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What's the most underrated thing about MENDEZ EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
533
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS CISD·NCES 483897012183
Mendez Elementary School
1805 PETER GARZA, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 · (512) 393-6060 · Hays County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL533 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
11.9:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
470 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 42% · 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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +30.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 30 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 36.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 41.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 6.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
37.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Mendez Elementary School
Mendez Elementary School's state test result (37.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendez Elementary School this school | 533 | 88.2% | 37.5% |
| Noel Elementary School ODESSA | 501 | 87.2% | 26.8% |
| Humphrey's Highland Elementary School AMARILLO | 567 | 88.9% | 38.4% |
| North Elementary School PLAINVIEW | 492 | 87.4% | 33.3% |
| Heritage Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 555 | 87.9% | 49.8% |
| Fadden-McKeown-Chambliss Elementary School BEEVILLE | 574 | 86.8% | 37.5% |
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 Mendez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #2,890 of 4,401 | #23 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,787 of 4,466 ▼ 1,680 | #22 of 31 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,021 of 4,466 ▼ 308 | #30 of 31 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #627 of 3,998 | #5 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 533 | #2,203 of 4,938 | #27 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #321 of 4,622 | #2 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #3,749 of 4,628 | #31 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #1,266 of 4,789 | #1 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.4% | #2,079 of 2,838 | #12 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
533
+72 (+16%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 522
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 533 | 44.8 | 11.9:1 | 88% (470) |
| 2023-24 | 540 | 47 | 11.5:1 | 89% (479) |
| 2022-23 | 496 | 43.1 | 11.5:1 | 90% (448) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 85% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 588 | 44 | 13.4:1 | 81% (474) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 82% (454) |
| 2010-11 | 522 | 40 | 13.1:1 | 81% (423) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mendez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (588 to 533); teachers up 2% (44 to 44.8).
About Mendez Elementary School
At 1805 PETER GARZA in SAN MARCOS, Texas, Mendez Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. School enrollment was 533 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
Mendez Elementary School is one school in a 12-school district, SAN MARCOS CISD, which enrolls 8,222 students.
About 89% of the student body at Mendez Elementary School is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 8% White and 2% Black. County-wide, 39% of Hays County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 44.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.9:1. That is 3.2 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Hays County is 42 points.
allk12 grades Mendez Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Mendez Elementary School is 36.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Hays County show that the median household income is $89,097, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Mendez Elementary School is one of 63 public schools in the county.
Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Mendez Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Mendez Elementary School at 4th of 6.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 72 more students in 2024-25.
To ask about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes, start a discussion on this page. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SAN MARCOS CISD
- San Marcos High SchoolHigh · 2,371 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Goodnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Dezavala Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
- Hernandez Elementary SchoolElementary · 577 students
Other schools in SAN MARCOS
- San Marcos High SchoolHigh · 2,371 students
- Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 896 students
- Goodnight Middle SchoolMiddle · 884 students
- Blanco Vista Elementary SchoolElementary · 787 students
- Dezavala Elementary SchoolElementary · 584 students
- Bowie Elementary SchoolElementary · 580 students
Nearby schools
- Lamar - Phoenix Alternative Education0.7 mi · 55
- Goodnight Middle School0.7 mi · 884
- Bonham Pre-K School0.7 mi · 380
- Dezavala Elementary School0.8 mi · 584
- Hernandez Elementary School1.3 mi · 577
- Miller Middle School1.4 mi · 896
Frequently asked questions
About Mendez Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Mendez Elementary School?
Mendez Elementary School enrolls approximately 533 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mendez Elementary School serve?
Mendez Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Mendez Elementary School?
Approximately 11.9:1 students per teacher at Mendez Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mendez Elementary School?
At Mendez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 8% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Mendez Elementary School public or private?
Mendez Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN MARCOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.