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Hemphill Elementary

Q: Is Hemphill Elementary a good school?

Hemphill Elementary ranks 3428 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3428^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hemphill Elementary in Kyle, TX, serves 651 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, and has consistently ranked in the bottom tier of Texas elementary schools, currently holding a 1-star rating in the 26th percentile. This performance stands in stark contrast to nearby schools like Ralph Pfluger Elementary (62nd percentile, 3-star) and Blanco Vista Elementary (65th percentile, 3-star), which are within a 5-mile radius and consistently rank in the top third of Texas schools. The school faces significant academic challenges, particularly in mathematics and science, where proficiency rates are alarmingly low—only 18.75% of 3rd graders and 23.58% of 4th graders were proficient in math in 2024-2025, less than half the district average, while 5th-grade science proficiency was just 10.47%.

There are some bright spots, however. In the most recent year, 3rd-grade reading proficiency at Hemphill (52.08%) matched the district average and exceeded the state average, suggesting effective early literacy instruction. Yet this success does not extend to upper grades, where reading scores drop sharply. A concerning anomaly is the dramatic decline in performance for Gifted and Talented students, who fell from the 87th percentile in 2022-2023 to the 13th percentile in 2025-2026, indicating a potential issue with the program or curriculum. Meanwhile, Special Education students are performing relatively well (49th percentile), but English Language Learners are struggling significantly (16th percentile), pointing to a need for better support for this growing population.

Notably, Hemphill’s per-student spending ($11,821) is among the highest of all nearby schools—higher than the higher-performing Ralph Pfluger Elementary ($8,852)—suggesting that funding alone is not the issue; rather, the school needs a strategic, data-driven plan to improve instructional quality. Hemphill is part of a cluster of struggling schools in the area, including Camino Real Elementary (26th percentile) and Uhland Elementary (22nd percentile), which may indicate broader community or district-level challenges. For parents, the key takeaway is that while Hemphill has some strengths in early reading, its math and science instruction, as well as support for advanced learners and English learners, require urgent attention.

651

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,741

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3995 E Fm 150
Kyle, TX 78640-9394

(512) 268-4688

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Hemphill Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	D J Red Simon Middle
High:	Lehman High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.7%

White:

13.2%

African American:

6.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 40th percentile in 2024 → 26th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 40th-percentile peak (2024) to 26th (2026)

!Mathematics scores 14 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

3,428^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 9% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^th 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	30.0	3428 of 4627	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.0	3667 of 4651	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	2810 of 4710	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	3122 of 4647	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	2767 of 4581	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2915 of 4578	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	3353 of 4479	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	4294 of 4359	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	4277 of 4329	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.1	3887 of 4286	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.2	3954 of 4320	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	4062 of 4260	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.4	3881 of 4221	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	3920 of 4206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	21.7	3691 of 4095	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	15.7	3720 of 3937	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.0	3771 of 3884	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.7	3695 of 3768	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	3526 of 3724	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.0	3109 of 3476	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.2	3074 of 3475	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	3035 of 3465	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.1	1741 of 2406	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	1135 of 1905	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.8	2155 of 2443	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	2163 of 2443	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	2153 of 2444	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	44.7	2471 of 4461	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.9	2899 of 4331	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3346 of 4295	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4022 of 4240	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1388 of 1643	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.1	2693 of 2918	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	2970 of 3668	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3078 of 3556	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.0	3399 of 3487	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	52.0	1368 of 3446	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	19.5	3095 of 3333	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	3088 of 3226	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.6	3714 of 4575	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.8	3103 of 3744	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.7	2982 of 4658	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	2954 of 4588	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.0	2712 of 4561	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.6	2763 of 4499	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.3	2524 of 4348	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.6	4175 of 4306	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	2671 of 3075	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	2057 of 2619	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	75.1	388 of 2980	87.0%	★★★★☆
2018	20.2	2842 of 3106	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.1	3464 of 4413	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	2787 of 3644	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2456 of 4465	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	2744 of 4401	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	2186 of 4376	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.2	2630 of 4329	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.0	2559 of 4188	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.1	4112 of 4168	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	3210 of 4520	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.6	2605 of 3705	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.3	2894 of 4594	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	3752 of 4521	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.3	1933 of 4477	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.5	2568 of 4451	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.9	2365 of 4309	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.8	4222 of 4264	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.2	2881 of 4582	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	2513 of 3739	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	2850 of 4647	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3222 of 4585	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.4	2773 of 4563	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.6	3068 of 4498	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.5	3739 of 4357	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	4286 of 4319	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.7	2178 of 4301	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.7	2193 of 3549	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.9	2233 of 4292	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.3	2198 of 4086	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3493 of 3952	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1614 of 3684	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.7	3127 of 3558	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.2	1920 of 3006	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	41.2	1669 of 2612	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	65.2	983 of 3108	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.1	1658 of 3106	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	1854 of 3082	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	2116 of 3082	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.0	2863 of 3142	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)49th percentile+23 vs school

