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MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S
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STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveBeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyAbout MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S
As a sizable four-year high school in BUDA, Texas, MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S enrolls 2,870 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by HAYS CISD. That puts it 261% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S is one of 27 schools operated by HAYS CISD, a district that serves 24,330 students overall.
Demographically, MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest comes out to 32% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hays County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S logs 146 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 33% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hays County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 59.3%, the actual is 66.9%, a residual of +7.6 points.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hays County put the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Hays County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CARPENTER HILL EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 56.6%.
MOE AND GENE JOHNSON H S operates from a low-density location.
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