Enrollment
951
Middle
DISTRICT 790 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUTTO ISD·NCES 482410023085
Gus Almquist
1000 HAYBARN LN, HUTTO, TX 78634 · (512) 759-3771 · Williamson County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL951 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
380 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 335 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 320 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 296 | 31% |
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +1.0pp since 2024
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +3.0pp since 2024
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 1 points since 2024, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 33.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
43.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Gus Almquist
Gus Almquist's state test result (43.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gus Almquist this school | 951 | 40.0% | 43.7% |
| Hutto Middle School HUTTO | 746 | 41.6% | 50.6% |
| Deerpark Middle School AUSTIN | 916 | 43.1% | 42.2% |
| James Tippit Middle School GEORGETOWN | 728 | 43.1% | 40.9% |
| Faubion Middle School MCKINNEY | 1,033 | 43.8% | 61.8% |
| Farley Middle School HUTTO | 674 | 42.3% | 39.1% |
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 Gus Almquist ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Williamson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.7% | #760 of 1,635 | #20 of 30 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #884 of 1,670 ▲ 48 | #24 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #765 of 1,670 no change | #21 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 951 | #339 of 1,749 | #13 of 33 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #844 of 1,542 | #19 of 31 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #261 of 1,543 | #14 of 31 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.0% | #1,328 of 1,648 | #12 of 30 |
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.
About Gus Almquist
Gus Almquist, located in HUTTO, Texas, is a mid-sized middle-grades school. It reported 951 students in grades 6 through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
HUTTO ISD has 10,688 students spread across 15 schools.
About 47% of students at Gus Almquist are Hispanic, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 28% White, 13% Black, 7% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Williamson County's residents are about 25% Hispanic, 23 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 67, compared with 70 nationally.
Gus Almquist has a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1, with 63.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 40% at Gus Almquist. The average for public schools in Williamson County is 29%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gus Almquist falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 43.7% actual against 56.6% predicted.
In the wider Williamson County area, the median household earns about $111,340 a year, about 48% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. Gus Almquist shares Williamson County with 207 other public schools.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School, is the closest to Gus Almquist. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Gus Almquist. Its average proficiency rate of 43.7% is below the 49.4% average for nearby schools.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
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Williamson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
672,688
Census ACS
Median income
$111,340
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
48%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
208
126,147 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HUTTO ISD
- Hutto High SchoolHigh · 2,313 students
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 925 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Hutto Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 808 students
- Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
Other schools in HUTTO
- Hutto High SchoolHigh · 2,313 students
- Cottonwood Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 925 students
- Hutto Elementary SchoolElementary · 820 students
- Hutto Ninth Grade CenterHigh · 808 students
- Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Ray Elementary SchoolElementary · 793 students
Nearby schools
- Benjamin Doc Kerley Elementary School0.3 mi · 806
- Veterans Hill Elementary School1.4 mi · 708
- Hutto High School1.8 mi · 2,313
- Redbud Elementary School2.0 mi · 552
- Nadine Johnson Elementary School2.0 mi · 547
- Linda Herrington Elementary School2.1 mi · 842
Frequently asked questions
About Gus AlmquistHow many students attend Gus Almquist?
Gus Almquist enrolls approximately 951 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Gus Almquist serve?
Gus Almquist serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Gus Almquist?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Gus Almquist.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gus Almquist?
At Gus Almquist, the student body is approximately 28% White, 47% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Gus Almquist?
Gus Almquist is overseen by HUTTO ISD in Williamson County.
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