Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Buda’s public schools score below 52% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Buda, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Buda’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 250 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Buda’s, its schools beat 27%, lower than their 48% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on tests
Reading proficiency is 52% and math 42% in spring 2022, against 51% and 41% statewide; 90% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $11,392 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Three elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 6 the district’s path is Eric Dahlstrom Middle, then Moe and Gene Johnson H S. Enrollment is up 20% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Santa Cruz Catholic School (private) is in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Buda’s grade
B−: better than 48% of Texas school districts, #349 of 642 Texas towns. Test scores are above the Texas average; graduation is below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Buda, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Buda · depends on your address
Elm Grove El
Grades PK–5 · 678 students · 15:1 students per teacher
Tom Green El
Grades PK–5 · 612 students · 13:1 students per teacher
Carpenter Hill El
Grades PK–5 · 550 students · 15:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Buda
Moe and Gene Johnson H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,870 students · 20:1 students per teacher
Buda’s public schools are run by Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves Hays, Kyle, Mountain City and Niederwald and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Buda vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Buda’s borders.
Every school in Buda
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Olympia Hills).
Questions about Buda’s schools
Are Buda’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Buda children attend score below 52% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade, #349 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 27%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Buda in?
Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 24,330 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
Where do Buda kids go to high school?
Moe and Gene Johnson H S, with 2,870 students; its own test results earn an A−.
What is Buda’s graduation rate?
90% of the class of 2023 in Hays Consolidated Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Buda spend per student?
$11,392 in Hays Consolidated Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Buda?
Yes: Santa Cruz Catholic School (Catholic, grades PK–8, 266 students).
Parents talk
What Buda families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Buda → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.