At Risk (2022)45th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)37th percentile+11 vs school

White (2026)36th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2026)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile-4 vs school

Female (2026)19th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)16th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)13th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics33%-14 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Hemphill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3995 E Fm 150	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-4688	651	42	15.3	60.2%	86 (13.2%)	45 (6.9%)	499 (76.7%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.3%)	30	3428^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.9%		26	3667^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.2%	239							52.1	37.1	46.5	35.4	30.6	32.7	$9,741
Tobias Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1005 E Fm 150	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8437	736	50	14.6	51.0%	168 (22.8%)	34 (4.6%)	488 (66.3%)	10 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	33 (4.5%)	49.4	2147^th of 4627 public elementary schools	53.6%		42	2638^th of 4651 public elementary schools	43.3%	491							64.0	45.6	59.3	51.7	36.0	41.8	$8,763
Uhland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2331 High Rd	Uhland	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8503	919	62	14.8	66.7%	16 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	898 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27.2	3616^th of 4627 public elementary schools	21.9%		37.9	2931^st of 4651 public elementary schools	37.0%	685	21.6	13.0	0.0	0.0	11.1		44.8	30.5	38.3	29.5	46.2	37.6	$9,050
Blanco Vista Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Blanco Vista Blvd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8506	787	54	14.6	52.6%	162 (20.6%)	24 (3.0%)	562 (71.4%)	17 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.7%)	59.4	1640^th of 4627 public elementary schools	64.6%		61.4	1504^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.7%	136			14.3				34.7	61.5	67.3	38.2	60.9	54.3	$8,765
Idea Kyle Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	640 Philomena Dr	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4300	637	27	23.2	62.5%	88 (13.8%)	33 (5.2%)	485 (76.1%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	9 (1.4%)	32.9	3229^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.2%		53.6	1931^st of 4651 public elementary schools	58.5%	1298							38.5	58.7	57.0	17.2	22.9	38.0	$9,554
Kyle Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W Blanco St	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-3311	633	42	15.0	46.8%	204 (32.2%)	20 (3.2%)	374 (59.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (4.6%)	61.4	1551^st of 4627 public elementary schools	66.5%		50.9	2092^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	55.0%	541							56.4	66.0	61.0	46.4	57.1	38.0	$9,438
Susie Fuentes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	901 Philomena Dr	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-7827	726	52	14.0	57.7%	159 (21.9%)	45 (6.2%)	489 (67.4%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.7%)	39.1	2818^th of 4627 public elementary schools	39.1%		44.7	2452^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	47.3%	366							40.6	57.3	47.7	34.8	47.3	36.4	$8,308
Science Hall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1510 Bebee Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8502	667	50	13.2	62.4%	63 (9.4%)	24 (3.6%)	550 (82.5%)	11 (1.6%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (2.2%)	26.3	3669^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.7%		26.4	3642^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	21.7%	27	33.3	0.0	11.1				38.6	41.3	48.5	31.4	31.3	34.3	$8,976
Laura B Negley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5940 McNaughton	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 268-8501	845	55	15.2	28.9%	384 (45.4%)	39 (4.6%)	372 (44.0%)	26 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.7%)	57.8	1724^th of 4627 public elementary schools	62.7%		62.8	1444^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.0%	280							44.7	63.1	80.7	40.9	44.2	44.0	$7,809
Camino Real Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	170 Las Brisas Blvd	Niederwald	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 268-8505	962	63	15.1	71.2%	55 (5.7%)	10 (1.0%)	888 (92.3%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	30.3	3409^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.3%		25.1	3719^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.0%	310	33.3	38.5	0.0		20.0	0.0	35.6	38.0	46.5	35.2	38.9	42.9	$8,524

Frequently Asked Questions about Hemphill Elementary

Is Hemphill Elementary a good school?

Hemphill Elementary ranks 3428^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Hemphill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 651 students attended Hemphill Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Hemphill Elementary?

Students at Hemphill Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 13% White, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Hemphill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hemphill Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : D J Red Simon Middle
High : Lehman High School

What district is Hemphill Elementary in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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