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What's one thing BUDA EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001007343
Buda Elementary School
1060 OLD SAN ANTONIO RD, BUDA, TX 78610 · (512) 295-4431 · Hays County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
238 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 51 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 91 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (91).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
63.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 26.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 63.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 36.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
46.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buda Elementary School
Buda Elementary School's state test result (46.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buda Elementary School this school | 564 | 42.2% | 46.6% |
| Pilot Point Elementary School PILOT POINT | 561 | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Lamar Elementary School SAN ANGELO | 579 | 44.6% | 50.6% |
| Daggett Montessori FT WORTH | 546 | 46.0% | 46.8% |
| Field Elementary School HOUSTON | 507 | 41.6% | 68.8% |
| Watts Elementary School CIBOLO | 500 | 46.4% | 36.7% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buda Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.6% | #1,776 of 4,401 | #17 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,274 of 4,466 ▲ 488 | #11 of 31 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #1,143 of 4,466 ▲ 89 | #13 of 31 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,051 of 3,998 | #4 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #1,910 of 4,938 | #24 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #823 of 4,622 | #5 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #1,420 of 4,628 | #2 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #3,866 of 4,789 | #21 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.9% | #2,617 of 2,838 | #15 of 17 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
564
-97 (-15%) vs 2020
+148% since 2000-01, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 564 | 43.4 | 13.0:1 | 42% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 44.3 | 13.3:1 | 41% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 45.3 | 13.3:1 | 40% (242) |
| 2020-21 | 661 | 45 | 14.7:1 | 35% (229) |
| 2017-18 | 581 | 42 | 13.8:1 | 39% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 500 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 35% (176) |
| 2010-11 | 439 | 34 | 12.9:1 | 33% (143) |
| 2000-01 | 227 | 15 | 15.1:1 | 15% (34) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buda Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (581 to 564); teachers up 3% (42 to 43.4).
About Buda Elementary School
Buda Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BUDA, Texas. It reports enrollment of 564 students in pre-K through 5.
HAYS CISD is the district for Buda Elementary School. It has 27 schools and 24,330 students.
Federal enrollment data show Buda Elementary School is 53% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 33% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 14 points above the 39% share among Hays County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 60%.
For every teacher at Buda Elementary School, there are about 13.0 students; the school has 43.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. There are 238 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 42% of enrollment.
Buda Elementary School is 9.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (46.6% versus 55.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
The county, Hays County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $89,097 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 43%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Buda Elementary School, Hays County has 63 public schools.
Buda Elementary School is about 1.1 miles from Doral Academy of Texas, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Buda Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 nearby schools, at 46.6% versus a 48.2% average.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment fell by 15% across 4 years, from 661 in 2020-21 to 564 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 14.7:1 in 2020-21 to 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Hays County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
268,638
Census ACS
Median income
$89,097
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
63
46,946 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HAYS CISD
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- Camino Real Elementary SchoolElementary · 962 students
- Uhland Elementary SchoolElementary · 919 students
Other schools in BUDA
- Moe and Gene Johnson High SchoolHigh · 2,870 students
- Jack C Hays High SchoolHigh · 2,304 students
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,198 students
- R C Barton Middle SchoolMiddle · 909 students
- Sunfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 905 students
- Eric Dahlstrom Middle SchoolMiddle · 804 students
Nearby schools
- Doral Academy of Texas1.1 mi · 392
- Sunfield Elementary School1.2 mi · 905
- Tom Green Elementary School2.2 mi · 612
- Olympia Hills2.3 mi · 21
- Dr T C McCormick Jr Middle School2.8 mi · 1,198
- Elm Grove Elementary School3.2 mi · 678
Frequently asked questions
About Buda Elementary SchoolHow large is Buda Elementary School?
Buda Elementary School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Buda Elementary School serve?
Buda Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Buda Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Buda Elementary School.
How diverse is Buda Elementary School?
Buda Elementary School reports a student body of 33% White, 53% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Buda Elementary School?
Buda Elementary School is overseen by HAYS CISD in Hays County.
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