Dripping Springs Middle

Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · Dripping Springs, Texas

Dripping Springs Middle in Dripping Springs, Texas enrolled 917 students in 2024-25 with 63.8 full-time teachers, 14.4 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no program; it does not take part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 69-71% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 63% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 52% and 43.7%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%

882 students in 2022-23, 920 students in 2023-24, 917 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 62.1 to 63.8.

Students enrolled at Dripping Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 882, 2023-24: 920, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238822023-249202024-25917
Students enrolled at Dripping Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 882, 2023-24: 920, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238822023-249202024-25917
Students enrolled at Dripping Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 882, 2023-24: 920, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238822023-249202024-25917
Students enrolled at Dripping Springs Middle by school year2022-23: 882, 2023-24: 920, 2024-25: 91702505007501k2022-238822023-249202024-25917
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2388262.114.2
2023-2492063.014.6
2024-2591763.814.4

14.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 50 of every 100 Texas middle schools

Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 14.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 14.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 14.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Texas middle schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.3 to 77.4; This school 14.4; state median 14.3.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 14.4state median 14.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 686 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Dripping Springs Middle enrolled 892 students and had 1.3 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 15 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.3, one per 686 of the 892 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions15
  • Chronically absent12.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

69.9% of students were White, 22.5% Hispanic, 4.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White69.9%
  2. Hispanic22.5%
  3. Two or more races4.6%
  4. Asian2.4%
  5. Black0.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Dripping Springs Middle scored proficient or above: 69-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtTexas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2269‑71%72%52%
Math, 2022-2363%63% (2021-22)43.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Dripping Springs Middle

  1. Lake Travis MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 11 miles away: 968 students, 17.2 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Danforth Junior HighThe next nearest public middle school, 14 miles away: 639 students, 14.9 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Dripping Springs Middle with Lake Travis MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Dripping Springs ISD spends per student$10,459 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,459
  5. The largest public schools in TexasDripping Springs Middle is the number 371 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#371 of 1,691
  6. Texas schools by students per teacher14.4 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.14.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Dripping Springs Middle

  1. How many students attend Dripping Springs Middle?
    917 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 882 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in Dripping Springs, TX.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Dripping Springs Middle?
    14.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Dripping Springs Middle a Title I school?
    Dripping Springs Middle was eligible for Title I in 2021-22 but ran no Title I program (2021-22 is the last year NCES published school Title I status).
  4. How do students at Dripping Springs Middle do on state tests?
    The students tested at Dripping Springs Middle scored proficient or above: 69-71% in reading in 2021-22 and 63% in math in 2022-23, against 52% in reading in 2021-22 and 43.7% in math in 2022-23 across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Dripping Springs Middle in?
    Dripping Springs ISD, NCES district ID 4800008. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 480000806094 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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