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Eric Dahlstrom Middle

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Eric Dahlstrom Middle ranks 352 nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

352^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,344 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 85% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Eric Dahlstrom Middle is a public middle school located in Buda, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 873 students. It is part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 480 out of 961 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Eric Dahlstrom Middle consistently outperforms the district and state in STAAR test scores across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had significantly higher proficiency rates in STAAR Reading and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. The school also maintains relatively low dropout rates and spends more per student than the district average, which could contribute to its strong academic performance. When compared to other middle schools in the district, such as Laura B Wallace Middle and Armando Chapa Middle, Eric Dahlstrom Middle consistently outperforms its peers in academic metrics.

Interestingly, Eric Dahlstrom Middle also outperforms many middle schools in the Austin Independent School District, a larger and more urban district. For example, Bedichek Middle, Gorzycki Middle, Covington Middle, Paredes Middle, and Bailey Middle all have significantly lower STAAR proficiency rates compared to Eric Dahlstrom Middle. The school also stands out for its exceptional performance in STAAR EOC Algebra I, with proficiency rates consistently above 90% in recent years.

804

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,898

Per pupil spending ?

12.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3600 F M 967
Buda, TX 78610-9236

(512) 295-4717

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Eric Dahlstrom Middle usually attend:

High:

Moe And Gene Johnson High School

Feeder schools for Eric Dahlstrom Middle:

Elementary:	Carpenter Hill Elementary
	Elm Grove Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

57.8%

Hispanic:

36.2%

Two or more races:

3.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 86th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (62% vs 45% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of Texas middle schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg46%

Texas avg45%

352^nd of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Top 15%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 6Middle Schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District

480^th of 961Hays Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	78.5	352 of 2344	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	88.9	177 of 2372	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	85.5	236 of 2330	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	82.0	302 of 2254	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.3	340 of 2252	84.9%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	284 of 2193	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	76.8	339 of 2080	83.7%	★★★★☆
2017	80.7	263 of 2027	87.0%	★★★★☆
2016	78.5	316 of 1987	84.1%	★★★★☆
2015	79.6	277 of 2043	86.4%	★★★★☆
2014	78.5	309 of 1987	84.4%	★★★★☆
2013	76.9	320 of 1973	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	76.9	318 of 1951	83.7%	★★★★☆
2011	76.3	207 of 1895	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	262 of 1803	85.5%	★★★★☆
2009	68.5	464 of 1763	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	72.6	346 of 1718	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	60.1	703 of 1684	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.8	460 of 1585	71.0%	★★★★☆
2005	65.3	515 of 1582	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	68.6	418 of 1573	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	47.0	608 of 1273	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	272 of 1251	78.3%	★★★★☆
2019	72.9	221 of 1193	81.5%	★★★★☆
2018	92.2	50 of 1167	95.7%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	66.9	191 of 617	69.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.1	673 of 2182	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.2	1065 of 2118	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.1	470 of 2058	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	49.7	811 of 2008	59.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	556 of 1428	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	612 of 1770	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.3	1079 of 1720	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1280 of 1643	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.3	970 of 1592	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	74.8	309 of 1825	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.5	226 of 2242	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	229 of 2241	89.8%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	281 of 2221	87.3%	★★★★☆
2021	77.4	335 of 2151	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	81.5	258 of 2047	87.4%	★★★★☆
2018	78.4	295 of 2008	85.3%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	253 of 1230	79.4%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	174 of 1481	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	70.2	399 of 1488	73.2%	★★★★☆
2021	70.0	456 of 1501	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.2	806 of 1446	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.2	721 of 1430	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	64.7	432 of 1731	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	202 of 2119	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	268 of 2116	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	76.3	293 of 2077	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	348 of 2043	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.5	273 of 1935	85.9%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	291 of 1895	84.6%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	61.2	516 of 1820	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	306 of 2235	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.0	433 of 2251	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	66.5	486 of 2220	78.1%	★★★★☆
2021	64.8	533 of 2172	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	907 of 2073	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	946 of 2039	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.7	331 of 1818	81.8%	★★★★☆
2024	86.8	171 of 2246	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	216 of 2245	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	80.3	295 of 2228	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	336 of 2168	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.5	300 of 2069	85.5%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	409 of 2030	79.9%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	160 of 676	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	97 of 818	88.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	159 of 817	80.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	156 of 813	80.8%	★★★★☆
2021	65.2	187 of 743	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	18 of 753	97.6%	★★★★★
2018	69.8	170 of 720	76.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	118 of 1568	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	48 of 1891	97.5%	★★★★★
2023	77.6	179 of 1815	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	79.5	123 of 1757	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	67.9	251 of 1712	85.3%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	273 of 1626	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	146 of 1597	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	69.8	330 of 1439	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	80.6	191 of 1733	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	223 of 1749	87.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.8	308 of 1723	82.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.6	445 of 1700	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	394 of 1684	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	498 of 1673	70.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)82nd percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)79th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)77th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2024)69th percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile-24 vs school

African American (2023)52nd percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I99%+52 vs state

