Dripping Springs Middle School
Public middle school in Dripping Springs, Texas · Dripping Springs ISD · Grades 6–8
Dripping Springs Middle School serves 917 students in grades 6–8 in Dripping Springs (Hays County). It is one of 8 schools in Dripping Springs ISD. By enrollment it is the 378th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 63.84 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Dripping Springs ISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Rural, distant |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480000806094 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Dripping Springs ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 917 | 8,712 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.2 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | 8.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Dripping Springs Middle School in context
Size
Dripping Springs Middle School is the smallest of Dripping Springs ISD's 2 middle schools; its 917 students are 10.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 13.6 miles away and have a median of 874 students, so Dripping Springs Middle School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 313 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 294, against an average of 306 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 294 in grade 6 and 310 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 69.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across Dripping Springs ISD (68%). Hispanic students are next, at 22.5%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Dripping Springs Middle School has 63.84 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 917 students would have about 63.7 teachers, so Dripping Springs Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, distant, which means it is in rural territory 5 to 25 miles from an urbanized area, or 2.5 to 10 miles from a town. The nearest other middle school is Sycamore Springs Middle School, 7 miles away in the same district. There are 0 middle schools within 5 miles and 1 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 69.9% |
| Hispanic | 22.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2.4% |
| Black | 0.7% |
48.3% of students are girls and 51.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 294 |
| Grade 7 | 313 |
| Grade 8 | 310 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
111 Tiger Ln, Dripping Springs, TX 78620
Phone: (512)858-3400
Website: dsisdtx.us
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Dripping Springs Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sycamore Springs Middle School | Dripping Springs ISD | 7.0 mi | 1,043 | 14.8 | – |
| Bee Cave Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 10.3 mi | 861 | 16.6 | – |
| Lake Travis Middle School | Lake Travis ISD | 10.6 mi | 968 | 17.2 | – |
| Gorzycki Middle School | Austin ISD | 13.4 mi | 1,305 | 17.4 | 7.6% |
| Danforth Junior High School | Wimberley ISD | 13.8 mi | 639 | 14.9 | 22.2% |
| Bailey Middle School | Austin ISD | 14.7 mi | 785 | 16 | 34.1% |
| West Ridge Middle School | Eanes ISD | 15.4 mi | 886 | 12.9 | – |
| Eric Dahlstrom Middle School | Hays CISD | 15.7 mi | 804 | 16.3 | 12.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Dripping Springs ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 697 |
| Dripping Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 1,104 |
| Dripping Springs High School | High | 9–12 | 2,564 |
| Rooster Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 772 |
| Sycamore Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 674 |
| Sycamore Springs Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 1,043 |
| Walnut Springs Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 941 |