ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE

ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in KYLE, Texas, run under HAYS CISD. Current enrollment sits at 724 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

HAYS CISD runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 24,330 students. ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE shows that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 65% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Hays County's rate of about 46%.

With demographic context factored in, ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.5%; this one delivers 42.3%.

Across the wider county, census data for Hays County shows median household income runs about $89,097, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

The closest other public school is SCIENCE HALL EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Looking at the recent track record. ARMANDO CHAPA MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 10% since 2018, when it stood at 806 (now 724). The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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