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Enrollment
678
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001008838
Elm Grove Elementary School
801 FM 1626, BUDA, TX 78610 · (512) 268-8440 · Hays County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL678 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
102 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 | 44 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 127 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
53%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
79.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 49.0% | 30.0% | 14.0% | 7.0% |
| Mathematics | 33.0% | 33.0% | 20.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 79.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 81.0% | 69.0% |
| 2023-24 | 78.0% | 70.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
68.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Elm Grove Elementary School
Elm Grove Elementary School's state test result (68.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Grove Elementary School this school | 678 | 15.0% | 68.0% |
| Herff Elementary School BOERNE | 615 | 17.2% | 64.0% |
| Rahe Bulverde Elementary School BULVERDE | 617 | 17.5% | 75.9% |
| Brentwood Elementary School AUSTIN | 671 | 14.0% | 70.3% |
| Timberwood Park Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 746 | 10.3% | 75.0% |
| Baranoff Elementary School AUSTIN | 810 | 14.1% | 58.3% |
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 Elm Grove Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #379 of 4,401 | #3 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #564 of 4,466 ▼ 138 | #4 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #281 of 4,466 ▼ 24 | #4 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 678 | #1,054 of 4,938 | #13 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #2,815 of 4,622 | #26 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #2,093 of 4,628 | #10 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.0% | #4,546 of 4,789 | #29 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #804 of 2,838 | #2 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
678
-137 (-17%) vs 2020
+38% since 2000-01, when it was 493
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 678 | 44 | 15.4:1 | 15% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 48 | 14.7:1 | 17% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 706 | 49.1 | 14.4:1 | 13% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 815 | 55 | 14.8:1 | 10% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 899 | 55.3 | 16.3:1 | 9% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 796 | 48 | 16.6:1 | 12% (98) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 32 | 14.0:1 | 11% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 31 | 15.9:1 | 3% (13) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Elm Grove Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (899 to 678); teachers down 20% (55.3 to 44).
About Elm Grove Elementary School
Elm Grove Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in BUDA, Texas. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 678 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
HAYS CISD (27 schools, 24,330 students) runs Elm Grove Elementary School.
The student body at Elm Grove Elementary School is 59% White. It is also 35% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Among Hays County residents, the White share is about 61%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
With 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.4:1. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is close to this figure. Roughly 15% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Hays County average 46%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 67.3%. Elm Grove Elementary School scores 68.0%.
The school's county is Hays County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $89,097 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Elm Grove Elementary School shares Hays County with 62 other public schools.
Elm Grove Elementary School's nearest public school is Eric Dahlstrom Middle School (about 0.8 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Elm Grove Elementary School. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Elm Grove Elementary School is 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Elm Grove Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Elm Grove Elementary School had a net loss of 137 students, or 17%.
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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
Other Elm Grove Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 4 states are named Elm Grove Elementary. Elm Grove Elementary School is the largest of the 5.
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolKINGWOOD, TX · 608 students
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolElm Grove, LA · 332 students
- ELM GROVE ELEM.INDEPENDENCE, MO · 305 students
- Elm Grove Elementary SchoolWheeling, WV · 299 students
Nearby schools
- Eric Dahlstrom Middle School0.8 mi · 804
- Alter Impact Center1.1 mi · 70
- Moe and Gene Johnson High School1.4 mi · 2,870
- Carpenter Hill Elementary School1.5 mi · 550
- Buda Elementary School3.2 mi · 564
- Doral Academy of Texas3.5 mi · 392
Frequently asked questions
About Elm Grove Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Elm Grove Elementary School?
Elm Grove Elementary School enrolls approximately 678 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Elm Grove Elementary School serve?
Elm Grove Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Elm Grove Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Elm Grove Elementary School is approximately 15.4:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Elm Grove Elementary School?
At Elm Grove Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 35% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Elm Grove Elementary School public or private?
Elm Grove Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by HAYS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.