HERFF EL

HERFF EL operates as an average-sized elementary-level community in BOERNE, Texas, run under BOERNE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 615 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

HERFF EL is one of 13 schools operated by BOERNE ISD, a district that caters to 11,101 students overall.

Looking at the student body, HERFF EL shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 33% Hispanic. By comparison, Kendall County as a whole is about 75% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, HERFF EL reports 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 17% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HERFF EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.3%, the actual is 65.0%, a residual of -1.3 points.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Kendall County indicate the typical household earns roughly $114,962 per year, 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Kendall County runs 17 public schools (combined enrollment of about 10,640 students), of which HERFF EL is one.

The closest other public school is BOERNE H S, roughly 1.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HERFF EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 68.5%.

HERFF EL operates from a countryside location.

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