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Enrollment
909
Middle
DISTRICT 894 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001006199
R C Barton Middle School
4950 JACK C HAYS TRL, BUDA, TX 78610 · (512) 268-1472 · Hays County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL909 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
271 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 | 315 | 35% |
| Grade 7 | 308 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 286 | 31% |
Student demographics
59%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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +37.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
59.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 37 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 31.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 59.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.0% | 60.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 56.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 R C Barton Middle School
R C Barton Middle School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| R C Barton Middle School this school | 909 | 29.8% | 62.3% |
| Bailey Middle School AUSTIN | 785 | 34.1% | 47.0% |
| James R Brooks Middle School MIDLAND | 843 | 33.3% | 43.1% |
| Hill Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,057 | 28.1% | 60.7% |
| Chisholm Trail Middle School ROUND ROCK | 718 | 32.7% | 55.3% |
| Danville Middle School NEW BRAUNFELS | 921 | 36.7% | 54.5% |
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 R C Barton Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #200 of 1,635 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #312 of 1,670 ▼ 12 | #4 of 11 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #241 of 1,670 ▼ 3 | #4 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +12.5pp | #630 of 1,570 | #8 of 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 909 | #387 of 1,749 | #4 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #1,250 of 1,542 | #10 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.9% | #555 of 1,543 | #1 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #1,450 of 1,648 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +33.1% | #72 of 437 | #3 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
909
+169 (+23%) vs 2020
+151% since 1990-91, when it was 362
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
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 | 909 | 54.6 | 16.6:1 | 30% (271) |
| 2023-24 | 841 | 56.8 | 14.8:1 | 33% (278) |
| 2022-23 | 816 | 53.9 | 15.1:1 | 33% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 740 | 47 | 15.7:1 | 32% (234) |
| 2017-18 | 683 | 36.6 | 18.7:1 | 28% (189) |
| 2015-16 | 1,027 | 55 | 18.7:1 | 46% (470) |
| 2010-11 | 756 | 44 | 17.2:1 | 47% (356) |
| 2000-01 | 547 | 36 | 15.2:1 | 27% (150) |
| 1990-91 | 362 | 24 | 15.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for R C Barton Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 33% (683 to 909); teachers up 49% (36.6 to 54.6).
About R C Barton Middle School
R C Barton Middle School is a mid-sized middle school found in BUDA, Texas. It has an enrollment of 909 students in grades 6 through 8. On average, middle schools in Texas enroll around 643, and this school is 41% bigger than that mark.
R C Barton Middle School is part of HAYS CISD, where 27 schools serve 24,330 students.
More than half of the students at R C Barton Middle School are Hispanic (51%). The next largest groups are 38% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black, and 3% Asian. In Hays County overall, about 39% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 59%.
On staff are 54.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 16.6:1. Middle schools in Texas have an average ratio of 14.4:1. About 30% of students at R C Barton Middle School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Hays County report 46%.
R C Barton Middle School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.3% is 1.4 points above the 61.0% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Hays County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,097 a year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting R C Barton Middle School, Hays County has 63 public schools.
Live Oak Academy is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 53.3%; R C Barton Middle School's is 62.3%, ranking 3rd of 8.
The school's locale code, Rural: Fringe, means it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 23% gain, from 740 to 909.
This page is set up for the R C Barton Middle School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 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
Other schools in BUDA
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Sunfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Eric Dahlstrom Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
- Ralph Pfluger Elementary SchoolElementary · 779 students
Nearby schools
- Live Oak Academy0.2 mi · 184
- Jack C Hays High School0.3 mi · 2,304
- Jim Cullen Elementary School1.0 mi · 396
- Laura B Negley Elementary School1.2 mi · 845
- Laura B Wallace Middle School2.5 mi · 831
- Susie Fuentes Elementary School2.5 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About R C Barton Middle SchoolHow many students attend R C Barton Middle School?
R C Barton Middle School enrolls approximately 909 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does R C Barton Middle School serve?
R C Barton Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at R C Barton Middle School?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at R C Barton Middle School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at R C Barton Middle School?
At R C Barton Middle School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 51% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees R C Barton Middle School?
R C Barton Middle School is overseen by HAYS CISD in Hays County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.