Hays Consolidated Independent School District Explained

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]

HCISD covers 3.8sqmi 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

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

Academic performance

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
• 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.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: District Overview . 2014-01-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924025213/http://www.hayscisd.net/district.cfm?subpage=3968 . 2015-09-24 .
2. Web site: Hays CISD webpage.
3. Web site: 2009 Accountability Rating System. Texas Education Agency. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025190535/http://ritter.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2009/index.html. 2015-10-25.
4. "Regional School Districts and the City of Austin." City of Austin. March 2013. Retrieved on August 4, 2016.
5. News: Barton Family Tree and Bob Barton Obituary . . October 4, 2023.
6. Web site: Monroe. Rachel. Rachel Monroe. The Horrifying Epidemic of Teen-Age Fentanyl Deaths in a Texas County. The New Yorker. 2023-03-28. 2023-11-23.