San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | May 2025

Education

Hays, San Marcos CISDs 2022-23 TEA ratings released

for the 2023-24 school year, due to another lawsuit. Ratings from 2024-25 are expected later this year.

Pflugerville ISD Superintendent Quintin Shepherd and Hutto ISD Superintendent Jeni Neatherlin described the data informing the 2022-23 ratings as old, and said that the ratings don’t reflect what’s occurring in classrooms today. The TEA remains blocked from releasing ratings

On April 24, the Texas Education Agency released public school accountability ratings for the 2022- 23 school year. This is the first time since 2019 that schools have received complete ratings, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and two lawsuits. In letters to their respective districts, both

Hays CISD

Percent of students per rating

2021-22 “what if”

2022-23

District score

The measure shows how many students attend schools with various ratings for academic achievement, one of three categories that make up the overall TEA rating.

B

B

The “What-if” rating scores the 2021-22 data using the 2022-23 methodology as a comparison point.

17%

A

83/100

80/100

19%

School scores

B

41%

C

School

2021-22 “what if”

2022-23

Armando Chapa Middle School

B

B

21%

D

Blanco Vista Elementary School

B

B

2%

F

Buda Elementary School

C

A

Camino Real Elementary School

D

B

Reading Math This shows how well a district is ensuring that all student groups are successful. Closing the gaps

Elementary School

A

A

D J Red Simon Middle School

D

D

69% 56% Two or More Races 49% 33% African American

49% 38% Hispanic

75% 65% White

Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School

B

B

Elm Grove Elementary School

A

A

Eric Dahlstrom Middle School

B

A

58% 50% American Indian 83% 60% Pacific Islander

43% 34% High Focus* 57% 46% All Students

Hemphill Elementary School

C

A

Jack C Hays High School

B

B

84% 82% Asian

Kyle Elementary School

B

B

Laura B Negley Elementary School

A

B

Laura B Wallace Middle School

C

C

*HIGH FOCUS INCLUDES ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED STUDENTS, ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS AND THOSE IN SPECIAL EDUCATION CLASSES

Lehman HS

C

C

Live Oak Academy

B

C

Percentage of students approaching grade level or above on STAAR tests

Four-Year Graduation Rate

Moe and Gene Johnson High School

B

B

R C Barton Middle School

A

A

State

District

State

District

Ralph Pfluger Elementary School

B

A

Science Hall Elementary School

D

B

Sunfield Elementary School

B

N/A

Susie Fuentes Elementary School

C

C

Tobias Elementary School

C

B

Tom Green Elementary School

C

C

Reading

Math

Science

Social Studies

Uhland Elementary School

C

B

SOURCE: TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY/COMMUNITY IMPACT

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