📍 3995 e Fm 150, Kyle, Hays County, 78640
Hemphill el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kyle, Hays County. The school has 577 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shea Howard. It is part of the Hays Cisd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hemphill el enrolls 577 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 41.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Hispanic or Latino, 12% White and 3.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 469 | 81% |
| White | 72 | 12% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 3.6% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
410 of the school's 577 students (71%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 374 qualify for free lunch and 36 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hemphill 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 21, state house district 45.
Hemphill 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 577 students, Hemphill 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