CAMINO REAL EL

CAMINO REAL EL is a sizable primary school in NIEDERWALD, Texas, overseen by HAYS CISD. The school teaches 962 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 85% above typical.

HAYS CISD comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 24,330 students; CAMINO REAL EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, CAMINO REAL EL logs that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% White. By comparison, Hays County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, CAMINO REAL EL lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.2:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 71% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hays County (around 46%), the school's rate is north of typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), CAMINO REAL EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.3%.

Around the school, Hays County reports that median household earnings sit near $89,097, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. CAMINO REAL EL is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

UHLAND EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.7 miles from this campus. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, CAMINO REAL EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 42.3%.

CAMINO REAL EL operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. CAMINO REAL EL's enrollment has increased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 799 (now 962).

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