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Laura B Wallace Middle

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Laura B Wallace Middle ranks 1267 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1267^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 46% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Laura B Wallace Middle in Kyle, TX, is a mid-sized school serving 831 students in grades 6-8 within the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, where nearly half of students are eligible for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a fascinating paradox for parents. On one hand, its advanced math program is exceptional: an impressive 86.46% of students taking Algebra I passed the End-of-Course exam, dramatically outperforming the district average of 58.68% and the state average of 54.03%. This is a standout strength compared to nearby schools like Eric Dahlstrom Middle and R C Barton Middle, which are top performers overall. However, the school struggles significantly with grade-level math—only 11.39% of 7th graders were proficient, far below the state average of 29.41%. This creates a "tale of two math programs," where advanced students thrive while many others fall behind. Reading scores are a relative bright spot, with proficiency rates close to state averages across all grades.

Another key takeaway is the school's mixed performance for different student groups. It serves Gifted and Talented students well (79th percentile) and has a commendably low dropout rate of 0.0%. However, it faces challenges with African American students (22nd percentile) and English Language Learners (21st percentile), indicating equity gaps that need attention. Compared to similar schools like Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle and Armando Chapa Middle, which have comparable economic diversity, Wallace performs in line with its peers but hasn't yet broken away to match the results of higher-income schools. The school's per-student spending and student-teacher ratio are average, suggesting that performance challenges relate more to instructional strategies than funding.

831

Students ?

15.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,420

Per pupil spending ?

47.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1500 W Center St
Kyle, TX 78640-9530

(512) 268-2891

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Laura B Wallace Middle usually attend:

High:

Jack C Hays High School

Feeder schools for Laura B Wallace Middle:

Elementary:	Blanco Vista Elementary
	Kyle Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.6%

White:

23.6%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 27th percentile in 2016 → 46th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school43%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

1,267^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 46%▲ up 18 pts since 2016

From bottom 27% (2016) to bottom 46% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 6Middle Schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District

437^th of 951Hays 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
2026	43.4	1267 of 2335	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.9	1143 of 2344	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1053 of 2372	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1221 of 2330	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1140 of 2254	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.4	1279 of 2252	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1261 of 2193	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1373 of 2080	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.2	1365 of 2027	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.0	1441 of 1987	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	50.6	1075 of 2043	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	49.7	1067 of 1987	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.8	1148 of 1973	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.7	1193 of 1951	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.5	1089 of 1895	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	54.8	920 of 1803	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	1046 of 1763	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.8	944 of 1718	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.5	1266 of 1684	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.5	1232 of 1585	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.8	1348 of 1582	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.3	1030 of 1573	34.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1011 of 1295	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.4	874 of 997	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	943 of 1280	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.4	770 of 1273	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	915 of 1251	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1095 of 1213	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	51.6	469 of 1193	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	460 of 1167	60.6%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	55.8	305 of 617	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.3	496 of 594	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.1	450 of 587	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	46.8	994 of 2182	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.7	1480 of 2118	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1618 of 2058	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1544 of 2008	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.9	1103 of 1390	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.4	985 of 1428	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	940 of 1770	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1101 of 1720	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.4	959 of 1643	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.8	677 of 1592	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	27.2	1196 of 1445	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.5	652 of 1376	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.3	1125 of 2240	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.0	978 of 1825	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	1119 of 2242	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.6	1105 of 2241	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1238 of 2221	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	1249 of 2151	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1308 of 2047	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1366 of 2008	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	745 of 1497	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	72.2	257 of 1230	79.1%	★★★★☆
2023	59.9	745 of 1481	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.3	887 of 1488	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	55.7	797 of 1501	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.3	677 of 1446	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.3	611 of 1430	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.2	1163 of 2141	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.2	905 of 1731	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.1	815 of 2119	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.4	1273 of 2116	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.1	1015 of 2077	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.9	1145 of 2043	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.8	1198 of 1935	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1341 of 1895	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.2	1483 of 2253	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	921 of 1820	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.6	1133 of 2235	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1347 of 2251	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1503 of 2220	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.8	1417 of 2172	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1459 of 2073	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1602 of 2039	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	1321 of 2253	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	47.3	871 of 1818	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	974 of 2246	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	1272 of 2245	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1050 of 2228	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.2	1248 of 2168	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	1142 of 2069	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1323 of 2030	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.9	501 of 806	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.1	459 of 676	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	674 of 818	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.8	337 of 817	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.6	472 of 813	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.0	365 of 743	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.2	478 of 753	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	637 of 720	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	857 of 1956	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.2	806 of 1568	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1261 of 1891	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.9	867 of 1815	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.0	709 of 1757	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	794 of 1712	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	963 of 1626	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1122 of 1597	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.6	927 of 1731	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	52.2	665 of 1439	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	1024 of 1733	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	737 of 1749	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.7	876 of 1723	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	1113 of 1700	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.9	957 of 1684	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1025 of 1673	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2026)56th percentile+10 vs school

