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Enrollment
1,198
Middle
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001013113
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School
5700 DACY LN, BUDA, TX 78610 · (512) 268-8508 · Hays County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
636 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 | 425 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 375 | 31% |
| Grade 8 | 398 | 33% |
Student demographics
39%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
57.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +36.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
33.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 33 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 36 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 29.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 23.0% | 30.0% | 37.0% |
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 | 57.0% | 33.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 30.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School this school | 1,198 | 53.1% | 42.8% |
| Tuloso-Midway Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 876 | 54.2% | 51.7% |
| Zachry Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,043 | 59.5% | 41.0% |
| Abell Junior High School MIDLAND | 1,129 | 54.3% | 33.8% |
| Andrews Middle School ANDREWS | 970 | 53.6% | 48.0% |
| Clute Intermediate School CLUTE | 1,002 | 57.8% | 37.5% |
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 Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #800 of 1,635 | #6 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,222 of 1,670 ▼ 152 | #10 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #677 of 1,670 ▲ 136 | #7 of 11 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #902 of 1,570 | #9 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,198 | #125 of 1,749 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #1,375 of 1,542 | #11 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.0% | #1,109 of 1,543 | #9 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.1% | #1,085 of 1,648 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +61.5% | #26 of 437 | #1 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
1,198
+212 (+22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 1,198 | 68.4 | 17.5:1 | 53% (636) |
| 2023-24 | 1,116 | 66.7 | 16.7:1 | 57% (637) |
| 2022-23 | 1,047 | 66.7 | 15.7:1 | 59% (620) |
| 2020-21 | 986 | 62 | 15.9:1 | 50% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 742 | 43.8 | 16.9:1 | 63% (468) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 61% (742 to 1,198); teachers up 56% (43.8 to 68.4).
About Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School is a public middle school in BUDA, Texas. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 1,198 students. That is 86% above the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
HAYS CISD has 27 schools and 24,330 students, and Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 77% of those enrolled at Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School. Next come 15% White, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 39% Hispanic among all Hays County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 39%.
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School reports a ratio of 17.5 students per teacher, from 68.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.5:1 compares with an average of 14.4:1 for middle schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School would score about 51.0%. It scores 42.8%, 8.2 points below that figure.
In Hays County, home to about 268,638 people, the median household earns about $89,097 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Hays County number 63, with about 46,946 students.
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School's nearest public school is Olympia Hills (about 0.6 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal records code the school's setting as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment increased by 22% across 4 years, from 986 in 2020-21 to 1,198 in 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 15.9:1 in 2020-21, and 17.5:1 in 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
- Camino Real Elementary SchoolElementary · 962 students
- Uhland Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
- R C Barton Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
Other schools in BUDA
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- R C Barton Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Sunfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Eric Dahlstrom Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Ralph Pfluger Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
Nearby schools
- Olympia Hills0.6 mi · 21
- Tom Green Elementary School0.7 mi · 612
- Ralph Pfluger Elementary School1.0 mi · 779
- Valor Kyle1.6 mi · 907
- Doral Academy of Texas1.9 mi · 392
- Sunfield Elementary School2.1 mi · 905
Frequently asked questions
About Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School?
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School enrolls approximately 1,198 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School serve?
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School is approximately 17.5:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School?
Student demographics at Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School are roughly 15% White, 77% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School public or private?
Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAYS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.