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Elm Grove Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

381^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Elm Grove Elementary in Buda, TX, is a high-performing public school serving 678 students in grades PK-5 within the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, consistently ranking in the top 10% of Texas elementary schools for the past six years.

Elm Grove stands out for its exceptional reading proficiency, with 72.7% of 3rd graders, 81.9% of 4th graders, and 80.3% of 5th graders meeting state standards—dramatically higher than district and state averages. Its closest competitor, Carpenter Hill Elementary, also performs well but shows more year-to-year variance, while Elm Grove maintains stable, top-tier rankings. The school is particularly effective for special education students, ranking in the 97th percentile statewide, far outpacing nearby schools like Tom Green Elementary and Ralph Pfluger Elementary. However, math scores, while still above average, are a relative weakness, with 5th grade math declining from 80.7% to 63% over two years. Science scores, though well above district and state averages, remain the lowest proficiency area, a trend common across HCISD.

An interesting anomaly is the Gifted and Talented subgroup, which dropped from the 81st to the 42nd percentile statewide in the latest year—a significant outlier for an otherwise top-performing school. This may warrant further investigation. Overall, Elm Grove’s consistent academic excellence, especially in reading and special education, makes it a standout choice in Buda, though parents should note the math trend and the GT performance dip. For comparison, Buda Elementary and Sunfield Elementary serve more diverse student populations but do not match Elm Grove’s academic consistency.

678

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,650

Per pupil spending ?

15%

Free/discounted lunch ?

801 Fm 1626
Buda, TX 78610-9789

(512) 268-8440

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Elm Grove Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Eric Dahlstrom Middle
High:	Moe And Gene Johnson High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

58.6%

Hispanic:

34.7%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 82nd percentile in 2016 → 92nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (72% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school72%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

381^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 18% (2016) to top 8% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 15Elementary Schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District

437^th of 951Hays Consolidated Independent School District among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	89.8	381 of 4627	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	89.6	381 of 4651	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	90.9	341 of 4710	92.8%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	264 of 4647	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	405 of 4581	91.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	288 of 4578	93.7%	★★★★★
2019	84.3	546 of 4479	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	66.2	1197 of 4359	72.5%	★★★★☆
2017	66.8	1161 of 4329	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	79.1	784 of 4286	81.7%	★★★★☆
2015	85.3	441 of 4320	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	69.9	1221 of 4260	71.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.5	777 of 4221	81.6%	★★★★☆
2012	74.7	894 of 4206	78.7%	★★★★☆
2011	77.2	676 of 4095	83.5%	★★★★☆
2010	79.5	490 of 3937	87.6%	★★★★☆
2009	84.6	226 of 3884	94.2%	★★★★★
2008	85.0	219 of 3768	94.2%	★★★★★
2007	78.9	507 of 3724	86.4%	★★★★☆
2006	77.2	581 of 3476	83.3%	★★★★☆
2005	79.6	480 of 3475	86.2%	★★★★☆
2004	80.0	413 of 3465	88.1%	★★★★☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	58.4	1522 of 4461	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.0	570 of 4331	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	1651 of 4295	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.5	2403 of 4240	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	88.2	376 of 4575	91.8%	★★★★★
2025	91.6	216 of 3744	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.7	284 of 4658	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	283 of 4588	93.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.3	505 of 4561	88.9%	★★★★☆
2021	85.5	510 of 4499	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.8	497 of 4348	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	65.9	1200 of 4306	72.1%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.6	1780 of 3075	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	73.1	492 of 2619	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	506 of 2980	83.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.1	353 of 2958	88.1%	★★★★☆
2021	76.5	572 of 3006	81.0%	★★★★☆
2019	71.4	700 of 3184	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	1495 of 3106	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	83.1	414 of 4413	90.6%	★★★★★
2025	83.5	331 of 3644	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	81.5	480 of 4465	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.8	278 of 4401	93.7%	★★★★★
2022	78.8	567 of 4376	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	91.6	176 of 4329	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	71.5	799 of 4188	80.9%	★★★★☆
2018	51.5	1850 of 4168	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	66.1	1088 of 4520	75.9%	★★★★☆
2025	86.6	209 of 3705	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	474 of 4594	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	86.8	239 of 4521	94.7%	★★★★★
2022	54.4	1863 of 4477	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	60.5	1367 of 4451	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	863 of 4309	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	850 of 4264	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.8	421 of 4582	90.8%	★★★★★
2025	87.1	357 of 3739	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	422 of 4647	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	240 of 4585	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.6	338 of 4563	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	215 of 4498	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	79.3	664 of 4357	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	1262 of 4319	70.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.9	280 of 1106	74.7%	★★★★☆
2025	91.5	23 of 975	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	88.2	62 of 961	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	79.5	148 of 1112	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	53.5	484 of 1046	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	92.3	150 of 4301	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	80.5	331 of 3549	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	79.8	447 of 4292	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.7	373 of 4086	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	434 of 3952	89.0%	★★★★☆
2021	82.5	283 of 3799	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.6	94 of 3684	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	78.5	330 of 3558	90.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.8	383 of 3006	87.3%	★★★★☆
2025	82.5	280 of 2612	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.9	297 of 3108	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	85.3	241 of 3106	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	77.1	472 of 3082	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	451 of 3082	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	74.9	590 of 3142	81.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.2	1299 of 3127	58.5%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2026)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2026)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)91st percentile~ school

