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If you could change one rule at TRAVIS EL, what would it be?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN MARCOS CISD·NCES 483897004453
Travis Elementary School
1437 POST RD, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 · (512) 393-6450 · Hays County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
383 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 | 68 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 18% |
Student demographics
46%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% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp 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 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 29.0% | 19.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 43.0% |
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% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 39.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 20.0% |
| 2020-21 | 21.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
29.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
Where Travis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Hays County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.5% | #3,715 of 4,401 | #29 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,589 of 4,466 | #28 of 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,678 of 4,466 | #22 of 31 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.0pp | #1,754 of 3,998 | #16 of 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #3,127 of 4,938 | #30 of 34 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,035 of 4,622 | #9 of 33 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.8% | #2,743 of 4,628 | #21 of 33 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #1,384 of 4,789 | #4 of 33 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.5% | #356 of 2,838 | #1 of 17 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
440
-107 (-20%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 708
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 440 | 33 | 13.3:1 | 87% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 40.2 | 11.7:1 | 87% (411) |
| 2022-23 | 535 | 37.2 | 14.4:1 | 89% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 547 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 86% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 662 | 45.3 | 14.6:1 | 82% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 638 | 44 | 14.5:1 | 84% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 559 | 42 | 13.3:1 | 72% (404) |
| 2000-01 | 669 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 66% (440) |
| 1990-91 | 708 | 49 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Travis Elementary School.
About Travis Elementary School
Travis Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in SAN MARCOS, Texas, under SAN MARCOS CISD. A federal count lists 440 students at the school, in kindergarten through 5.
The district for Travis Elementary School is SAN MARCOS CISD, with 12 schools and 8,222 students.
A majority of students at Travis Elementary School, 71%, are Hispanic. Next come 16% White, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. The county population is about 39% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Travis Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 46%.
Travis Elementary School counts 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. About 87% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Hays County is 46%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Travis Elementary School is 7.0 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 29.5% actual, 36.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hays County, 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%. Travis Elementary School is one of 63 public schools in Hays County, which together enroll about 46,946 students.
The closest public school to Travis Elementary School is Ki Charter Academy, about 0.3 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 38.6% proficiency; Travis Elementary School posts 29.5%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Small, or inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Federal counts put enrollment at 547 in 2020-21 and 440 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease.
If you have questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Travis Elementary School, you can post them here. 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
Nearby schools
- Ki Charter Academy0.3 mi · 185
- Texas Preparatory School0.4 mi · 61
- Crockett Elementary School2.4 mi · 477
- Bonham Pre-K School2.6 mi · 380
- Goodnight Middle School2.8 mi · 884
- Dezavala Elementary School2.9 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Travis Elementary SchoolHow large is Travis Elementary School?
Travis Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Travis Elementary School serve?
Travis Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Travis Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Travis Elementary School is approximately 13.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Travis Elementary School?
Travis Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 71% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Travis Elementary School public or private?
Travis Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN MARCOS CISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.