Danielson, who taught dance at Cedar Park High School for 17 years, and its motto is Invest, Encourage, and Impact. In 2024-25, about 17.8% of students were identified as gifted and talented, about 19.6% received special education services, about 21.4% were economically disadvantaged, and about 11.9% were emergent bilingual students. Keep in mind that the GreatSchools rating above and the TEA accountability rating below measure different things, so the two can tell somewhat different stories.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
Danielson Middle received a C (78) in the Texas Education Agency’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, down from a B (86) in 2024-25. All three domains declined. Student Achievement, which is based on STAAR results, slipped from a B (84) to a B (80). School Progress, which measures how much students grew from one year to the next, fell from a B (82) to a C (78). Closing the Gaps, which tracks how each student group performs against state targets, dropped from an A (90) to a C (72). Before this year, Danielson had earned a B in every rated year since it opened, with scores from 81 to 86. TEA’s 2024 report identified the campus for targeted support and improvement, a federal designation, but the 2025 and 2026 reports did not. For comparison, Leander ISD as a whole earned a B (87) in 2025-26.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): C (78)
- Student Achievement: B (80)
- School Progress: C (78)
- Closing the Gaps: C (72)
- Prior Overall Ratings: B (86) in 2024-25, B (81) in 2023-24, B (84) in 2022-23, and B (84) in 2021-22 (the school opened in 2020-21, a year TEA did not issue ratings)
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation over TEA’s methodology and were not released until 2025.
Source: Texas Education Agency, 2026 Accountability Summary for Danielson Middle School (campus 246913049), and prior-year TEA accountability summaries. Enrollment and student-group figures from TEA’s 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report.
Programs at Danielson Middle
Here is what Danielson and Leander ISD publish for the campus. The 2026-27 club list was marked as coming soon when we checked.
- Dual Language: Danielson is one of three Leander ISD middle schools, along with Henry and Leander, that offer the district’s dual language program. About 11.9% of students were emergent bilingual in 2024-25.
- STEM and Innovation: The campus runs a DMS STEM program, and its fall 2025 spotlight for the school board featured hands-on innovation and entrepreneurship projects.
- Fine Arts: Fine arts electives include band, visual art and dance, including the Dynasty Dance Team.
- Athletics: Danielson Athletics and Lifetime Fitness has boys and girls coordinators and fields middle school football, volleyball and basketball teams.
- Gifted and Talented: About 17.8% of Danielson students were identified as gifted and talented in 2024-25.
- National Junior Honor Society: Danielson has a National Junior Honor Society chapter.
- Clubs: Students need a parent permission form to join clubs.
Clubs and schedules change from year to year, so check the Danielson Middle website for the current list.
Where is Danielson Middle School?
Danielson Middle is located at:
1061 Collaborative Way
Leander, TX 78641
Danielson Middle Attendance Zone Map
Danielson’s attendance zone covers much of northern and western Leander, with about 12,800 Leander ISD address points. The biggest neighborhoods by sales are Larkspur, Deerbrooke, Orchard Ridge, Summerlyn and Summerlyn West, followed by Reserve at North Fork, Mockingbird Park, Savanna Ranch and Caughfield. The zone also includes Deerbrooke Cottages, Summerlyn South, Bonnet, Benbrook Ranch, Greatwood, Highland Meadows, Grayson, Leander Estates and Highland Terrace, and through the Hisle Elementary zone it takes in rural acreage to the west, including part of Sandy Creek Ranches. The Leander Middle zone borders it. To confirm the school for a specific address, use Leander ISD’s School Zone Finder.
Elementary assignments inside the Danielson zone have shifted in recent years, most recently when Hisle Elementary opened in August 2024 with territory drawn from the Bagdad and Plain zones, and part of the Hisle zone feeds Leander Middle rather than Danielson. Because MLS listings often carry older school assignments, check the current zone for a specific address rather than relying on a listing’s school fields.
Homes Zoned to Danielson Middle: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS that sit inside Danielson Middle School’s current 2026-27 attendance zone. We pulled every Leander ISD sale, matched each address to Leander ISD address points (or a geocoder for the few that did not match) and checked it against Leander ISD’s official Danielson boundary, regardless of which school the listing named. Most of these sales are in Larkspur, Deerbrooke, Orchard Ridge and the Summerlyn neighborhoods, with smaller numbers in Reserve at North Fork, Mockingbird Park, Savanna Ranch and Caughfield.
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 | 544 | $439,443 | $203.71 | 98.0% | 52 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 367 | $423,000 | $199.31 | 97.8% | 50 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 293 | $399,900 | $195.23 | 98.6% | 54 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 272 | $385,950 | $183.21 | 98.4% | 58 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, including condo-regime homes. Each address was matched to Leander ISD address points and checked against Leander ISD’s official 2026-27 attendance-zone boundary. Sale-to-list ratio is the median of each sale’s close price divided by its final list price. Days on market is cumulative days on market.
The median sale price in the Danielson zone was $385,950 over the trailing twelve months, 3.5% below 2024-25’s $399,900 and 12.2% below the $439,443 median of 2022-23. Price per square foot fell to $183.21, down 6.2% from 2024-25 and 10.1% from the 2022-23 high of $203.71. That is well below the Leander ISD median of $535,000 over the same twelve months.
