Dripping Springs, Texas

Izrun
2y ago

I have kids at Sycamore and now DSHS. I personally love those both of those schools. I think a lot of it is a function of where you're coming from. We moved from FL from "good" schools that were so filthy it was scary and didn't have enough funding to make sure their ACs work. Then we move here to beautiful well maintained schools, with staff that really seem to care about their students and treat them with so much more trust and respect than I ever saw in FL. Yet I still hear people complaining about everything under the sun, talking like things are horrible. Of course it's possible that I just don't see it, but I know that I'm very happy.

That isn't to say things are perfect. Yes there is overcrowding (again, much less than I was used to), they have issues filling positions (not an issue just for our district), and the way they just decided to not do bussing is frankly unacceptable. But I also really feel like everyone is doing their best with what they have and I think overall they are doing an amazing job.

With my girls there was no bullying issues. Same normal complaints about the "popular girls" and I've heard some troubling things from my daughters ethnic minority friends, but overall it sounds better than what I grew up with. The ethnic minority things was the most troubling, I only have heard of that third hand, but if I were in those groups I would definitely do some investigating.

Traffic is better than I expected when I moved here, but I tend to go east and not south. When the Y construction is finally done I think it will be pretty amazing. We will probably get to downtown in like 18 minutes from Belterra, which is awesome.

Anyway, I've lived in Shady Hollow / SW Austin before here and I think I made a great choice. I love the little distance we have that keeps us out of some of the Austin craziness,

tre1971
2y ago
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Have kids in both MS and HS.

Busy schools with a lot of students. That won't get fixed for a few years until new schools are built once they figure out how to pay for them. Both schools have good sports, discipline and are pretty organized for the sheer number of students they have. Academics are a bit challenged due to the vanilla nature of education here in Texas. We came from a more progressive / private school a few years back - and the attention paid to the students there was amazing - but we paid for it for sure. I'd say DS is good enough for what you need. There are a lot of new students who continue to move here so my kids took a few months to get accustomed - but now have friends and are thriving. Give it a chance.

Traffic continues to get worse during peak hours (typically around school morning and afternoon dismissal) - though 5-7pm can be a PITA.

illustrious_Print279
1y ago
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Dripping Springs for young couples (20s/30s)

Have lived here for about 5 years and disclaimer: I’m 50+. I would say there is NOT a large population of 20s and only a few more in their 30s.

It seems like there’s this “legacy” DS crew which has the old school 40+ cowpoke types … and they are feeling the influx of the 30s-40s urban professionals who want to enjoy Austin and/or work there while raising their kids in a decent school district.

That being said, the breweries and little bars seem to have SOME younger patrons on the weekends who look like they are wanting to take a drive out of the city and chill. Lots of really good musicians out here who routinely play.

It’s definitely getting way more crowded and I’m confident that will continue since they are expanding 290W out of Austin towards DS.

It all depends on what you’re looking for. My kid is mid-20s and I think she would enjoy it here because she likes a slower pace. Hope this helps!

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