LAURA B NEGLEY EL

Located at 5940 MCNAUGHTON, in KYLE, Texas, LAURA B NEGLEY EL is a roomy K-5 school that instructs 845 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by HAYS CISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so LAURA B NEGLEY EL sits 63% above that benchmark.

LAURA B NEGLEY EL is one of 27 schools operated by HAYS CISD, a district that teaches 24,330 students overall.

In terms of who attends, LAURA B NEGLEY EL shows that the largest single group is White at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder reads as 44% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Hays County as a whole is about 61% White, so the school skews considerably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.3:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Hays County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, LAURA B NEGLEY EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.6%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Hays County) reports that median household income runs about $89,097, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. LAURA B NEGLEY EL is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

R C BARTON MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LAURA B NEGLEY EL ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 50.2%.

LAURA B NEGLEY EL operates from a residential location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LAURA B NEGLEY EL has increased 10%, going from 769 students in 2018 to 845 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 56% to 45% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for LAURA B NEGLEY EL typically covers pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.