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Sycamore Springs Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

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School Overview

Address
14451 Sawyer Ranch Rd
Austin, TX 78737
Phone
(512) 858-3600
District
DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD
County
HAYS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
921
Classroom Teachers
62

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

10

(10 is best)

Better than 92.0% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Sycamore Springs Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
39%
64%
41%
53%
36%
59%
39%
64%
41%
53%
36%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
73%
41%
80%
54%
66%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

100 80 60 40 20 0
78%
47%
80%
56%
75%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
15
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 313 34.0%
Grade 7 329 35.7%
Grade 8 279 30.3%
Total 921 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 76.7% 74.8% 27.3%
Black 1.5% 1.1% 13.2%
Hispanic 17.8% 21.2% 53.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 2.5% 5.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 0.3% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 3.9% 8.3% 60.6%
Free lunch eligible 3.9% 8.0% 57.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 0.0% 0.4% 3.6%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 38,641 30,029,572
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 200.9 113
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.3% 6.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 27.3% 21.6%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.8% 35.4%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.7% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 12.8% 12.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 12,628 10,490,553
Single Parent Households With Children 7.4% 9.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.8% 85.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 57.8% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 43.0% 19.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 20.3% 16.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.2% 12.7%
$50,000 - $74,999 10.9% 16.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 7.5% 14.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 4.2% 10.9%
$15,000 or less 3.0% 8.7%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,717 $41,219,570 36.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $409 $2,948,890 2.6%
Staff $393 $2,833,530 2.5%
General Administration $180 $1,297,800 1.2%
School Administration $421 $3,035,410 2.7%
Operation $895 $6,452,950 5.8%
Transportation $311 $2,242,310 2.0%
Other $511 $3,684,310 3.3%
Total Support $3,119 $22,487,990 20.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $6,686 $48,206,060 43.1%
Total Expenditures $15,522 $111,913,620 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,160 $33,443,162,149 44.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $545 $2,957,950,540 4.0%
Staff $510 $2,771,457,023 3.7%
General Administration $145 $786,756,376 1.1%
School Administration $616 $3,343,225,454 4.5%
Operation $1,090 $5,918,139,134 7.9%
Transportation $274 $1,487,951,046 2.0%
Other $512 $2,779,189,587 3.7%
Total Support $3,692 $20,044,583,998 26.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,915 $21,253,373,981 28.4%
Total Expenditures $13,766 $74,741,214,199 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

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