Hays Consolidated Independent School District
School district in Texas, United States
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Hays Consolidated Independent School District is a public school district based in Kyle, Texas (USA). In addition to Kyle, the district serves the city of Buda, and other areas in northern Hays County.[2] The Hays Consolidated Independent School District reaches more than 221 square miles. The district's 26 campuses are located throughout northern Hays County, serving over 20,000 students.[1]
| Hays Consolidated Independent School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
21003 Interstate 35
Kyle , Texas, 78640United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Schools | 26[1] |
| NCES District ID | 4800010[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 23,313 (2023–2024)[1] |
| Teachers | 1,523.94 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.30:1[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
As of 2013[update] HCISD covers 3.8 square miles (9.8 km2) of land within the City of Austin, making up 1.2% of the city's territory.[3]
History
The district was formed as a merger between the Buda, Kyle and Wimberly Independent School Districts in 1967 for financial purposes.[4]
Academic performance
In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[5]
In 2023 Rachel Monroe of The New Yorker wrote "test scores and median incomes are above state averages, though not dramatically so."[6]
Student body
By 2023 the district had new immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, a number characterized as significantly-sized by Eric Wright, the superintendent.[6]
Schools
High schools (Grades 9-12)
- Jack C. Hays High School, Buda
- Lehman High School, Kyle
- Moe & Gene Johnson High School, Buda
- Live Oak Academy
- Impact Center
Middle schools (Grades 6-8)
- Barton Middle School
- Chapa Middle School
- Dahlstrom Middle School
- McCormick Middle School
- Simon Middle School
- Wallace Middle School
Elementary schools
- Grades PK-5
- Fuentes Elementary School
- Green Elementary School
- Hemphill Elementary School
- Kyle Elementary School
- Ramage Elementary School
- Tobias Elementary School
- Grades K-5
- Blanco Vista Elementary School
- Buda Elementary School
- Camino Real Elementary School
- Carpenter Hill Elementary School
- Cullen Elementary School
- Elm Grove Elementary School
- Negley Elementary School
- Pfluger Elementary School
- Science Hall Elementary School
- Sunfield Elementary School
- Uhland Elementary School
Other facilities
The main building of the district headquarters was previously a business that sold supplies for tractors. Other administrative facilities are in temporary buildings.[6]
