Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Hays Consolidated Independent School District
Address
21003 Interstate 35
Kyle
, Texas, 78640
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
Schools26[1]
NCES District ID4800010[1]
Students and staff
Students23,313 (2023–2024)[1]
Teachers1,523.94 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.30:1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.hayscisd.net

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]

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.[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)

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]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for HAYS CISD". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 11, 2025.
  2. ^ "District Overview". Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  3. ^ "Regional School Districts and the City of Austin." City of Austin. March 2013. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Barton Family Tree and Bob Barton Obituary". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on October 25, 2015.
  6. ^ a b c Monroe, Rachel (March 28, 2023). "The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a Texas County". The New Yorker. Retrieved November 23, 2023.
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