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What's the most underrated thing about KYLE EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HAYS CISD·NCES 480001005245
Kyle Elementary School
500 W BLANCO ST, KYLE, TX 78640 · (512) 268-3311 · Hays County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Texas public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
296 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 | 61 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 94 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 127 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 42% smaller than its 5th grade class (127).
Student demographics
54%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +19.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 31.0% | 31.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 24.0% | 23.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 48.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 Kyle Elementary School
Kyle Elementary School's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Elementary School this school | 633 | 46.8% | 47.8% |
| Daggett Montessori FT WORTH | 546 | 46.0% | 46.8% |
| Oak Hill Elementary School AUSTIN | 617 | 50.4% | 44.0% |
| Pilot Point Elementary School PILOT POINT | 561 | 44.2% | 38.5% |
| Legacy Elementary School LUBBOCK | 579 | 49.9% | 56.5% |
| Castroville Elementary School CASTROVILLE | 600 | 52.3% | 53.0% |
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 Kyle Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,652 of 4,401 | #16 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,905 of 4,466 ▲ 484 | #14 of 31 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,220 of 4,466 ▲ 159 | #14 of 31 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,284 of 3,998 | #11 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,368 of 4,938 | #19 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,487 of 4,622 | #21 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #1,992 of 4,628 | #8 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.8% | #3,711 of 4,789 | #20 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.1% | #1,940 of 2,838 | #11 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
633
+100 (+19%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 633 | 42.1 | 15.0:1 | 47% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 616 | 40.1 | 15.4:1 | 50% (309) |
| 2022-23 | 597 | 41.1 | 14.5:1 | 50% (300) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 41% (219) |
| 2017-18 | 712 | 47.1 | 15.1:1 | 49% (346) |
| 2015-16 | 660 | 42 | 15.7:1 | 46% (301) |
| 2010-11 | 697 | 48 | 14.5:1 | 43% (303) |
| 2000-01 | 660 | 46 | 14.3:1 | 45% (297) |
| 1990-91 | 715 | 40 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kyle Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (712 to 633); teachers down 11% (47.1 to 42.1).
About Kyle Elementary School
Kyle Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in KYLE, Texas. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 633 students. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 22% higher.
District-wide, HAYS CISD has 27 schools and 24,330 students.
Roughly 59% of students at Kyle Elementary School are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% White, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 39%. Kyle Elementary School's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
Kyle Elementary School employs 42.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 15.0:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 47% in 2024-25. That tracks the 46% average for public schools in Hays County.
allk12 grades Kyle Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Kyle Elementary School, the prediction is 53.7% and the result is 47.8%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hays County, the median household income is $89,097, roughly 43% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. There are 63 public schools in Hays County, enrolling about 46,946 students in all.
The nearest public school is Laura B Wallace Middle School, at about 0.7 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 47.8% average proficiency ranks 5th among 9 nearby schools.
Kyle Elementary School has an NCES locale of Suburb: Large.
Enrollment is up 19% from 2020-21, when Kyle Elementary School had 533 students, to 2024-25, when it had 633. The ratio of students to teachers went from 14.0:1 to 15.0:1 over the same years.
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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 KYLE
- Lehman High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Valor KyleCombined · 907 students
- D J Red Simon Middle SchoolMiddle · 898 students
- Laura B Negley Elementary SchoolElementary · 845 students
- Laura B Wallace Middle SchoolMiddle · 831 students
- Tobias Elementary SchoolElementary · 736 students
Other Kyle Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Kyle Elementary. Kyle Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Kyle Elementary SchoolTroy, OH · 193 students
Nearby schools
- Laura B Wallace Middle School0.7 mi · 831
- IDEA Kyle College Preparatory1.0 mi · 681
- IDEA Kyle Academy1.0 mi · 637
- Susie Fuentes Elementary School1.3 mi · 726
- Laura B Negley Elementary School1.4 mi · 845
- Tobias Elementary School1.6 mi · 736
Frequently asked questions
About Kyle Elementary SchoolHow large is Kyle Elementary School?
Kyle Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kyle Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kyle Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kyle Elementary School have?
Kyle Elementary School employs 42 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
How diverse is Kyle Elementary School?
Kyle Elementary School reports a student body of 32% White, 59% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Kyle Elementary School?
Kyle Elementary School is overseen by HAYS CISD in Hays County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.