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Dripping Springs Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
111 Tiger Ln
Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Phone
(512) 858-3400
District
DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
County
HAYS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
920
Classroom Teachers
63

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

9

(10 is best)

Better than 80.4% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Dripping Springs Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
57%
43%
75%
50%
38%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
42%
64%
52%
53%
32%
59%
42%
64%
52%
53%
32%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
69%
49%
73%
55%
65%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 319 34.7%
Grade 7 289 31.4%
Grade 8 312 33.9%
Total 920 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.2% 73.6% 26.7%
Black 0.7% 0.9% 13.3%
Hispanic 22.9% 22.0% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.3% 3.3% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 9.0% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 7.9% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 1.1% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 43,116 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 219.6 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.4% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 25.5% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 28.6% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 14,585 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 6.1% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 98.1% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 62.5% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 52.7% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 19.3% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 8.4% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 7.5% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 6.0% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.0% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 2.2% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,756 $49,142,000 43.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $465 $3,970,000 3.5%
Staff $491 $4,188,000 3.7%
General Administration $170 $1,451,000 1.3%
School Administration $400 $3,415,000 3.0%
Operation $896 $7,651,000 6.7%
Transportation $292 $2,497,000 2.2%
Other $438 $3,740,000 3.3%
Total Support $3,152 $26,912,000 23.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,464 $38,110,000 33.4%
Total Expenditures $13,371 $114,164,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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