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Enrollment
445
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS CISD·NCES 483897013738
Rodriguez Elementary School
1481 ESPLANADE PKWY, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 · (512) 757-8490 · Hays County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL445 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 63% 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.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
13.1:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
328 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 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (71) is 6% larger than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
41%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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -11.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 11 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 27.0% | 22.0% | 21.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 15.0% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 45.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 54.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 60.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
48.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Rodriguez Elementary School
Rodriguez Elementary School's state test result (48.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez Elementary School this school | 445 | 73.7% | 48.9% |
| O'Hara Lanier Elementary School FREEPORT | 456 | 76.3% | 37.1% |
| L A Gililland Elementary School FORT WORTH | 503 | 75.0% | 34.0% |
| L B Johnson Elementary School ODESSA | 475 | 77.9% | 39.1% |
| Calallen East Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 470 | 77.0% | N/A |
| Marcy Elementary School BIG SPRING | 513 | 72.1% | N/A |
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 Rodriguez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.9% | #1,542 of 4,401 | #14 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,385 of 4,466 ▼ 1,413 | #26 of 31 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,679 of 4,466 ▼ 1,309 | #23 of 31 ▼ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -9.5pp | #385 of 3,998 | #1 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 445 | #3,073 of 4,938 | #29 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #875 of 4,622 | #6 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #3,002 of 4,628 | #23 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.7% | #2,342 of 4,789 | #6 of 33 |
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
445
+141 (+46%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 445 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 74% (328) |
| 2023-24 | 436 | 38.1 | 11.4:1 | 75% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 34.8 | 14.3:1 | 81% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 70% (214) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Rodriguez Elementary School.
About Rodriguez Elementary School
SAN MARCOS, Texas, is home to Rodriguez Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 445 students.
SAN MARCOS CISD includes 12 schools. Together they enroll 8,222 students.
At 75%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Rodriguez Elementary School combined. After that, the student body is 15% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Hays County, the Hispanic share is about 39%. By the diversity index, Rodriguez Elementary School comes in at 41%.
Rodriguez Elementary School operates with 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.1:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Rodriguez Elementary School reports 74% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 46% average for public schools in Hays County is 28 points.
The allk12 Grade for Rodriguez Elementary School is B. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 63% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Rodriguez Elementary School would score about 42.2%. It scores 48.9%, 6.6 points above that figure.
Hays County census figures show that median household income is about $89,097, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. A total of 63 public schools operate in Hays County, serving about 46,946 students.
San Marcos High School is the closest public school, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line. Rodriguez Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 37.1% proficiency; Rodriguez Elementary School posts 48.9%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment was 304 in 2020-21 and 445 in 2024-25. Large swings like this can come from changes to the grades a school serves.
To ask about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
Other Rodriguez Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Rodriguez Elementary. Rodriguez Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Rodriguez Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 917 students
- Rodriguez Elementary SchoolAUSTIN, TX · 372 students
- Rodriguez ElementarySan Diego, CA · 280 students
Nearby schools
- San Marcos High School2.8 mi · 2,371
- Bowie Elementary School3.3 mi · 580
- Hays Inspire Academy3.4 mi · 24
- Miller Middle School3.9 mi · 896
- Hernandez Elementary School4.4 mi · 577
- Mendez Elementary School4.5 mi · 533
Frequently asked questions
About Rodriguez Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Rodriguez Elementary School?
Rodriguez Elementary School enrolls approximately 445 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Rodriguez Elementary School serve?
Rodriguez Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Rodriguez Elementary School have?
Rodriguez Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Rodriguez Elementary School?
Student demographics at Rodriguez Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 75% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Rodriguez Elementary School?
Rodriguez Elementary School is overseen by SAN MARCOS CISD in Hays County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.