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Hays County school districts, including Hays CISD, Dripping Springs ISD and San Marcos CISD, received 2025 STAAR results June 17. (Brittany Anderson/Community Impact)

See how Hays County school districts performed against state scores on STAAR

Texas students and school districts received results for the 2025 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, test, showing mixed results for Hays County schools districts,

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Dripping Springs ISD results for the 2025 STAAR test were released June 17. (Elisabeth Jimenez/Community Impact)

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Dripping Springs ISD officials will be working with a $101 million operating budget, but that number might change with new information from the 89th Texas Legislature. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)

Published 3:16 PM | Jun 24, 2025 CDT

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Updated 10:48 AM | Jun 19, 2025 CDT

2025 STAAR results: Austin ISD students see reading strides, lagging math scores

Five years after schools closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas students saw growth in the reading and language arts portions of the STAAR, while math performance remained below pre-pandemic levels. (Matthew Brooks/Community Impact)

Published 5:19 PM | Jun 17, 2025 CDT

‘More work is needed’: Amid reading gains, 2025 STAAR results show Texas students still struggle with math

Dripping Springs ISD officials are working towards adopting a budget for fiscal year 2025-26, which currently sits at an over $3 million shortfall to account for expenditures such as utilities and transportation. (Elle Bent/Community Impact)

Published 5:13 PM | Jun 17, 2025 CDT

Dripping Springs ISD eyeing $3 million budget shortfall

The superintendent and board president talk at a podium

Published 5:31 PM | Jun 16, 2025 CDT

Austin ISD proposes $37M in cuts to central office positions, forced reductions

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A band performs in a high school gymnasium

Published 2:47 PM | Jun 5, 2025 CDT

5 Austin ISD campuses now undergoing modernization work

There are a variety of summer camp options for Southwest Austin and Dripping Springs families this year, such as Sportball. Sportball is a multisports camp that engages children in various sports activities, including basketball, soccer and more. (Courtesy Sportball)

Published 2:27 PM | May 28, 2025 CDT

Dripping Springs ISD students are out for summer 2025; now what?

People shovel dirt for a groundbreaking ceremony

Published 2:05 PM | May 16, 2025 CDT

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The entrance to the Austin ISD administration building

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