Schools in Driftwood · Dripping Springs Independent School District
Driftwood’s public schools beat 87% of Texas districts
The public schools Driftwood’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 87% of Texas’s districts on state tests and graduation.
Math proficiency
55%
▲ 19 pts vs TX 37%
2020–21
Graduate on time
99%
▲ 9 pts vs TX 90%
class of 2019
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 13% vs TX $12.8K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade
How Driftwood compares
A Test scoresA+ Graduation
Texas school districts we grade (1,185)Better than 87%
Lower resultsHigher results
High confidence. Built on 3,652 tested students and a graduating class of 446; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Texas’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2019.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Texas only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Driftwood.
5 schools teach Pre-K in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
5 schools teach K in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
5 schools teach 1st grade in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
5 schools teach 2nd grade in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
5 schools teach 3rd grade in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
5 schools teach 4th grade in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
5 schools teach 5th grade in Driftwood’s district. Which one depends on your address: Dripping Springs El, Walnut Springs El, Rooster Springs El and Cypress Springs El and more.
The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your address
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Dripping Springs H Sin Dripping Springs
Parts of Driftwood are served by Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
How students score
Math55%
State average 36.5%
Every school in Driftwood
0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Also serving Driftwood · in other towns
Dripping Springs El
A−1,104 students15:1Rate it →
Walnut Springs El
A−941 students14:1Rate it →
Rooster Springs El
A−772 students15:1Rate it →
Cypress Springs El
697 students15:1Rate it →
Sycamore Springs El
A674 students14:1Rate it →
Sycamore Springs Middle
A1,043 students15:1Rate it →
Dripping Springs Middle
A−917 students14:1Rate it →
Dripping Springs H S
A2,564 students17:1Rate it →
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Driftwood
There’s no college in Driftwood, but 15 are within 30 miles. The closest is AOMA Graduate School of Integrative Medicine in Austin, 15.6 miles away.
AOMA Graduate School of Integrative MedicineUniversity or college · For-profit · Austin
15.6 mi35 students
Southern Careers Institute-AustinCommunity college · For-profit · Austin
16.4 mi340 students
Texas Health and Science UniversityUniversity or college · For-profit · Austin
16.6 mi65 students
Texas State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · San Marcos
17.8 mi35,577 students
Saint Edward's UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Austin
18.1 mi2,999 students
The Recording Conservatory of AustinCommunity college · For-profit · Austin
19.9 mi38 students
The University of Texas at AustinUniversity or college · Public · Austin
20.6 mi52,820 students
Huston-Tillotson UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Austin
20.9 mi1,009 students
Austin Presbyterian Theological SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Austin
21 mi168 students
Episcopal Theological Seminary of the SouthwestUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Austin
21.3 mi116 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Driftwood. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 5 more within 30 miles.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.