📍 333 Stagecoach Trl, San Marcos, Hays County, 78666
Hernandez el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Marcos, Hays County. The school has 525 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Gonzalez. It is part of the San Marcos Cisd school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hernandez el enrolls 525 students across grades K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 45.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 65% Hispanic or Latino, 29% White and 2.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 340 | 65% |
| White | 150 | 29% |
| Black or African American | 14 | 2.7% |
| Asian | 10 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
340 of the school's 525 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 325 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Hernandez el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). 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.
Hernandez el is one of 11 schools in SAN MARCOS CISD, based in SAN MARCOS, Texas. The district serves 8,222 students district-wide and employs 584 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 525 students, Hernandez el is smaller than the district average of about 747 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small