White (2026)87th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)76th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile-17 vs school

At Risk (2022)66th percentile-25 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)42nd percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading79%+24 vs state

Mathematics66%+19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)						STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Elm Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	801 Fm 1626	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8440	678	44	15.4	15.0%	397 (58.6%)	8 (1.2%)	235 (34.7%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.4%)	89.8	381^st of 4627 public elementary schools	91.8%		89.6	381^st of 4651 public elementary schools	91.8%										72.7	81.9	80.3				67.8	67.6	63.0					$8,650
Carpenter Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4410 Rr 967	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8509	550	37	14.8	16.2%	302 (54.9%)	8 (1.5%)	201 (36.5%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (4.4%)	85	576^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.6%		82.2	678^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.4%	102									73.5	79.4	70.1				68.3	62.9	59.1					$8,140
Buda Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1060 Old San Antonio Rd	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 295-4431	564	43	13.0	42.2%	188 (33.3%)	39 (6.9%)	300 (53.2%)	11 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.6%)	68.6	1198^th of 4627 public elementary schools	74.1%		57.8	1681^st of 4651 public elementary schools	63.9%	483									59.8	55.8	69.7				59.2	52.1	48.9					$9,245
Doral Academy Of Texas	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1333 Firecracker	Buda	78610	Hays County	Doral Academy Of Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 436-3881	392	21	19.0	50.8%	74 (18.9%)	33 (8.4%)	246 (62.8%)	21 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	52	2012^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.5%		54.9	1851^st of 4651 public elementary schools	60.2%	161							100.0	100.0	48.6	44.4	52.6	55.9	61.0	73.7	51.4	53.3	52.6	32.4	20.0	44.8	23.7	$13,057
Tom Green Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1301 Old Goforth Rd	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8438	612	48	12.6	59.6%	92 (15.0%)	10 (1.6%)	480 (78.4%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (3.4%)	37.7	2906^th of 4627 public elementary schools	37.2%		33.7	3213^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.9%	307	28.0	55.6		0.0	33.3				44.3	48.9	50.0				29.9	52.1	34.3					$10,765
Sunfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	155 Vista Gardens Dr	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 268-8517	905	58	15.7	30.7%	279 (30.8%)	25 (2.8%)	499 (55.1%)	52 (5.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	46 (5.1%)	71.4	1078^th of 4627 public elementary schools	76.7%		51.7	2047^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.0%	969									68.4	64.1	67.0				54.3	60.2	37.3					$7,472
Jim Cullen Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	873 Anthem Pkwy	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 268-2141	396	34	11.7	20.2%	157 (39.6%)	14 (3.5%)	178 (44.9%)	34 (8.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.8%)	84.6	595^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.1%					(n/a)									57.6	70.2	86.4				53.7	77.6	68.3
Menchaca Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1218 W Fm 1626	Manchaca	78652	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-2333	699	55	12.8	44.5%	168 (24.0%)	31 (4.4%)	443 (63.4%)	14 (2.0%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.2%)	38.8	2838^th of 4627 public elementary schools	38.7%		28.3	3536^th of 4651 public elementary schools	24.0%	698	18.2	33.3	33.3	20.0	33.3	14.3			43.8	43.8	52.9				35.8	53.3	29.6					$10,642
Ralph Pfluger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4951 Marsh Ln	Buda	78610	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8510	779	54	14.4	47.5%	167 (21.4%)	42 (5.4%)	505 (64.8%)	22 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.4%)	56.9	1765^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.9%		60.1	1571^st of 4651 public elementary schools	66.2%	194									55.3	64.9	54.1				41.3	54.5	43.0					$7,624
Baranoff Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12009 Buckingham Gate Rd	Austin	78748	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 841-7100	810	60	13.5	14.1%	466 (57.5%)	8 (1.0%)	255 (31.5%)	30 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (6.2%)	83	656^th of 4627 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.6	853^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	81.7%	197									70.3	64.6	77.1				49.6	66.1	70.0					$8,725

Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Grove Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Elm Grove Elementary?

Students at Elm Grove Elementary are 59% White, 35% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Elm Grove Elementary in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

What schools do graduates of Elm Grove Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elm Grove Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Eric Dahlstrom Middle
High : Moe And Gene Johnson High School

How many students attend Elm Grove Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 678 students attended Elm Grove Elementary.

Is Elm Grove Elementary a good school?

Yes. Elm Grove Elementary ranks in the top 8.2% of Texas elementary schools.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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