R C BARTON MIDDLE

R C BARTON MIDDLE, a medium-sized intermediate school in BUDA, Texas, one of the schools within HAYS CISD, hosts 909 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 41% above typical.

HAYS CISD runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 24,330 students. R C BARTON MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, R C BARTON MIDDLE shows that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 38% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, R C BARTON MIDDLE has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting R C BARTON MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Hays County (around 46%), the school's rate is south of typical.

After controlling for student poverty, R C BARTON MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 60.9%; this one delivers 64.0%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Hays County put median household earnings sit near $89,097, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. R C BARTON MIDDLE is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

The closest other public school is LIVE OAK ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), R C BARTON MIDDLE ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R C BARTON MIDDLE has ticked up 33%, going from 683 students in 2018 to 909 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 46% to 38% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.7:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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