Sales volume has dropped as new construction has wound down. 272 homes sold over the past twelve months, down 7.2% from 293 in 2024-25 and down 50.0% from 544 in 2022-23, when 103 of the sales were newly built homes. Only 12 of this year’s sales were new construction. Homes took a median of 58 days to sell, a little longer than the Leander ISD median of 54 days, and sellers received a median of 98.4% of their final list price.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 2, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 116 | $415,000 | 99 days |
| Active Under Contract | 10 | $400,000 | 90 days |
| Pending | 10 | $434,950 | 50 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Same zone check as above. Days on market is cumulative days on market.
136 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Danielson zone. With 116 active listings against about 23 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 5.1 months of inventory, which is a balanced market that is close to tipping toward buyers.
The median active list price of $415,000 is a little above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $385,950. Nearly half of the active listings, 57 of 116, are priced under $400,000, while 17 are priced at $1 million or more, and 20 are new construction. Active listings range from $249,900 to $1,890,000 and have been on the market a median of 99 days. Ten homes are under contract and ten are pending, so the medians for those two groups are based on small samples.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Danielson Middle
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Danielson Middle. Larkspur, Deerbrooke, Orchard Ridge and Summerlyn account for most of the zone’s sales. Smaller pockets without their own guides include Caughfield, Highland Meadows, Leander Estates and Highland Terrace.
Larkspur
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-3,800 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $600,000s
Deerbrooke
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-4,900 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $600,000s
Orchard Ridge
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,200-4,200 sqft, Mid $200,000s – High $500,000s
Summerlyn
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,100-3,300 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $300,000s
Reserve at North Fork
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,417-2,615 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $300,000s
Mockingbird Park
2-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,400-3,000 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $300,000s
Savanna Ranch
3-6 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,600-4,200 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $600,000s
Bonnet
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 2,300-3,600 sqft, Mid $600,000s – Mid $700,000s
Benbrook Ranch
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-2,700 sqft, Low $200,000s – Mid $300,000s
Greatwood
3-5 beds, 3-5 baths, 2,600-4,100 sqft, Low $700,000s – High $900,000s
Grayson
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,300-2,700 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Mid $300,000s
High Gabriel
2-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,100-4,900 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $700,000s
Homestead
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,700-3,200 sqft, High $300,000s – High $400,000s
Sandy Creek Ranches
2-6 beds, 1-4 baths, 800-3,000 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $400,000s
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
Four elementary schools make up most of the Danielson zone. By share of the zone’s address points, Larkspur Elementary covers about 28%, Plain about 26%, Hisle about 23% and North about 19%. A small part of the Bagdad Elementary zone, about 3%, also feeds Danielson. The entire Danielson zone then feeds Glenn High School, which sits across the street.
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Larkspur Elementary School
424 Rusk Bluff Ave., Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Plain Elementary School
501 South Brook Dr., Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 5/10 - Hisle Elementary School (most of the Hisle zone)
1913 Frontenac St., Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: Not Yet Rated - North Elementary School
1840 Pleasant Hill Rd., Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 6/10 - Bagdad Elementary School (part of the zone)
800 Deercreek Ln., Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 4/10
Feeder High School
- Glenn High School
1320 Collaborative Way, Leander, TX 78641
Great Schools Rating: 7/10
Source: Leander ISD’s attendance-zone boundaries (School Zone Finder). The Danielson zone draws mainly from the Larkspur, Plain, Hisle and North elementary zones, and all of it falls inside the Glenn High zone. Confirm with the district for any specific address.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Danielson earned a C with a score of 78 in the 2025-26 TEA accountability ratings. Student Achievement was a B (80), School Progress a C (78), and Closing the Gaps a C (72). It earned a B (86) in 2024-25.
All three domains declined, and the biggest drop was in Closing the Gaps, which fell from an A (90) to a C (72). That domain measures how each student group performs against state targets. Danielson had earned a B in every earlier rated year.
Danielson opened for the 2020-21 school year as Leander ISD’s ninth middle school, funded by the 2017 bond. It is named for Stacy Kaye Danielson, a longtime Cedar Park High School dance teacher.
The zone includes Larkspur, Deerbrooke, Orchard Ridge, Summerlyn, Summerlyn West, Reserve at North Fork, Mockingbird Park, Savanna Ranch, Caughfield, Bonnet, Benbrook Ranch, Greatwood and Grayson, among others. Use Leander ISD’s School Zone Finder to confirm a specific address.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Larkspur, Plain, Hisle and North elementary schools make up most of the zone, with a small part of the Bagdad zone. Part of the Hisle zone feeds Leander Middle instead. The entire Danielson zone feeds Glenn High School.
Yes. Danielson is one of three Leander ISD middle schools, along with Henry and Leander, that offer the district’s dual language program.
Over the trailing twelve months, 272 single-family homes in the zone sold at a median of $385,950, or about $183 per square foot. That is 12.2% below the 2022-23 median and well below the Leander ISD median of $535,000.
It is balanced, with roughly 5.1 months of inventory and 116 active listings. Active listings have been on the market a median of 99 days, and nearly half are priced under $400,000.
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