SUNFIELD EL

Located at 155 VISTA GARDENS DR, in BUDA, Texas, SUNFIELD EL is a well-populated elementary school that works with 905 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by HAYS CISD. That puts it 74% larger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

HAYS CISD comprises 27 schools with combined enrollment of 24,330 students; SUNFIELD EL is among them.

Demographically, SUNFIELD EL shows that 55% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 31% White, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 58 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 31% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Hays County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, SUNFIELD EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 60.5%; actual is 46.4%, a gap of -14.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hays County) reports that median household earnings sit near $89,097, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Hays County's 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), SUNFIELD EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is DORAL ACADEMY OF TEXAS, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SUNFIELD EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SUNFIELD EL at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 48.1%.

SUNFIELD EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

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