RALPH PFLUGER EL

RALPH PFLUGER EL, a high-enrollment K-5 school in BUDA, Texas, operated by HAYS CISD, serves 779 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 50% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HAYS CISD runs 27 schools in total, collectively educating 24,330 students. RALPH PFLUGER EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, RALPH PFLUGER EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 65%; the rest is composed of 21% White, 5% Black, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 39% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 47% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RALPH PFLUGER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 53.1%; this one delivers 53.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hays County indicate median household income runs about $89,097, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hays County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), of which RALPH PFLUGER EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: VALOR KYLE, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RALPH PFLUGER EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.9%.

RALPH PFLUGER EL operates from a residential location.

Five-year trend. RALPH PFLUGER EL's enrollment has ticked up 12% since 2018, when it stood at 698 (now 779). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 28% to 21%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

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