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Enrollment
898
Middle
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001010805
D J Red Simon Middle School
3839 E FM 150, KYLE, TX 78640 · (512) 268-8507 · Hays County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL898 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
527 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 293 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 296 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 309 | 34% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +22.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% | 31.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 48.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 26.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 14.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 49% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like D J Red Simon Middle School
D J Red Simon Middle School's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| D J Red Simon Middle School this school | 898 | 58.7% | 30.5% |
| Ssg Manuel R Puentes EL PASO | 1,031 | 62.3% | 54.6% |
| Vale Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 846 | 59.0% | 34.6% |
| Zachry Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,043 | 59.5% | 41.0% |
| Richardson Middle School EL PASO | 758 | 60.4% | 42.5% |
| Sun Ridge Middle School EL PASO | 978 | 64.6% | 46.8% |
Matched among Texas middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where D J Red Simon Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,376 of 1,635 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,082 of 1,670 ▲ 150 | #8 of 11 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,112 of 1,670 ▲ 185 | #10 of 11 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #572 of 1,570 | #7 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 898 | #404 of 1,749 | #5 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #1,071 of 1,542 | #7 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.6% | #1,257 of 1,543 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.7% | #972 of 1,648 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.6% | #157 of 437 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
898
+203 (+29%) vs 2020
+81% since 2010-11, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 898 | 56.6 | 15.9:1 | 59% (527) |
| 2023-24 | 824 | 52.3 | 15.8:1 | 74% (610) |
| 2022-23 | 733 | 54.7 | 13.4:1 | 78% (573) |
| 2020-21 | 695 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 78% (544) |
| 2017-18 | 757 | 51.4 | 14.7:1 | 75% (568) |
| 2015-16 | 634 | 47 | 13.5:1 | 88% (560) |
| 2010-11 | 496 | 39 | 12.7:1 | 81% (400) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for D J Red Simon Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 19% (757 to 898); teachers up 10% (51.4 to 56.6).
About D J Red Simon Middle School
Among the schools in KYLE, Texas, is D J Red Simon Middle School, a medium-sized middle school. The school reports 898 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
HAYS CISD has 27 schools; together they serve 24,330 students.
The student body at D J Red Simon Middle School is 86% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 8% White and 4% Black. Among people living in Hays County, the Hispanic share is about 39%. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 56.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at D J Red Simon Middle School is 59%. Public schools in Hays County average 46%.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 30.5%, is 18.1 points below the 48.6% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Census estimates describe Hays County this way: the median household income is $89,097, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides D J Red Simon Middle School, Hays County has 62 other public schools.
Hemphill Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. The five-mile area around D J Red Simon Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. D J Red Simon Middle School's average proficiency of 30.5% compares with 45.1% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Fringe. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 203 students since 2020-21, to 898. The school's ratio rose from 14.2:1 to 15.9:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAYS CISD
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Camino Real Elementary SchoolElementary · 962 students
- Uhland Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in KYLE
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Valor KyleCombined · 907 students
- Laura B Negley Elementary SchoolElementary · 845 students
- Laura B Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Tobias Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
- Susie Fuentes Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
Nearby schools
- Hemphill Elementary School0.2 mi · 651
- Tobias Elementary School2.8 mi · 736
- Uhland Elementary School3.2 mi · 919
- Lehman High School3.6 mi · 2,128
- Blanco Vista Elementary School4.0 mi · 787
- IDEA Kyle College Preparatory4.2 mi · 681
Frequently asked questions
About D J Red Simon Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at D J Red Simon Middle School?
D J Red Simon Middle School enrolls approximately 898 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does D J Red Simon Middle School serve?
D J Red Simon Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at D J Red Simon Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at D J Red Simon Middle School is approximately 15.9:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at D J Red Simon Middle School?
At D J Red Simon Middle School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 86% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is D J Red Simon Middle School in?
D J Red Simon Middle School is part of HAYS CISD.
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