Central Texas News

Hays County schools enrolled 19,989 students who identified as being at risk during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.

This is an 18.4% increase over the previous school year.

Of the 41,740 students enrolled in Hays County schools, 47.9% of them are considered to be at risk.

Hays County had the 23rd highest number of at-risk students among Texas counties.

Texas is found to be one of the least-educated states in the U.S. A study from WalletHub ranked Texas 41st out of 50 states in terms of the quality of the educational system and how successful students were.

More than 5.4 million students are enrolled in public schools across Texas. Nearly one million of them live in rural areas where options for local public schools are few and far between.

School	Number of at-risk students	Total Number of students
Moe and Gene Johnson High School	1,007	2,456
San Marcos High School	1,565	2,455
Dripping Springs High School	607	2,335
Lehman High School	1,374	2,024
Jack C. Hays High School	885	1,940
Dr. T. C. McCormick Junior Middle School	659	1,013
Miller Middle School	583	977
Eric Dahlstrom Middle School	254	955
Sycamore Springs Middle School	226	921
Laura B. Negley Elementary School	396	915
Dripping Springs Middle School	231	892
Dripping Springs Elementary School	263	889
Goodnight Middle School	424	871
Rooster Springs Elementary School	201	838
Tom Green Elementary School	513	833
Wimberley High School	198	829
Laura B. Wallace Middle School	487	791
Walnut Springs Elementary School	110	789
Camino Real Elementary School	656	775
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School	383	774
Elm Grove Elementary School	276	760
R. C. Barton Middle School	263	758
Uhland Elementary School	678	730
D. J. Red Simon Middle School	546	719
Idea Kyle Academy	457	714
Blanco Vista Elementary School	473	713
Sycamore Springs Elementary School	193	694
Buda Elementary School	345	679
Armando Chapa Middle School	387	671
Susie Fuentes Elementary School	381	655
Tobias Elementary School	296	650
Cypress Springs Elementary School	132	643
Blue Hole Primary School	151	634
Carpenter Hill Elementary School	227	621
Danforth Junior High School	187	615
Science Hall Elementary School	432	610
Kyle Elementary School	266	580
Dezavala Elementary School	258	571
Hernandez Elementary School	210	550
Crockett Elementary School	213	536
Jacob's Well Elementary School	182	535
Travis Elementary School	259	523
Mendez Elementary School	431	462
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	283	450
Bowie Elementary School	178	449
Hemphill Elementary School	286	437
Bonham Pre-K School	149	405
Rodriguez Elementary School	154	372
Live Oak Academy	261	261
Ki Charter Academy	161	161
Alter Impact Center	81	85
Katherine Anne Porter School	72	74
Texas Preparatory School	38	72
Junior Highw Inspire Academy - Hays County	41	41
Pathfinder Camp	20	20
Olympia Hills	0	18