📍 1060 Old San Antonio Rd, Buda, Hays County, 78610
Buda el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Buda, Hays County. The school has 604 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lucia Nerio. It is part of the Hays Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 40% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Buda el enrolls 604 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 54% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 328 | 54% |
| White | 202 | 33% |
| Two or more races | 34 | 5.6% |
| Black or African American | 22 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 15 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
242 of the school's 604 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 178 qualify for free lunch and 64 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Buda el is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 45.
Buda el is one of 26 schools in HAYS CISD, based in KYLE, Texas. The district serves 24,330 students district-wide and employs 1,493 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 604 students, Buda el is smaller than the district average of about 936 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe