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TOM GREEN EL

1301 OLD GOFORTH RD, BUDA, TX 78610 · (512) 268-8438 · Hays County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL612 STUDENTS
Enrollment
612
Elementary
DISTRICT 713 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
365 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
53
Kindergarten
83
Grade 1
90
Grade 2
90
Grade 3
97
Grade 4
103
Grade 5
96
Student demographics
White
9215%
DISTRICT 25% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
48078%
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 54%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 13%
Asian
91%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 6%
Two+
213%
DISTRICT 3% · 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.
Gender split
Male
31752%
Female
29548%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
39.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 39 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.6pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
612
-145 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.6:1
% White
15%
was 19%
% Hispanic
78%
was 74%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About TOM GREEN EL

Set in BUDA, Texas, TOM GREEN EL is a mid-sized elementary school, overseen by HAYS CISD. It serves 612 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within HAYS CISD, which oversees 27 schools and 24,330 students, TOM GREEN EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, TOM GREEN EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 39%.

On the resource side, TOM GREEN EL reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Hays County runs at roughly 46%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, TOM GREEN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.2%; this one delivers 34.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Hays County) records that median household earnings sit near $89,097, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. TOM GREEN EL is one of 63 public schools in Hays County (combined enrollment of about 46,946 students).

The closest other public school is OLYMPIA HILLS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, TOM GREEN EL comes 8th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

TOM GREEN EL operates from a bedroom-community location.

Five-year trend. TOM GREEN EL's enrollment has shrank 19% since 2018, when it stood at 757 (now 612). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 74% to 78%.

On allk12, the feed for TOM GREEN EL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

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
TOM GREEN EL
District
HAYS CISD
Address
1301 OLD GOFORTH RD, BUDA, TX 78610
Phone
(512) 268-8438
County
Hays County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
612
Teachers (FTE)
48
Student–teacher ratio
12.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
365 (60%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
480001006346
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in HAYS CISD
Other schools in BUDA
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Frequently asked questions

About TOM GREEN EL
What is the total enrollment at TOM GREEN EL?
TOM GREEN EL enrolls approximately 612 students in grades PK-05.
Is TOM GREEN EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
TOM GREEN EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at TOM GREEN EL?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at TOM GREEN EL.
What is the student diversity at TOM GREEN EL?
Student demographics at TOM GREEN EL are roughly 15% White, 78% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees TOM GREEN EL?
TOM GREEN EL is overseen by HAYS CISD in Hays County.
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