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Best High Schools in Hays County, TX

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Schools

14,166

Students

Districts

Top rankedDripping Springs High School274^th of 2,057 Texas high schools

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Biggest riser

Lehman High School up 73 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wimberley High School 14.5 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Idea Kyle College Preparatory

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)	STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)	STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)					STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Dripping Springs High School	Public	9-12	940 W Hwy 290	Dripping Springs	78620	Hays County	Dripping Springs Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 858-3100	2,564	155	16.5		1,754 (68.4%)	20 (0.8%)	572 (22.3%)	74 (2.9%)	4 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	136 (5.3%)	77.6	274^th of 2057 public high schools	86.7%		77	270^th of 1974 public high schools	86.3%	4			43.7	90.5	79.2	87.2	88.9												$9,059
Wimberley High School	Public	9-12	100 Carney Ln	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Wimberley Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 847-5729	820	56	14.5	18.5%	554 (67.6%)	3 (0.4%)	224 (27.3%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.4%)	71.7	399^th of 2057 public high schools	80.6%		69.6	426^th of 1974 public high schools	78.4%	27			53.6	85.2	75.5	68.1	82.4												$11,065
Jack C Hays High School	Public	9-12	4800 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-2911	2,304	128	17.9	34.8%	665 (28.9%)	97 (4.2%)	1,401 (60.8%)	41 (1.8%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	90 (3.9%)	60	694^th of 2057 public high schools	66.3%		61	646^th of 1974 public high schools	67.3%	48			44.3	74.6	66.3	65.1	72.6												$8,622
Alter Impact Center	Public	5-12	4125b F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8473	70	35	1.9	58.6%	6 (8.6%)	4 (5.7%)	59 (84.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	8.4	1854^th of 2057 public high schools	9.9%		12.1	1747^th of 1974 public high schools	11.5%	107			0.0	39.3	21.9	33.3	26.7			37.5	7.7	5.6			12.5	0.0	5.6	0.0	$23,801
Live Oak Academy	Public	9-12	4820 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8462	184	12	15.4	49.5%	37 (20.1%)	5 (2.7%)	134 (72.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.8%)	21.9	1662^nd of 2057 public high schools	19.2%		23.9	1543^rd of 1974 public high schools	21.8%	119			33.3	22.2	0.0	43.2	51.0												$12,360
Lehman High School	Public	9-12	1700 Lehman Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8454	2,128	125	17.0	56.2%	227 (10.7%)	103 (4.8%)	1,741 (81.8%)	18 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	32 (1.5%)	48.5	1004^th of 2057 public high schools	51.2%		43.3	1077^th of 1974 public high schools	45.4%	73			37.2	69.3	54.6	57.2	70.4												$8,579
Moe And Gene Johnson High School	Public	9-12	4260 Ranch Rd 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8512	2,870	146	19.6	33.4%	917 (32.0%)	83 (2.9%)	1,739 (60.6%)	44 (1.5%)	4 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (2.9%)	63.1	603^rd of 2057 public high schools	70.7%		65.2	547^th of 1974 public high schools	72.3%	56			48.6	79.0	66.5	67.9	72.8												$7,067
Hays Inspire Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	2250 Clovis Barker Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Inspire Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 638-5400	24	2	10.8	87.5%	10 (41.7%)	2 (8.3%)	12 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.4	1913^th of 2057 public high schools	7.0%		5	1861^st of 1974 public high schools	5.7%	52			0.0	14.3	0.0	40.0													$14,061
Katherine Anne Porter School	Public, Charter	8-12	515 Fm 2325	Wimberley	78676	Hays County	Katherine Anne Porter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 648-3180	95	11	8.8	31.6%	69 (72.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (25.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	53.5	876^th of 2057 public high schools	57.4%		48.9	937^th of 1974 public high schools	52.5%	61			11.8	61.1	84.6	75.0	87.5					75.0					18.2	18.2	$10,852
Idea Kyle College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	640 Philomena Dr	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4300	681	43	15.6	63.7%	69 (10.1%)	32 (4.7%)	562 (82.5%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	55.1	830^th of 2057 public high schools	59.6%					(n/a)			37.4	63.1	81.6	81.4	82.3			58.2	67.5	60.8			33.0	51.8		30.4	$11,078
San Marcos High School	Public	9-12	2601 Rattler Rd	San Marcos	78667	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 393-6805	2,371	160	14.8	73.3%	453 (19.1%)	125 (5.3%)	1,712 (72.2%)	20 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	50 (2.1%)	38.3	1306^th of 2057 public high schools	36.5%		35.6	1262^nd of 1974 public high schools	36.1%	44			11.7	60.5	45.6	51.9	68.0												$9,017
San Marcos Excel Academy	Public	10-12	121 De Zavala Dr	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 393-6932	55	4	13.7	87.3%	5 (9.1%)	2 (3.6%)	47 (85.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.8%)								(n/a)					22.2	14.3	26.3												$00

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