Laura B Wallace Middle

Summary:

Laura B Wallace Middle is a public middle school located in Kyle, Texas, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 789 students. The school is part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 456 out of 968 school districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

One key differentiator for Laura B Wallace Middle is its racial makeup, with a significantly higher percentage of Hispanic students (67.93%) compared to the surrounding schools, which range from 37.36% to 88.13% Hispanic students. The school's STAAR test scores are generally lower than the district and state averages across various subjects and grade levels, though its Algebra I end-of-course proficiency (90%) is significantly higher than the district (54.61%) and state (44.73%) averages. Additionally, Laura B Wallace Middle has seen a fluctuating dropout rate, ranging from 0.0% to 1.6% over the past few years, which is generally higher than the surrounding schools, such as R.C. Barton Middle and Eric Dahlstrom Middle, which have reported 0.0% to 0.7% dropout rates.

When comparing Laura B Wallace Middle to nearby schools within the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, it becomes evident that the school's performance is generally lower across various metrics, including test scores and dropout rates. However, the school's exceptional performance in Algebra I end-of-course exams suggests that it may be effectively preparing a subset of its students for advanced mathematics coursework. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $7,767 in 2018-2019 to $9,231 in 2020-2021, which may have contributed to the school's efforts to improve student outcomes.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 1500 W Center St
       Kyle, TX  78640-9530


(512) 268-2891

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1050th of 2,361 Texas Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,231 Help


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

Student/teacher ratio:  14.7 Help
Number of students:  789

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
67.9%
White:
22.9%
African American:
3.7%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  53.4% Help


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Compare Details Laura B Wallace Middle ranks better than 55.5% of middle schools in Texas. It also ranks 3rd among 6 ranked middle schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 50.33. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (67.9%), White (22.9%), African American (3.7%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 53.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Laura B Wallace Middle is 14.7, which is the 3rd best among 6 middle schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Laura B Wallace Middle employs 53.4 full-time teachers.
Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Laura B Wallace Middle is $9,231. 3 middle schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Laura B Wallace Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Laura B Wallace Middle 1050th of 2361 Texas public middle schools. (See Laura B Wallace Middle in the ranking list.)

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Hays Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hays Consolidated Independent School District 456th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Laura B Wallace Middle

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Rank History for all students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 44.33 1030th 1573 34.5%
2005 22.77 1348th 1582 14.8%
2006 30.53 1232nd 1585 22.3%
2007 35.45 1266th 1684 24.8%
2008 51.79 944th 1718 45.1%
2009 49.43 1046th 1763 40.7%
2010 54.82 920th 1803 49.0%
2011 51.53 1089th 1895 42.5%
2012 43.73 1193rd 1951 38.9%
2013 46.79 1148th 1973 41.8%
2014 49.71 1067th 1987 46.3%
2015 50.55 1075th 2043 47.4%
2016 34.97 1441st 1987 27.5%
2017 34.15 1365th 2027 32.7%
2018 35.30 1373rd 2080 34.0%
2019 40.87 1261st 2193 42.5%
2021 40.44 1279th 2252 43.2%
2022 45.67 1140th 2254 49.4%
2023 45.05 1221st 2330 47.6%
2024 50.33 1050th 2361 55.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.15 637th 720 11.5%
2019 38.18 478th 753 36.5%
2021 46.99 365th 743 50.9%
2022 43.58 472nd 813 41.9%
2023 53.81 337th 817 58.8%
2024 24.98 670th 812 17.5%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.53 652nd 1376 52.6%
2019 27.24 1196th 1445 17.2%
2021 47.76 677th 1592 57.5%
2022 39.45 959th 1643 41.6%
2023 36.60 1101st 1720 36.0%
2024 43.04 935th 1760 46.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.03 1122nd 1597 29.7%
2019 38.14 963rd 1626 40.8%
2021 43.88 794th 1712 53.6%
2022 48.00 709th 1757 59.6%
2023 43.90 867th 1815 52.2%
2024 36.81 1256th 1881 33.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.04 1602nd 2039 21.4%
2019 35.04 1459th 2073 29.6%
2021 36.80 1417th 2172 34.8%
2022 35.78 1503rd 2220 32.3%
2023 40.94 1347th 2251 40.2%
2024 45.55 1129th 2224 49.2%
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Rank History for Female students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.30 1366th 2008 32.0%
2019 37.79 1308th 2047 36.1%
2021 40.56 1249th 2151 41.9%
2022 42.37 1238th 2221 44.3%
2023 47.56 1105th 2241 50.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.29 611th 1430 57.3%
2019 60.30 677th 1446 53.2%
2021 55.72 797th 1501 46.9%
2022 51.26 887th 1488 40.4%
2023 59.93 745th 1481 49.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.73 1544th 2008 23.1%
2019 29.80 1618th 2058 21.4%
2021 33.75 1480th 2118 30.1%
2022 46.84 994th 2182 54.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.66 1323rd 2030 34.8%
2019 42.35 1142nd 2069 44.8%
2021 40.18 1248th 2168 42.4%
2022 48.24 1050th 2228 52.9%
2023 41.80 1272nd 2245 43.3%
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Rank History for Asian students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.06 450th 587 23.3%
2019 26.32 496th 594 16.5%
2024 55.75 302nd 612 50.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.87 460th 1167 60.6%
2019 51.64 469th 1193 60.7%
2021 21.53 1095th 1213 9.7%
2022 31.28 915th 1251 26.9%
2023 37.45 770th 1273 39.5%
2024 30.96 937th 1271 26.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.11 1341st 1895 29.2%
2019 38.81 1198th 1935 38.1%
2021 41.95 1145th 2043 44.0%
2022 47.13 1015th 2077 51.1%
2023 40.45 1273rd 2116 39.8%
2024 54.15 812th 2108 61.5%
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Rank History for White students at Laura B Wallace Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.92 1025th 1673 38.7%
2019 43.87 957th 1684 43.2%
2021 38.00 1113th 1700 34.5%
2022 48.75 876th 1723 49.2%
2023 55.05 737th 1749 57.9%
2024 42.69 1018th 1724 41.0%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Laura B Wallace Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2001 220 22 2 330 0 n/a n/a 0 574
2002 248 46 1 403 3 n/a n/a 0 701
2003 248 46 1 403 3 n/a n/a 0 701
2004 252 72 4 536 3 n/a n/a 0 867
2005 213 51 3 429 0 n/a n/a 0 696
2006 226 61 9 460 0 n/a n/a 0 756
2007 196 42 5 363 1 n/a n/a 0 607
2008 210 50 9 397 4 n/a n/a 0 670
2009 239 59 7 438 3 n/a n/a 0 746
2010 222 57 6 425 2 n/a n/a 0 712
2011 210 44 3 489 3 2 17 0 768
2012 231 29 5 528 0 1 12 0 806
2013 231 35 6 565 1 0 16 0 854
2014 235 32 7 557 1 0 14 0 846
2015 247 45 5 594 2 0 15 0 908
2016 245 46 7 633 1 1 17 0 950
2017 195 24 8 551 2 0 15 0 795
2018 203 23 10 544 1 0 20 0 801
2019 204 25 12 536 1 0 22 0 800
2020 195 31 10 550 0 0 23 0 809
2021 175 31 11 537 0 0 26 0 780
2022 172 37 8 545 1 1 27 0 791
2023 181 29 10 536 2 2 29 0 789

