Eric Dahlstrom Middle School was opened in 1985. DMS currently serves 6th, 7th and 8th graders under the leadership of Dedrah Ginn.

The following article was published by the Hays Free Press in their special echo edition on March 1st, 2017 about the origins of Dahlstrom Middle School. This issue celebrated the 50th Anniversary of Hays Consolidated Independent School District and can be accessed online

Dahlstrom Middle School

Dahlstrom Middle School is named for Eric and Dodie Dahlstrom, who moved to the family property off FM 1626 in 1933 with their two children. Jack and Betty. Eric raised livestock for a living and also did some farming. He was a trustee of the Elm Grove School for a number of years before Elm Grove consolidated with Buda. He was then a trustee and school board member of the Buda School for many years after the annexation of Elm Grove. The Dahlstrom family joined the Buda Methodist Church in 1941. Eric Dahlstrom was a steward at the Buda church for many years. The family ranch now lies in a nature conservatorship, for the preservation of nature and water quality in the region. Members of the Dahlstrom family still live on the family ranch.