DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS

Located at 1333 FIRECRACKER, in BUDA, Texas, DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS is a low-enrollment elementary school that educates 392 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS is a school of DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Demographically, DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS lists that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% White, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Hays County as a whole is about 39% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS higher than the state norm the norm. Around 51% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 51.7%, the actual is 54.9%, a residual of +3.1 points.

In the surrounding community, Hays County reports that the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

SUNFIELD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.

DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS operates from a suburban location. DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

On the community side, members of the DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.