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Laura B Wallace Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 574 37.4 15.3 41.8
2002 701 43.8 16.0 46.1
2003 701 43.8 16.0 46.1
2004 867 55.0 15.8 46.8
2005 696 42.1 16.5 48
2006 756 46.7 16.2 50.3
2007 607 39.8 15.3 47.8
2008 670 47.8 14.0 45.1
2009 746 49.5 15.1 47.7
2010 712 46.0 15.4 54.2
2011 768 48.3 15.8 53.6
2012 806 47.2 17.0 55.3
2013 854 49.7 17.1 50.5
2014 846 48.9 17.2 54.6
2015 908 47.0 19.3 54.8
2016 950 53.0 17.9 54.6
2017 795 47.5 16.7 52.5
2018 801 49.5 16.1 52.4
2019 800 48.1 16.6 57.3
2020 809 47.1 17.1 53.8
2021 780 49.0 15.9 46.9
2022 791 51.8 15.2 49.6
2023 789 53.4 14.7 53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Laura B Wallace Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2001 574 37.4 15.3 41.8
2002 701 43.8 16.0 46.1
2003 701 43.8 16.0 46.1
2004 867 55.0 15.8 46.8
2005 696 42.1 16.5 48
2006 756 46.7 16.2 50.3
2007 607 39.8 15.3 47.8
2008 670 47.8 14.0 45.1
2009 746 49.5 15.1 47.7
2010 712 46.0 15.4 54.2
2011 768 48.3 15.8 53.6
2012 806 47.2 17.0 55.3
2013 854 49.7 17.1 50.5
2014 846 48.9 17.2 54.6
2015 908 47.0 19.3 54.8
2016 950 53.0 17.9 54.6
2017 795 47.5 16.7 52.5
2018 801 49.5 16.1 52.4
2019 800 48.1 16.6 57.3
2020 809 47.1 17.1 53.8
2021 780 49.0 15.9 46.9
2022 791 51.8 15.2 49.6
2023 789 53.4 14.7 53.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Laura B Wallace Middle

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $590 (7.6%) $7,177 (92.4%) $7,767
2020 $823 (9.5%) $7,805 (90.5%) $8,628
2021 $842 (9.1%) $8,389 (90.9%) $9,231

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Laura B Wallace Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1261st of 2193 Middle schoolsRanks 1221st of 2330 Middle schools
 5.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade Reading (Laura B Wallace Middle)2856
 28%
   6th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)3253
 21%
   6th Grade Reading (Texas)3550
 15%
6th Grade Mathematics (Laura B Wallace Middle)4428
 16%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4438
 6%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4537
 8%
7th Grade Reading (Laura B Wallace Middle)4052
 12%
   7th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4253
 11%
   7th Grade Reading (Texas)4752
 5%
7th Grade Mathematics (Laura B Wallace Middle)1113
 2%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)2621
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4135
 6%
8th Grade Reading (Laura B Wallace Middle)4752
 5%
   8th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5159
 8%
   8th Grade Reading (Texas)5356
 3%
8th Grade Mathematics (Laura B Wallace Middle)4340
 3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5851
 7%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5544
 11%
8th Grade Science (Laura B Wallace Middle)5246
 6%
   8th Grade Science (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5349
 4%
   8th Grade Science (Texas)4945
 4%
8th Grade Social Studies (Laura B Wallace Middle)3622
 14%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)3233
 1%
   8th Grade Social Studies (Texas)3531
 4%
End of Course Algebra I (Laura B Wallace Middle)8790
 3%
   End of Course Algebra I (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)6657
 9%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students800789
 1.4%
African American2529
 16%
American Indian12
 100%
Asian1210
 16.7%
Hispanic536536
Pacific Islander02
White204181
 11.3%
Two or More Races2229
 31.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients57.3%53.4%
 3.9%


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Laura B Wallace Middle ranks 1050th of 2361 Texas middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Laura B Wallace Middle are 68% Hispanic, 23% White, 4% African American, 4% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

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

In the 2022-23 school year, 789 students attended Laura B Wallace Middle.


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