Barton Middle is in Hays CISD and earned a 8/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 4950 Jack C. Hays Trail in Buda’s 78610 zip code, next to Hays High School between Buda and Kyle, and serves 6th through 8th grade. Barton’s attendance zone did not change for 2026-27, since the January 2026 rezoning only moved territory from McCormick to Dahlstrom at the middle school level. Most Barton students come from Jim Cullen and Laura B. Negley elementary schools, with a smaller group from Buda Elementary, and the entire zone goes on to Jack C. Hays High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Barton Middle School.
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Barton Middle School Snapshot
- Address: 4950 Jack C. Hays Trail, Buda, TX 78610
- Phone: (512) 268-1472
- School District: Hays CISD
- Grades Served: 6th through 8th grade
- Enrollment: 1,006 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 16.7:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Aaron Loyd
- School Hours: 8:10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. (Hays CISD middle school bell schedule, 2026-27; early release days end at 2:00 p.m.)
- Mascot: Bobcats
- Opened: 1993
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 8/10 as of October 2026.
Barton Middle School opened in 1993 and is named for R.C. “Bob” Barton Sr., who led the Buda school district through much of the Great Depression and World War II and was an early advocate of merging the Buda, Kyle and Wimberley schools into Hays CISD. In 2025-26, Barton enrolled 1,006 students, with 30.7% economically disadvantaged, 5.6% emergent bilingual, 21.7% receiving special education services and 17.1% identified as gifted and talented, according to TEA. About 12% of students were military connected in 2024-25. Aaron Loyd returns for his seventh year as principal in 2026-27, and district projections show the zone growing from about 1,010 resident middle schoolers in 2026-27 to about 1,286 by 2030-31. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Barton Middle School earned an overall A with a score of 91, the same A (91) it earned in 2024-25. Barton has been an A campus in every rated year since 2021-22, scoring 94 in 2021-22, 92 in 2022-23 and 90 in 2023-24.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): A (91)
- Student Achievement: A, 91 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 85 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/85, Relative Performance B/83)
- Closing the Gaps: A, 91 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (94) in 2021-22, A (92) in 2022-23, A (90) in 2023-24, A (91) in 2024-25
- Hays CISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Barton’s rating rests on Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, which has scored an A (91) in each of the last five rated years. School Progress was a B (85) in 2025-26, with Academic Growth at 85 and Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, at 83. Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups, held an A (91) after a 92 the year before. Barton earned seven distinction designations in 2021-22, including ELA/Reading, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies and Postsecondary Readiness, and none in the years since. The campus is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Barton Middle (campus 105906041), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Hays CISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Barton Middle
These are the programs Hays CISD and the Barton campus list for this school. The campus site does not publish a fine arts or elective list, so ask the school about band, choir, theater and art offerings.
- Clubs: The campus clubs page lists robotics, chess, documentary, game, horror, golf (at Plum Creek Golf Course), a Bible study club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes and a possible spring disc golf club, most meeting at 3:45 p.m.
- Athletics: Barton fields UIL middle school teams, including 7th and 8th grade football and volleyball; its 2026 fall schedule includes games against Wimberley, Miller, Lockhart and McCormick.
- Gifted and Talented: TEA counted 17.1% of Barton students as gifted and talented in 2025-26, one of the highest shares among Hays CISD middle schools.
- Special education: About 21.7% of students received special education services in 2025-26, and the 2024-25 TAPR showed 15.3% of students identified with dyslexia.
- PTA: Barton has an active PTA that meets in the school library (for example, its September 28, 2026 meeting).
- PBIS: The campus uses Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports built around its TRACKS expectations: Trustworthy, Respectful, Attentive, Cooperative, Kind and Self-Disciplined.
Barton is one of the middle schools listed for capacity expansion under the 2025 bond’s Proposition A, and its new turf field and full-pour track were scheduled for completion in August 2026. For current details on electives, athletics or special education services, contact Barton Middle School at (512) 268-1472.
Where is Barton Middle School?
Barton Middle is located at:
4950 Jack C. Hays Trail
Buda, TX 78610
Barton Middle Attendance Zone Map
Barton’s 2026-27 zone covers parts of Kyle (78640) and Buda (78610), including 6 Creeks and its Waterridge sections, Anthem, Plum Creek and Plum Creek North, Sage Hollow, Brooks Ranch, Cypress Forest, the Meadows at Buda and Bradfield Village. The zone was not changed in the January 2026 rezoning, which moved Turners Crossing and nearby land from McCormick to Dahlstrom at the middle school level.
Growth is the bigger long-term question. District projections show Barton’s zone adding about 276 resident middle schoolers between 2026-27 and 2030-31. Hays CISD expects its 18th elementary school to open around August 2028, and the 2026-27 budget pushed its 7th middle school and 4th high school to 2030, so future boundary changes are likely. Confirm any address with Hays CISD’s interactive attendance zone map before buying.
Homes Zoned to Barton Middle: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Barton Middle School’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Hays CISD’s official 2026-27 attendance zone map (which includes the January 2026 rezoning), not the school typed into each listing. The largest groups of sales were in 6 Creeks, Anthem, Plum Creek, Plum Creek North and Sage Hollow. Much of the zone is new construction: the median home sold was built in 2023, and 67.6% of the zone’s 2,238 sales since September 2022 were homes built in 2022 or later.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 497 | $439,990 | $209.12 | 99.3% | 48 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 622 | $420,108 | $199.69 | 98.8% | 56 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 567 | $440,990 | $196.18 | 99.1% | 86 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 552 | $390,000 | $183.93 | 98.6% | 78 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Hays CISD listing was geocoded and matched to Hays CISD’s official 2026-27 Barton Middle attendance zone, so the figures reflect today’s zone (including the January 2026 rezoning) rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Barton zone fell from $439,990 in 2022-23 to $390,000 over the trailing twelve months, a decline of about 11.4%. The median was $420,108 in 2023-24 and $440,990 in 2024-25, so most of the drop came in the past year. Median price per square foot fell from $209.12 to $183.93 (-12.0%).
