Hays Consolidated Independent School District

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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.[1] The Hays Consolidated Independent School District reaches more than 221 square miles. The district's 23 campuses are located throughout northern Hays County, serving nearly 20,000 students.[2]

In 2009, the school district was rated "academically acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency.[3]

As of 2013 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.[4]

The district was formed as a merger between the Buda, Kyle and Wimberly Independent School Districts in 1967 for financial purposes.[5]

History[edit]

Circa 2023, annually, the enrollment increased by 1,500 students.[6]

Academic performance[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

High schools (Grades 9-12)[edit]

Middle schools (Grades 6-8)[edit]

  • Barton Middle School
  • Chapa Middle School
  • Dahlstrom Middle School
  • McCormick Middle School
  • Simon Middle School
  • Wallace Middle School

Elementary schools[edit]

  • 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
    • Elm Grove Elementary School
    • Negley Elementary School
    • Pfluger Elementary School
    • Science Hall Elementary School
    • Sunfield Elementary School
    • Uhland Elementary School

Other facilities[edit]

The main building of the district headquarters was previously a business that sold supplies for tractors. Other administrative facilities are in temporary buildings.[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "District Overview". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
  2. ^ "Hays CISD webpage".
  3. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
  4. ^ "Regional School Districts and the City of Austin." City of Austin. March 2013. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.
  5. ^ "Barton Family Tree and Bob Barton Obituary". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d Monroe, Rachel (2023-03-28). "The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a Texas County". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2023-11-23.

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