Buda Elementary

Summary:

Buda Elementary is a public elementary school serving 604 students in grades PK-5 in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is predominantly Hispanic (54.3%) and White (33.44%). Buda Elementary has received a 3-4 star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating average to above-average performance compared to other Texas elementary schools.

Buda Elementary's student performance is generally on par with or slightly above the district and state averages, particularly in 4th and 5th grade reading. The school's Gifted and Talented program is a standout, with its students ranking in the top 25% of Texas elementary schools. Additionally, Buda Elementary maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of around 13-14 students per teacher, which is lower than the nearby schools in the district. However, the school's performance lags for its Hispanic and economically disadvantaged student populations, which rank in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools. This suggests that the school may need to focus additional resources and support for these student subgroups.

Compared to other elementary schools in the Hays CISD district, Buda Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better in terms of overall student achievement and school rankings. However, nearby charter schools like Doral Academy Of Texas and Idea Bluff Springs Academy tend to outperform Buda Elementary, particularly in math and science. Additionally, Carpenter Hill Elementary and Elm Grove Elementary, also in the Hays CISD district, stand out as high-performing schools that consistently rank in the top 10-15% of Texas elementary schools.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1060 Old San Antonio Rd
       Buda, TX  78610


(512) 295-4431

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1874th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,295 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  13.3 Help
Number of students:  589

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.8%
White:
35.0%
Two or more races:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  41.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Buda Elementary ranks better than 59.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 8th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 54.99. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Buda Elementary has the smallest elementary school student body size in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (53.8%), White (35%), two or more races (4.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 41.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Buda Elementary is 13.3, which is the 2nd best among 14 elementary schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Buda Elementary is $10,295, which is the 4th highest among 14 elementary schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Buda Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Buda Elementary 1874th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Buda Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hays Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hays Consolidated Independent School District 456th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Buda Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 60.98 1442nd 3465 58.4%
2005 72.79 830th 3475 76.1%
2006 68.58 1101st 3476 68.3%
2007 65.34 1341st 3724 64.0%
2008 68.94 1119th 3768 70.3%
2009 72.34 938th 3884 75.8%
2010 66.87 1344th 3937 65.9%
2011 59.72 1831st 4095 55.3%
2012 55.23 1979th 4206 52.9%
2013 57.47 1881st 4221 55.4%
2014 50.63 2292nd 4260 46.2%
2015 60.75 1743rd 4320 59.7%
2016 69.34 1308th 4286 69.5%
2017 58.07 1577th 4329 63.6%
2018 45.43 2223rd 4359 49.0%
2019 49.77 2061st 4479 54.0%
2021 67.09 1256th 4578 72.6%
2022 68.20 1220th 4581 73.4%
2023 65.30 1367th 4647 70.6%
2024 54.99 1874th 4675 59.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 56.63 479th 1112 56.9%
2022 67.73 279th 1004 72.2%
2023 61.70 412th 1099 62.5%
2024 50.17 570th 1114 48.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.76 3189th 3226 1.1%
2019 19.21 3101st 3333 7.0%
2021 41.40 1982nd 3446 42.5%
2022 56.76 1271st 3487 63.6%
2023 79.48 408th 3556 88.5%
2024 74.41 611th 3638 83.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.22 1402nd 3558 60.6%
2019 52.27 1300th 3684 64.7%
2021 50.40 1400th 3799 63.1%
2022 79.07 395th 3952 90.0%
2023 69.06 735th 4086 82.0%
2024 38.18 2685th 4261 37.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.58 3633rd 4264 14.8%
2019 36.09 3043rd 4309 29.4%
2021 48.90 2107th 4451 52.7%
2022 42.28 2672nd 4477 40.3%
2023 52.15 2044th 4521 54.8%
2024 26.47 3793rd 4560 16.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.18 2051st 4306 52.4%
2019 49.53 2081st 4348 52.1%
2021 69.59 1077th 4499 76.1%
2022 71.49 1036th 4561 77.3%
2023 64.64 1332nd 4588 71.0%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.56 2199th 3106 29.2%
2021 84.79 25th 3006 99.2%
2022 78.09 134th 2958 95.5%
2023 70.90 743rd 2980 75.1%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.60 3685th 4240 13.1%
2019 34.60 3078th 4295 28.3%
2021 46.46 2087th 4331 51.8%
2022 42.24 2655th 4461 40.5%
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Rank History for Male students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 42.67 2404th 4319 44.3%
2019 49.79 2023rd 4357 53.6%
2021 60.23 1487th 4498 66.9%
2022 60.57 1573rd 4563 65.5%
2023 64.37 1381st 4585 69.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.90 2593rd 4168 37.8%
2019 39.62 2652nd 4188 36.7%
2021 57.70 1469th 4329 66.1%
2022 61.66 1354th 4376 69.1%
2023 63.03 1311th 4401 70.2%
2024 44.64 2441st 4431 44.9%
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Rank History for White students at Buda Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.30 1730th 3127 44.7%
2019 53.13 1454th 3142 53.7%
2021 69.43 761st 3082 75.3%
2022 64.52 988th 3082 67.9%
2023 55.73 1375th 3106 55.7%
2024 52.31 1493rd 3078 51.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Buda Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Buda Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1997 256 6 0 54 0 n/a n/a 0 316
1998 216 2 1 66 0 n/a n/a 0 285
1999 201 7 5 63 1 n/a n/a 0 277
2000 217 8 4 68 2 n/a n/a 0 299
2001 139 10 5 72 1 n/a n/a 0 227
2002 163 12 1 89 0 n/a n/a 0 265
2003 163 12 1 89 0 n/a n/a 0 265
2004 326 17 6 206 0 n/a n/a 0 555
2005 341 21 6 232 1 n/a n/a 0 601
2006 332 18 6 218 0 n/a n/a 0 574
2007 329 15 4 239 1 n/a n/a 0 588
2008 344 14 5 219 1 n/a n/a 0 583
2009 360 18 5 233 2 n/a n/a 0 618
2010 341 15 3 226 2 n/a n/a 0 587
2011 200 11 1 214 0 0 13 0 439
2012 197 13 3 247 1 0 15 0 476
2013 188 6 4 247 0 0 16 0 461
2014 189 10 6 256 0 0 20 0 481
2015 176 11 3 251 0 0 26 0 467
2016 182 12 5 275 0 0 26 0 500
2017 204 15 6 299 0 0 23 0 547
2018 201 16 7 328 0 0 29 0 581
2019 221 17 7 327 1 0 30 0 603
2020 235 15 10 394 2 0 36 0 692
2021 210 16 14 390 2 0 29 0 661
2022 215 20 14 395 3 0 32 0 679
2023 202 22 15 328 3 0 34 0 604
2024 206 21 14 317 3 0 28 0 589

