Residents in Kyle, Texas, have a diversity of educational opportunities available. You’ll find something for every kind of learner at every age.
Hays Consolidated Independent School District
The first option is the Hays Consolidated Independent School District with a mission of changing lives one student at a time. The district serves more than 20,000 students across 25 campuses.
Students who live in the Crosswinds community attend the following Hays CISD exemplary schools:
- Pfluger Elementary (grades K-5)
- Chapa Middle School (grades 6-8)
- Lehman High School (grades 9-12)
The district offers many specialized career programs such as an elementary magnet school for science, engineering, technology, and math. Every elementary school has art, music, library, and PE in their weekly rotation.
Students at the high schools can participate in Project Lead the Way, a STEM-based curriculum created by a nonprofit. Lehman High School features Navy JROTC and a culinary program. Graduates of Hays CISD have received more than $10 million in scholarships and grants.
Post-Secondary Options Near Kyle, Texas
Residents have excellent college options in Austin Community College and its nearby ACC Hays Campus, University of Texas at Austin, Texas State University, St. Edwards University, Hutson-Tillotson University, San Antonio College, Trinity University, and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
The University of Texas’s McCombs School of Business ranks No. 5 in the country among business schools. Artificial intelligence and software engineering in UT Computer Science both appear in the top five list of schools. The Cockrell School of Engineering is No. 11 nationally with petroleum, environmental, and civil engineering specialties ranked in the top five.
Texas State University boasts being the only Texas school to have graduated a U.S. president. (Lyndon B. Johnson.) Its students come from 74 countries and all 50 states. The school is No. 1 in Tier 2 Research Institutions in the Military Friendly Schools: Top 10 Award, and it’s classified as a Hispanic-Serving Institution by the U.S. Department of Education.
Charter Options Near Kyle, Texas
IDEA Public Schools Kyle is part of the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K through 12 public charter schools in the U.S. They’re a nonprofit organization that has helped more than 66,000 college-bound students in 120 schools in Texas and Louisiana. IDEA Kyle serves more than 700 students in grades K through 9.
In the past 13 years, all IDEA students have received college acceptances. They’ve increased the average ACT score from 17 to 21.5.
A new science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) charter school is coming to nearby Buda. Dorsal Academy, a K through 8 charter school, aims to provide a rigorous and relevant STEM curriculum. Doral Academy has received approval from the State Board of Education and the Texas Education Agency to open Fall 2021. The new location serves students in Hays, Wimberley, San Marcos, and Lockhart.
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