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Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle

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Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle ranks 1300 th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1300^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,335 Texas Middle Schools

Better than 44% of Texas middle schools

Summary

Dr. T.C. McCormick Junior Middle in Buda, TX, serves 1,198 students in grades 6-8 within the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, where over 53% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

McCormick is a school of striking contrasts. Its most notable strength is an exceptional Algebra I program, with proficiency rates consistently above 86%—far exceeding district and state averages. This suggests a highly effective advanced math track. However, the school struggles significantly with grade-level math for the general student body, with proficiency rates in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade math falling well below state averages (e.g., only 14% of 7th graders were proficient in 2025-2026). This creates a "two-tiered" math system where advanced students thrive while many others need more support. On a positive note, the school has shown strong and consistent results for its African American students, ranking in the top 30% of schools statewide for this group. Reading scores are more stable, generally hovering near state averages.

Compared to nearby schools, McCormick sits in the middle of its district. It outperforms Armando Chapa Middle (2.37 miles away) and D.J. Red Simon Middle (7.52 miles away), both of which have higher poverty rates. However, it is vastly outperformed by Eric Dahlstrom Middle (4.57 miles away) and R.C. Barton Middle (4.41 miles away), which have much lower poverty rates. When compared to schools in the neighboring Austin Independent School District (Isd), McCormick is a high-performing school, significantly outpacing Bedichek Middle, Mendez Middle, and Paredes Middle, which face far greater challenges. The school's biggest opportunity is to bridge the gap between its advanced math program and the foundational math skills of the majority of its students.

1,198

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$7,274

Per pupil spending ?

53.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5700 Dacy Ln
Buda, TX 78610

(512) 268-8508

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle usually attend:

High:

Moe And Gene Johnson High School

Feeder schools for Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle:

Elementary:	Camino Real Elementary
	Tom Green Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.5%

White:

14.9%

African American:

3.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2022 → 44th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (41% vs 47% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2022) to 44th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school41%

District avg46%

Texas avg47%

1,300^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 13 pts since 2019

From bottom 31% (2019) to bottom 44% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	42.6	1300 of 2335	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.4	1352 of 2344	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.6	1116 of 2372	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	1101 of 2330	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.9	989 of 2254	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.0	1350 of 2252	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1515 of 2193	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.8	353 of 1295	72.7%	★★★★☆
2025	64.0	261 of 997	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	69.4	273 of 1280	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	333 of 1273	73.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	295 of 1251	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	58.5	356 of 1213	70.7%	★★★★☆
2019	42.6	629 of 1193	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.5	427 of 1167	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	46.1	401 of 642	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	65.5	160 of 505	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.8	77 of 617	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	46.2	387 of 616	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.8	395 of 606	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.9	496 of 589	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	448 of 594	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	57.5	667 of 2182	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.2	1029 of 2118	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	1677 of 2058	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1884 of 2008	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	1028 of 1390	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.0	691 of 1428	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.4	928 of 1770	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.9	647 of 1720	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	700 of 1643	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.8	588 of 1592	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.1	1113 of 1445	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1256 of 1376	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.3	1215 of 2240	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.4	1002 of 1825	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	1043 of 2242	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1099 of 2241	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	1074 of 2221	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	1402 of 2151	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1460 of 2047	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1530 of 2008	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.2	507 of 1497	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.1	538 of 1230	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	445 of 1481	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	648 of 1488	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.7	816 of 1501	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.9	1052 of 1446	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1096 of 1430	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	1244 of 2141	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	1003 of 1731	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1069 of 2119	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	1003 of 2116	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.1	861 of 2077	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.5	1190 of 2043	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1328 of 1935	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.1	1614 of 1895	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	1311 of 2253	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	1247 of 1820	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1219 of 2235	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.3	1020 of 2251	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.8	989 of 2220	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.3	1229 of 2172	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1468 of 2073	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1747 of 2039	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.3	1298 of 2253	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.4	1078 of 1818	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1249 of 2246	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.8	1065 of 2245	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	903 of 2228	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.9	1225 of 2168	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1435 of 2069	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.0	1685 of 2030	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.8	389 of 806	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	47.5	344 of 676	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	56.2	317 of 818	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.5	406 of 817	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	20.5	720 of 813	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	523 of 743	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	381 of 753	49.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.0	1176 of 1956	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.4	1052 of 1568	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1124 of 1891	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1103 of 1815	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	829 of 1757	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.6	863 of 1712	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.4	994 of 1626	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1263 of 1597	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	52.6	791 of 1731	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.9	769 of 1439	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	744 of 1733	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.3	500 of 1749	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	434 of 1723	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	38.8	1097 of 1700	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1112 of 1684	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.1	838 of 1673	49.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2026)73rd percentile+28 vs school

At Risk (2022)69th percentile+13 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)66th percentile+22 vs school

White (2026)54th percentile+10 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)46th percentile~ school

Male (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)42nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)42nd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)40th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)38th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I87%+33 vs state

Reading55%~ state avg

Social Studies27%-5 vs state

Mathematics26%-13 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	8.6	2264^th of 2335 public middle schools	3.0%		11.5	2212^th of 2344 public middle schools	5.6%	52	90.9	27.9	27.3	27.1	6.3	3.0	14.5	7.2	$10,433
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
Bedichek Middle	Public	6-8	6800 Bill Hughes Rd	Austin	78745	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 414-3265	671	48	13.9	84.2%	52 (7.7%)	47 (7.0%)	548 (81.7%)	12 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	15.2	2152^nd of 2335 public middle schools	7.8%		15.9	2129^th of 2344 public middle schools	9.2%	23	77.7	22.2	21.7	39.7	6.4	0.0	31.3	14.7	$12,285

Frequently Asked Questions about Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle

What high school do graduates of Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle attend?

Students who attend Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle usually go on to attend Moe And Gene Johnson High School

What is the racial makeup of Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle?

Students at Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle are 77% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,198 students attended Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle.

Is Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle a good school?

Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle ranks 1300^th of 2335 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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