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Buda Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 316 21.5 14.7 8.9
1998 285 19.3 14.8 11.6
1999 277 19.1 14.5 13
2000 299 19.5 15.3 9.4
2001 227 15.5 14.6 15
2002 265 17.6 15.1 18.5
2003 265 17.6 15.1 18.5
2004 555 38.0 14.6 22.5
2005 601 40.0 15.0 26.1
2006 574 42.1 13.6 23.9
2007 588 39.1 15.0 23.1
2008 583 40.1 14.5 22
2009 618 41.0 15.1 23.5
2010 587 41.4 14.1 26.2
2011 439 34.2 12.8 32.6
2012 476 32.6 14.5 36.1
2013 461 30.9 14.8 33.8
2014 481 32.7 14.6 41.6
2015 467 31.0 15.0 34.7
2016 500 34.0 14.7 35.2
2017 547 40.7 13.4 39.9
2018 581 41.9 13.8 39.1
2019 603 43.1 13.9 47.6
2020 692 45.7 15.1 40.8
2021 661 45.9 14.3 34.6
2022 679 51.2 13.2 35.8
2023 604 45.2 13.3 40.1
2024 589 44.2 13.3 41.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Buda Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1997 316 21.5 14.7 8.9
1998 285 19.3 14.8 11.6
1999 277 19.1 14.5 13
2000 299 19.5 15.3 9.4
2001 227 15.5 14.6 15
2002 265 17.6 15.1 18.5
2003 265 17.6 15.1 18.5
2004 555 38.0 14.6 22.5
2005 601 40.0 15.0 26.1
2006 574 42.1 13.6 23.9
2007 588 39.1 15.0 23.1
2008 583 40.1 14.5 22
2009 618 41.0 15.1 23.5
2010 587 41.4 14.1 26.2
2011 439 34.2 12.8 32.6
2012 476 32.6 14.5 36.1
2013 461 30.9 14.8 33.8
2014 481 32.7 14.6 41.6
2015 467 31.0 15.0 34.7
2016 500 34.0 14.7 35.2
2017 547 40.7 13.4 39.9
2018 581 41.9 13.8 39.1
2019 603 43.1 13.9 47.6
2020 692 45.7 15.1 40.8
2021 661 45.9 14.3 34.6
2022 679 51.2 13.2 35.8
2023 604 45.2 13.3 40.1
2024 589 44.2 13.3 41.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Buda Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $760 (8.4%) $8,236 (91.6%) $8,996
2020 $853 (8.9%) $8,685 (91.1%) $9,538
2021 $1,314 (12.8%) $8,981 (87.2%) $10,295

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Buda Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2061st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1367th of 4647 Elementary schools
 16.6%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Buda Elementary)3946
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Buda Elementary)3952
 13%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4544
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Buda Elementary)5055
 5%
   4th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4652
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Buda Elementary)4561
 16%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4847
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Buda Elementary)5270
 18%
   5th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5261
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Buda Elementary)4243
 1%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5349
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Buda Elementary)4438
 6%
   5th Grade Science (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5138
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students603604
 0.2%
African American1722
 29.4%
American Indian13
 200%
Asian715
 114.3%
Hispanic327328
 0.3%
Pacific Islander00
White221202
 8.6%
Two or More Races3034
 13.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.6%40.1%
 7.5%


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Students at Buda Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% African American, 2% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 589 students attended Buda Elementary.

Buda Elementary ranks 1874th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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