Reading71%+17 vs state

Mathematics55%+17 vs state

Science55%+9 vs state

Social Studies43%+14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)				STAAR Mathematics (2025)				STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Eric Dahlstrom Middle	Public	6-8	3600 F M 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 295-4717	804	49	16.3	12.6%	465 (57.8%)	7 (0.9%)	291 (36.2%)	9 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.7%)	78.5	352^nd of 2344 public middle schools	85.0%		88.9	177^th of 2372 public middle schools	92.5%	175	98.6		72.7	73.1	68.4		57.9	20.5	68.5	54.8	43.3	$7,898
Olympia Hills	Public, Charter	3-8	2122 Green Meadows	Buda	78610	Hays County	University Of Texas University Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 750-0426	21	2	8.5		17 (81.0%)	1 (4.8%)	1 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (9.5%)	96.2	51^st of 2344 public middle schools	97.8%					(n/a)	85.7	50.0			85.7	50.0				85.7	57.1	$11,352
Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle	Public	6-8	5700 Dacy Ln	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8508	1,198	68	17.5	53.1%	178 (14.9%)	42 (3.5%)	917 (76.5%)	22 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (3.0%)	41.4	1352^nd of 2344 public middle schools	42.3%		48.6	1116^th of 2372 public middle schools	53.0%	236	91.2		46.5	51.1	52.2		25.7	10.3	38.2	47.1	25.8	$7,274
Bailey Middle	Public	6-8	4020 Lost Oasis Hollow	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-4990	785	49	15.9	34.1%	348 (44.3%)	28 (3.6%)	348 (44.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.1%)	52.8	992^nd of 2344 public middle schools	57.7%		56.1	886^th of 2372 public middle schools	62.6%	106	98.9		50.0	48.4	60.8		24.5	14.3	70.9	47.6	33.7	$9,190
R C Barton Middle	Public	6-8	4950 Jack C Hays Trl	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-1472	909	55	16.6	29.8%	344 (37.8%)	31 (3.4%)	467 (51.4%)	28 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	35 (3.9%)	78.3	360^th of 2344 public middle schools	84.6%		82.1	284^th of 2372 public middle schools	88.0%	76	98.2		71.0	69.4	69.5		55.5	21.4	61.8	64.1	46.5	$8,548
Armando Chapa Middle	Public	6-8	3311 Dacy Ln	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8500	724	50	14.4	65.1%	128 (17.7%)	40 (5.5%)	525 (72.5%)	8 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.8%)	40.8	1379^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.2%		42.3	1328^th of 2372 public middle schools	44.0%	51	87.1		45.2	51.9	56.0		18.9	7.5	42.2	45.2	22.3	$10,207
Paredes Middle	Public	6-8	10100 S Mary Moore Searight Dr	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 841-6800	635	39	16.2	78.3%	40 (6.3%)	64 (10.1%)	503 (79.2%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	16 (2.5%)	11.5	2212^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.6%		8.6	2289^th of 2372 public middle schools	3.5%	77	61.0		32.5	25.8	34.9		7.1	10.5	10.1	19.8	5.5	$10,433
Laura B Wallace Middle	Public	6-8	1500 W Center St	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-2891	831	52	15.9	47.1%	196 (23.6%)	30 (3.6%)	562 (67.6%)	8 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	32 (3.9%)	47.9	1143^rd of 2344 public middle schools	51.2%		50.3	1053^rd of 2372 public middle schools	55.6%	90	88.3		54.3	53.3	59.5		29.3	14.7	41.8	47.6	23.1	$8,420
Gorzycki Middle	Public	6-8	7412 W Slaughter Ln	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-8600	1,305	75	17.4	7.6%	752 (57.6%)	16 (1.2%)	329 (25.2%)	128 (9.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	79 (6.1%)	92.9	98^th of 2344 public middle schools	95.8%		92.7	100^th of 2372 public middle schools	95.8%	2	92.8		84.9	84.5	88.9		58.2	40.3	77.8	80.3	70.7	$8,059
Covington Middle	Public	6-8	3700 Convict Hill Rd	Austin	78749	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-3276	632	46	13.6	52.4%	191 (30.2%)	36 (5.7%)	354 (56.0%)	19 (3.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	47.3	1160^th of 2344 public middle schools	50.5%		47.5	1152^nd of 2372 public middle schools	51.4%	8	83.6		58.1	52.6	57.9		33.8	15.8	38.1	33.3	31.2	$12,311

Frequently Asked Questions about Eric Dahlstrom Middle

Is Eric Dahlstrom Middle a good school?

Eric Dahlstrom Middle ranks 352^nd of 2344 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Eric Dahlstrom Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 804 students attended Eric Dahlstrom Middle.

What high school do graduates of Eric Dahlstrom Middle attend?

Students who attend Eric Dahlstrom Middle usually go on to attend Moe And Gene Johnson High School

What is the racial makeup of Eric Dahlstrom Middle?

Students at Eric Dahlstrom Middle are 58% White, 36% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Eric Dahlstrom Middle in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

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