Hays Consolidated Independent School District is a public
school district
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based in
Kyle,
Texas
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(
USA
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). In addition to Kyle, the district serves the city of
Buda
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, and other areas in northern Hays County. The Hays Consolidated Independent School District reaches more than 221 square miles. The district's 23 campuses are located throughout northern
Hays County
Hays County is a county in the central portion of the U.S. state of Texas. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of the 2020 census, its official population had reached 241,067. The county seat is San Marcos. Hays, alon ...
, serving nearly 20,000 students.
In 2009, the school district was rated "
academically acceptable" by the
Texas Education Agency
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HCISD covers of land within the City of Austin, making up 1.2% of the city's territory.
The district was formed as a merger between the Buda, Kyle and Wimberly Independent School Districts in 1967 for financial purposes.
History
Circa 2023, annually, the enrollment increased by 1,500 students.
Academic performance
In 2023
Rachel Monroe of ''
The New Yorker
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'' wrote "test scores and median incomes are above state averages, though not dramatically so."
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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.[
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Schools
High schools (Grades 9-12)
* Jack C. Hays High School, Buda
* Lehman High School, Kyle
* Live Oak Academy
* Impact Center
* Johnson High School, Buda
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
** 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.[
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References
External links
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School districts in Hays County, Texas
School districts in Travis County, Texas
School districts in Caldwell County, Texas
San Marcos, Texas
Education in Austin, Texas