Moe And Gene Johnson High School
- High school in Hays CISD
- Buda, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Total students
2,800
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Hays CISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
93.4 %
Hays CISD: 91.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Moe And Gene Johnson High School is a high school in Buda, TX, in the Hays CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,800 students. 35.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14.9% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 93.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.4% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Moe And Gene Johnson High School was 950 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.2.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,643, which is $2,169 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Robert Hensarling
- robert.hensarling@hayscisd.net
- (512) 268-8512
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Moe And Gene Johnson High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,800
African American
75 (2.7%)
Hays CISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
4 (0.1%)
Hays CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
38 (1.4%)
Hays CISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,718 (61.4%)
Hays CISD: 66.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
876 (31.3%)
Hays CISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
88 (3.1%)
Hays CISD: 3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
35.9 %
Hays CISD: 51.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
35 %
Hays CISD: 48.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
15 %
Hays CISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
14.9 %
Hays CISD: 22%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
8.5 %
Hays CISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
10.8 %
Hays CISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
93.4 %
Hays CISD: 91.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
78.6 %
Hays CISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
Masked
Hays CISD: 80%
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
88.9 %
Hays CISD: 95.2%
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
92.4 %
Hays CISD: 90.4%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Hays CISD: Masked
Statewide: 88.3%
White
96.3 %
Hays CISD: 94%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
94.1 %
Hays CISD: 87%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
1.4 %
Hays CISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 2%
African American
3.8 %
Hays CISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Hays CISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Hays CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
1.5 %
Hays CISD: 1.9%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Hays CISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.8%
White
1.2 %
Hays CISD: 1.3%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Hays CISD: 2.9%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
30.8 %
Hays CISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
35.8 %
Hays CISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Hays CISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
8.1 %
Hays CISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
35.8 %
Hays CISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Hays CISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
21.8 %
Hays CISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
30.1 %
Hays CISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
25.4 %
Hays CISD: 17.5%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
24.1 %
Hays CISD: 13.3%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Hays CISD: 28.6%
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
52.9 %
Hays CISD: 40%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
20.1 %
Hays CISD: 13.8%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Hays CISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
33.6 %
Hays CISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
32.4 %
Hays CISD: 20.9%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
71.1 %
Hays CISD: 66.1%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
14.3 %
Hays CISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Hays CISD: Masked
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
44.4 %
Hays CISD: 43.8%
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
65.3 %
Hays CISD: 60.8%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
81.8 %
Hays CISD: 76.5%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
72.7 %
Hays CISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
950
Hays CISD: 924
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
23.2
Hays CISD: 23.1
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
86 %
Hays CISD: 59.7%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
53.9 %
Hays CISD: 39.7%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
52.2 %
Hays CISD: 37.5%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
153.1
African American
6.9 (4.5%)
Hays CISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
1 (0.7%)
Hays CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.7%)
Hays CISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
35.7 (23.3%)
Hays CISD: 35.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
103.7 (67.8%)
Hays CISD: 59.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
4.8 (3.1%)
Hays CISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
4 (2.6%)
Hays CISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
97 (63.4%)
Hays CISD: 68.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
48.1 (31.4%)
Hays CISD: 29.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
4 (2.6%)
Hays CISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
18.3
Hays CISD: 15.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.4 years
Hays CISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,643
Hays CISD: $64,120
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$53,412
Hays CISD: $54,177
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$59,145
Hays CISD: $58,280
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,703
Hays CISD: $63,029
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,475
Hays CISD: $67,434
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$72,464
Hays CISD: $72,095
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$99,422
Hays CISD: $81,147
Statewide: $74,014