Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Kyle’s public schools score below 52% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
The grade covers the public school district serving Kyle, 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.
Kyle’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 512 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Kyle’s, its schools beat 38%, 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 ↓
Six elementary schools, then three middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 20% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Idea Kyle Academy, Idea Kyle College Preparatory and La Casa Dei Bambini Kyle Montessori (private) are 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 Kyle’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 Kyle, with each school’s own grade.
6th grade in Kyle · depends on your address
D J Red Simon Middle
Grades 6–8 · 898 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Laura B Wallace Middle
Grades 6–8 · 831 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Armando Chapa Middle
Grades 6–8 · 724 students · 14:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Kyle · depends on your address
D J Red Simon Middle
Grades 6–8 · 898 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Laura B Wallace Middle
Grades 6–8 · 831 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Armando Chapa Middle
Grades 6–8 · 724 students · 14:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Kyle · depends on your address
D J Red Simon Middle
Grades 6–8 · 898 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Laura B Wallace Middle
Grades 6–8 · 831 students · 16:1 students per teacher
Armando Chapa Middle
Grades 6–8 · 724 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Kyle
Lehman H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,128 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Kyle
Lehman H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,128 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Kyle
Lehman H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,128 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Kyle
Lehman H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,128 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Kyle’s public schools are run by Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which also serves Buda, Hays, 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
Kyle vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Kyle’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle | B− | Hays Consolidated Independent |
| Buda | B− | Hays Consolidated Independent |
| San Marcos | D | San Marcos Consolidated Independent |
| Mountain City | — | Hays Consolidated Independent |
2 of the 3 neighbors share Hays Consolidated Independent with Kyle, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Kyle
13 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 (Lamont Ramage El).
Questions about Kyle’s schools
Are Kyle’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Kyle 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 38%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Kyle in?
Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 24,330 students in 27 schools (2024–25).
Where do Kyle kids go to high school?
Lehman H S, with 2,128 students; its own test results earn a C.
What is Kyle’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 Kyle 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 Kyle?
Yes: La Casa Dei Bambini Kyle Montessori (nonsectarian, grades PK–K, 30 students). Kyle also has 2 charter schools, free and open by application.
Parents talk
What Kyle families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Kyle → 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.