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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS CISD·NCES 483897006322
Dezavala Elementary School
150 E DEZAVALA DR, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 · (512) 396-6890 · Hays County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
512 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 104 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (104).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 13.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 24.0% | 30.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 18.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Dezavala Elementary School
Dezavala Elementary School's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dezavala Elementary School this school | 584 | 87.7% | 28.6% |
| Long Elementary School MIDLAND | 575 | 89.2% | 32.6% |
| Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School BEEVILLE | 574 | 86.8% | 37.5% |
| Humphrey's Highland Elementary School AMARILLO | 567 | 88.9% | 38.4% |
| IDEA Ingram Hills Academy SAN ANTONIO | 588 | 86.2% | 47.8% |
| Lamar Elementary School MIDLAND | 604 | 86.1% | 25.6% |
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 Dezavala Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #3,783 of 4,401 | #30 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,870 of 4,466 ▼ 867 | #29 of 31 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,708 of 4,466 ▲ 204 | #29 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #665 of 3,998 | #6 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #1,738 of 4,938 | #21 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #995 of 4,622 | #7 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.2% | #3,556 of 4,628 | #30 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.7% | #1,320 of 4,789 | #3 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #2,615 of 2,838 | #14 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
584
+18 (+3%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 584 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 88% (512) |
| 2023-24 | 591 | 46.6 | 12.7:1 | 86% (510) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 46.3 | 12.4:1 | 87% (499) |
| 2020-21 | 566 | 42 | 13.5:1 | 86% (485) |
| 2017-18 | 602 | 42.5 | 14.2:1 | 80% (484) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 80% (477) |
| 2010-11 | 623 | 45 | 13.8:1 | 75% (465) |
| 2000-01 | 734 | 47 | 15.6:1 | 57% (418) |
| 1990-91 | 735 | 44 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dezavala Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (602 to 584); teachers up 3% (42.5 to 44).
About Dezavala Elementary School
Students in SAN MARCOS, Texas, attend Dezavala Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school teaches kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 584 students.
Within SAN MARCOS CISD, Dezavala Elementary School is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 8,222 students.
The share of students at Dezavala Elementary School who are Hispanic is 85%. Smaller groups are 10% White and 3% Black. County-wide, 39% of Hays County residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 26% means there is a 26% chance two randomly chosen students at Dezavala Elementary School are from different groups.
Dezavala Elementary School has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The school's 13.3:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. The school has 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Hays County averages 46%, lower than here.
In Texas, Dezavala Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.6% actual against a predicted 36.3%.
In Hays County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $89,097 a year, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Dezavala Elementary School, Hays County has 63 public schools.
A public school about 0.1 miles away, Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education, is the closest to Dezavala Elementary School. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Dezavala Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 28.6% is below the 37.5% average for nearby schools.
The school is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Small).
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 584, compared with 566 in 2020-21.
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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 SAN MARCOS CISD
- San Marcos High SchoolHigh · 2,371 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Goodnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Hernandez Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
- Mendez Elementary SchoolElementary · 533 students
Other schools in SAN MARCOS
- San Marcos High SchoolHigh · 2,371 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Goodnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Blanco Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Hernandez Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education0.1 mi · 55
- Goodnight Middle School0.2 mi · 884
- Bonham Pre-K School0.4 mi · 380
- Mendez Elementary School0.8 mi · 533
- Hays Inspire Academy1.8 mi · 24
- Hernandez Elementary School2.1 mi · 577
Frequently asked questions
About Dezavala Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dezavala Elementary School?
Dezavala Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades KG-05.
Is Dezavala Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dezavala Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Dezavala Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Dezavala Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Dezavala Elementary School?
Student demographics at Dezavala Elementary School are roughly 10% White, 85% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Dezavala Elementary School public or private?
Dezavala Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN MARCOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.