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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL·NCES 480019408645

TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL

400 UHLAND RD NO 2, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 · (512)928-3000 · Hays County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYCHARTERALTERNATIVE SCHOOL61 STUDENTS
Enrollment
61
Elementary
DISTRICT 60 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 7.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
23 students
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten
8
Grade 1
9
Grade 2
9
Grade 3
8
Grade 4
10
Grade 5
6
Grade 6
11
Student demographics
White
28%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
54%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 54%
Black
11%
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 13%
Two+
7%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 3%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
28.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
7.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

6-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
61
-77 (-56%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.9:1
% White
28%
was 28%
% Hispanic
54%
was 54%
% Black
11%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL

TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL operates as a very small elementary campus in SAN MARCOS, Texas, one of the schools within TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Current enrollment sits at 61 students spanning grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 88% below the state mean of about 519.

Across the 2 schools in TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (120 students total), TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL shows that 54% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 28% White, 11% Black, 7% multiracial. 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, Staff filings list 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Hays County (around 46%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Hays County indicate the typical household earns roughly $89,097 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. In all, Hays County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students), of which TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL is one.

TRAVIS EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.

The campus sits in a city-core setting. TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 6 years. Looking back 6 years, enrollment at TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL has fell 56%, going from 138 students in 2018 to 61 in 2024. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 5% to 0%.

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Hays County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
District
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Address
400 UHLAND RD NO 2, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666
Phone
(512)928-3000
County
Hays County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–06
Total enrollment
61
Teachers (FTE)
7
Student–teacher ratio
7.0:1
Free/Reduced lunch
23 (38%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
480019408645
Charter school
Yes

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Frequently asked questions

About TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
How many students attend TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 61 students in grades KG-06.
Is TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL have?
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL employs 7 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
How diverse is TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL?
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL reports a student body of 28% White, 54% Hispanic, 11% Black, 7% Two or more.
Is TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL public or private?
TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by TEXAS PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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