At Risk (2022)54th percentile+5 vs school

Asian (2024)51st percentile-5 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2026)50th percentile+4 vs school

White (2026)46th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)41st percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)38th percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-12 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)21st percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I86%+32 vs state

Reading53%-3 vs state

Mathematics34%-6 vs state

Social Studies22%-9 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (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	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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
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%)	43.4	1267^th of 2335 public middle schools	45.7%		47.9	1143^rd of 2344 public middle schools	51.2%	124	86.5	47.8	50.5	59.8	32.8	11.4	46.2	22.5	$8,420
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%)	76.2	387^th of 2335 public middle schools	83.4%		78.3	360^th of 2344 public middle schools	84.6%	27	100.0	72.4	65.6	70.8	55.7	10.1	63.0	45.3	$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%)	35.6	1546^th of 2335 public middle schools	33.8%		40.8	1379^th of 2344 public middle schools	41.2%	167	71.0	48.8	44.7	56.0	21.8	4.6	39.9	23.7	$10,207
D J Red Simon Middle	Public	6-8	3839 E Fm 150	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8507	898	57	15.8	58.7%	74 (8.2%)	38 (4.2%)	770 (85.7%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.2%)	31.3	1676^th of 2335 public middle schools	28.2%		25.6	1877^th of 2344 public middle schools	19.9%	201	87.0	46.5	43.2	47.7	19.4	12.2	47.2	15.0	$8,547
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%)	42.6	1300^th of 2335 public middle schools	44.3%		41.4	1352^nd of 2344 public middle schools	42.3%	52	86.9	51.4	53.4	60.7	28.0	14.2	34.9	26.5	$7,274
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%)								(n/a)									$11,352
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%)	78.1	355^th of 2335 public middle schools	84.8%		78.5	352^nd of 2344 public middle schools	85.0%	3	100.0	65.7	64.5	76.9	51.1	24.0	68.0	46.0	$7,898
Goodnight Middle	Public	6-8	1301 Hwy 123	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6550	884	58	15.3	81.8%	107 (12.1%)	27 (3.1%)	730 (82.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.6%)	26.7	1825^th of 2335 public middle schools	21.8%		27.6	1816^th of 2344 public middle schools	22.5%	9	64.7	37.1	33.7	45.5	16.4	11.3	36.8	30.5	$9,460
Miller Middle	Public	6-8	301 Foxtail Run	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6660	896	61	14.6	69.9%	257 (28.7%)	42 (4.7%)	565 (63.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.6%)	48.4	1087^th of 2335 public middle schools	53.4%		41.5	1349^th of 2344 public middle schools	42.4%	262	95.8	53.5	50.6	59.9	25.7	19.0	40.7	38.3	$9,613
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%)	59.1	781^st of 2335 public middle schools	66.6%		52.8	992^nd of 2344 public middle schools	57.7%	211	100.0	57.6	46.7	70.0	38.7	12.0	62.3	35.7	$9,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Laura B Wallace Middle

What district is Laura B Wallace Middle in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

What high school do graduates of Laura B Wallace Middle attend?

Students who attend Laura B Wallace Middle usually go on to attend Jack C Hays High School

How many students attend Laura B Wallace Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 831 students attended Laura B Wallace Middle.

Is Laura B Wallace Middle a good school?

Laura B Wallace Middle ranks 1267^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Laura B Wallace Middle?

Students at Laura B Wallace Middle are 68% Hispanic, 24% White, 4% Two or more races, 4% African American.

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