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Enrollment
2,304
High
DISTRICT 1,511 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001005244
Jack C Hays High School
4800 JACK C HAYS TRL, BUDA, TX 78610 · (512) 268-2911 · Hays County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL2,304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
128 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
801 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 677 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 623 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 544 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 460 | 20% |
Student demographics
54%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +45.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 45 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 51.0% | 14.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 38.0% | 35.0% | 16.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 27.0% | 48.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
62.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Jack C Hays High School
Jack C Hays High School's state test result (62.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack C Hays High School this school | 2,304 | 34.8% | 62.5% |
| Moe and Gene Johnson High School BUDA | 2,870 | 33.4% | 66.0% |
| Churchill High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,308 | 39.8% | 56.1% |
| East View High School GEORGETOWN | 2,206 | 37.9% | 46.7% |
| Taft High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,670 | 33.2% | 59.6% |
| Deer Park High School DEER PARK | 4,057 | 34.4% | 65.0% |
Matched among Texas high 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 Jack C Hays High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.5% | #421 of 1,385 | #3 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #543 of 1,425 ▼ 68 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #465 of 1,425 ▲ 125 | #5 of 7 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #490 of 1,184 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,304 | #217 of 2,107 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,188 of 1,344 | #6 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #533 of 1,346 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.8% | #1,298 of 1,522 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.7% | #105 of 557 | N/A |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,304
+53 (+2%) vs 2020
+236% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
18.0:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 2,304 | 128 | 18.0:1 | 35% (801) |
| 2023-24 | 2,191 | 133.5 | 16.4:1 | 38% (827) |
| 2022-23 | 2,062 | 129.5 | 15.9:1 | 35% (731) |
| 2020-21 | 2,251 | 143 | 15.7:1 | 35% (777) |
| 2017-18 | 2,905 | 141.6 | 20.5:1 | 33% (949) |
| 2015-16 | 2,611 | 131 | 19.9:1 | 35% (902) |
| 2010-11 | 1,992 | 117 | 17.0:1 | 33% (665) |
| 2000-01 | 2,060 | 128 | 16.1:1 | 23% (481) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 54 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jack C Hays High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (2,905 to 2,304); teachers down 10% (141.6 to 128).
About Jack C Hays High School
Jack C Hays High School is a high-enrollment high school in BUDA, Texas, (ZIP code 78610). It reports enrollment of 2,304 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 189% larger than the 796-student average for high schools in Texas.
Federal data list 27 schools in HAYS CISD, with 24,330 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Jack C Hays High School, about 61 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 29% White, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Among all residents of Hays County, the Hispanic share is about 39%. The diversity index for Jack C Hays High School is 54%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 18.0:1 is based on 128 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 2.9 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 35%. The rate at public schools in Hays County averages 46%, higher than here.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Jack C Hays High School, the prediction is 58.8% and the result is 62.5%.
Looking at the county, Hays County, median household income comes to about $89,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county has 63 public schools and about 46,946 students.
Live Oak Academy sits less than a tenth of a mile from Jack C Hays High School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 62.5% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
The school's size has been steady, with 2,251 students in 2020-21 and 2,304 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 18.0:1, from 15.7:1.
The allk12 page for Jack C Hays High School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
- 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
- R C Barton Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
Other schools in BUDA
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 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
- Live Oak Academy0.1 mi · 184
- R C Barton Middle School0.3 mi · 909
- Jim Cullen Elementary School1.0 mi · 396
- Laura B Negley Elementary School1.5 mi · 845
- Susie Fuentes Elementary School2.7 mi · 726
- Laura B Wallace Middle School2.8 mi · 831
Frequently asked questions
About Jack C Hays High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Jack C Hays High School?
Jack C Hays High School enrolls approximately 2,304 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Jack C Hays High School serve?
Jack C Hays High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Jack C Hays High School have?
Jack C Hays High School employs 128 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Jack C Hays High School?
Student demographics at Jack C Hays High School are roughly 29% White, 61% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Jack C Hays High School in?
Jack C Hays High School is part of HAYS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.