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[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.[4]
The district was formed as a merger between the Buda, Kyle and Wimberly Independent School Districts in 1967 for financial purposes.[5]
History
editCirca 2023, annually, the enrollment increased by 1,500 students.[6]
Academic performance
editIn 2023 Rachel Monroe of The New Yorker wrote "test scores and median incomes are above state averages, though not dramatically so."[6]
Student body
editBy 2023 the district had new immigrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and Mexico, a number characterized as significantly-sized by Eric Wright, the superintendent.[6]
Schools
editHigh schools (Grades 9-12)
edit- Jack C. Hays High School, Buda
- Lehman High School, Kyle
- Live Oak Academy
- Impact Center
- Johnson High School, Buda
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
editThe 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- ^ "District Overview". Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2014-01-12.
- ^ "Hays CISD webpage".
- ^ "2009 Accountability Rating System". Texas Education Agency. Archived from the original on 2015-10-25.
- ^ "Regional School Districts and the City of Austin." City of Austin. March 2013. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.
- ^ "Barton Family Tree and Bob Barton Obituary". San Marcos Daily Record. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- ^ 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.