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The highest-poverty public schools in Hays County, Texas

51 public schools in Hays County, Texas appear in this ranking of the highest-poverty public schools, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. KI CHARTER ACADEMY leads the list at 91.9%, against a median of 51.0% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Hays County, Texas

Top % FRL

91.9%

Median % FRL

51.0%

HIGHEST POVERTY · HAYS COUNTY, TEXAS

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	KI CHARTER ACADEMY	SAN MARCOS, TX	KI CHARTER	Combined	185	91.9%
2	MENDEZ EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	533	88.2%
3	BONHAM PRE-K SCHOOL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	380	88.2%
4	DEZAVALA EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	584	87.7%
5	TRAVIS EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	440	87.0%
6	BOWIE EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	580	82.2%
7	GOODNIGHT MIDDLE	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Middle	884	81.8%
8	RODRIGUEZ EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	445	73.7%
9	SAN MARCOS H S	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	High	2,371	73.3%
10	CAMINO REAL EL	NIEDERWALD, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	962	71.2%
11	MILLER MIDDLE	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Middle	896	69.9%
12	HERNANDEZ EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	577	66.9%
13	UHLAND EL	UHLAND, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	919	66.7%
14	CROCKETT EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	SAN MARCOS CISD	Elementary	477	65.2%
15	ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Middle	724	65.1%
16	IDEA KYLE COLLEGE PREPARATORY	KYLE, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	High	681	63.7%
17	IDEA KYLE ACADEMY	KYLE, TX	IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS	Elementary	637	62.5%
18	SCIENCE HALL EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	667	62.4%
19	HEMPHILL EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	651	60.2%
20	TOM GREEN EL	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	612	59.6%
21	D J RED SIMON MIDDLE	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Middle	898	58.7%
22	SUSIE FUENTES EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	726	57.7%
23	LEHMAN H S	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	High	2,128	56.2%
24	DR T C MCCORMICK JR MIDDLE	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Middle	1,198	53.1%
25	BLANCO VISTA EL	SAN MARCOS, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	787	52.6%
26	TOBIAS EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	736	51.0%
27	DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS	BUDA, TX	DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS	Elementary	392	50.8%
28	LIVE OAK ACADEMY	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	High	184	49.5%
29	RALPH PFLUGER EL	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	779	47.5%
30	LAURA B WALLACE MIDDLE	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Middle	831	47.1%
31	KYLE EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	633	46.8%
32	BUDA EL	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	564	42.2%
33	JACK C HAYS H S	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	High	2,304	34.8%
34	MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	High	2,870	33.4%
35	VALOR KYLE	KYLE, TX	VALOR EDUCATION	Combined	907	32.7%
36	SUNFIELD EL	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	905	30.7%
37	R C BARTON MIDDLE	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Middle	909	29.8%
38	LAURA B NEGLEY EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	845	28.9%
39	BLUE HOLE PRI	WIMBERLEY, TX	WIMBERLEY ISD	Elementary	649	28.0%
40	DANFORTH J H	WIMBERLEY, TX	WIMBERLEY ISD	Middle	639	22.2%
41	JACOB'S WELL EL	WIMBERLEY, TX	WIMBERLEY ISD	Elementary	553	20.4%
42	JIM CULLEN EL	KYLE, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	396	20.2%
43	WIMBERLEY H S	WIMBERLEY, TX	WIMBERLEY ISD	High	820	18.5%
44	CARPENTER HILL EL	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	550	16.2%
45	DRIPPING SPRINGS EL	DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX	DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD	Elementary	1,104	15.5%
46	ELM GROVE EL	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Elementary	678	15.0%
47	ERIC DAHLSTROM MIDDLE	BUDA, TX	HAYS CISD	Middle	804	12.6%
48	WALNUT SPRINGS EL	DRIPPING SPRINGS, TX	DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD	Elementary	941	12.1%
49	ROOSTER SPRINGS EL	AUSTIN, TX	DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD	Elementary	772	3.4%
50	SYCAMORE SPRINGS EL	AUSTIN, TX	DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD	Elementary	674	3.1%

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