Sales volume went from 497 homes in 2022-23 to a high of 622 in 2023-24 and 552 in the past twelve months. Homes are taking longer to sell: median days on market rose from 48 days in 2022-23 to 78.5 days over the past year, after peaking at 86 days in 2024-25. Sellers received a median of 98.6% of their final list price, down from 99.3%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 3, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 211 | $429,990 | 99 days |
| Active Under Contract | 10 | $334,975 | 76 days |
| Pending | 51 | $439,999 | 75 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
272 homes are currently active, under contract or pending in the Barton Middle School zone: 211 active, 10 active under contract and 51 pending. With 211 active listings against about 46 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 4.6 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of $429,990 is about 10.3% above the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $390,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 99 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Barton Middle
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Barton Middle School for 2026-27. Only about 54% of Spring Branch’s sales fall inside the Barton zone (the rest are in the Wallace zone), so check the specific address there.
Brooks Ranch, with 55 sales in the zone since September 2022, is also zoned to Barton but does not have a separate guide.
Plum Creek
2-6 beds, 1-4 baths, 900-4,200 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $400,000s
6 Creeks
1-6 beds, 2-6 baths, 1,600-4,100 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $700,000s
Anthem
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,378-4,100 sqft, High $200,000s – Low $600,000s
Sage Hollow
3-4 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,400-3,000 sqft, High $200,000s – Mid $400,000s
Meadows at Buda
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,400-4,100 sqft, High $100,000s – Low $400,000s
Cypress Forest
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,600-4,500 sqft, Mid $300,000s – Low $600,000s
Spring Branch
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 900-2,400 sqft, Low $200,000s – Low $300,000s
Bradfield Village
3-6 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,300-2,817 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $400,000s
Sequoyah
2-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,100-2,600 sqft, Low $400,000s – Mid $500,000s
Bonita Vista
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,100-1,700 sqft, Low $300,000s – Mid $300,000s
Ashford Park
3-4 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,000-2,000 sqft, Low $200,000s – Mid $200,000s
Bella Vita
2-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,400-2,500 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $500,000s
Original Town
2-4 beds, 1-3 baths, 1,100-2,896 sqft, High $400,000s
Village at Buda
2-3 beds, 2 baths, 1,100-1,322 sqft, Low $200,000s – High $200,000s
Feeder Elementary and High Schools
For 2026-27, all of the Barton zone’s home sales fall in the Jack C. Hays High School zone. At the elementary level, about 59% of the zone’s sales are in the Jim Cullen Elementary zone, about 31% in Laura B. Negley, about 8% in Buda Elementary and about 1% in Kyle Elementary.
Feeder Elementary Schools
- Jim Cullen Elementary School (about 59% of the zone’s home sales)
873 Anthem Pkwy., Kyle, TX 78640
Great Schools Rating: Not Yet Rated - Laura B. Negley Elementary School (about 31% of the zone’s home sales)
5940 McNaughton, Kyle, TX 78640
Great Schools Rating: 8/10 - Buda Elementary School (about 8% of the zone’s home sales)
1060 Old San Antonio Rd., Buda, TX 78610
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Feeder High School
- Jack C. Hays High School
4800 Jack C. Hays Trail, Buda, TX 78610
Great Schools Rating: 5/10
Source: Hays CISD’s official 2026-27 attendance zone map (hayscisd.net/zonemap), which reflects the January 2026 rezoning; shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, so confirm any address with Hays CISD.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Barton earned an A with a score of 91 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It also earned an A (91) in 2024-25 and has been an A campus in every rated year since 2021-22.
Student Achievement, based on STAAR results, has scored an A (91) for five straight rated years. Closing the Gaps was also an A (91) in 2025-26, while School Progress was a B (85).
No. The January 2026 rezoning moved Turners Crossing and nearby land from McCormick to Dahlstrom at the middle school level, and Barton’s zone stayed the same for 2026-27.
The zone includes 6 Creeks, Anthem, Plum Creek, Plum Creek North, Sage Hollow, Brooks Ranch, Cypress Forest, the Meadows at Buda and Bradfield Village, among others. Only part of Spring Branch is in the zone.
Check the address on Hays CISD’s interactive attendance zone map, then confirm with the district. With the zone projected to grow by about 276 middle schoolers through 2030-31 and new schools planned for 2028 and 2030, boundaries may change again.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
The campus clubs page lists robotics, chess, documentary, game, horror and golf clubs, a Bible study club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes, most meeting at 3:45 p.m. The site does not list fine arts electives, so ask the school about band, choir, theater and art.
About 59% of the zone’s home sales are in the Jim Cullen Elementary zone, about 31% in Laura B. Negley and about 8% in Buda Elementary. The whole Barton zone feeds Jack C. Hays High School.
Over the trailing twelve months, 552 single-family homes sold in the Barton zone at a median of $390,000, compared with $439,990 in 2022-23, a decline of about 11.4%. The median price per square foot was $183.93.
As of October 3, 2026, there were 211 active listings against about 46 sales a month, roughly 4.6 months of inventory, which is a balanced market. Active listings had been on the market a median of 99 days.
Yes. About 67.6% of the zone’s sales since September 2022 were homes built in 2022 or later, and the median home sold was built in 2023. Much of that activity is in 6 Creeks, Anthem and Plum Creek.
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