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Camino Real Elementary is a public elementary school located in Niederwald, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 904 students. The school is part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 480 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Camino Real Elementary has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with a ranking between 3,177 and 3,821 out of around 4,600 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in reading, math, and science are 36.43%, 29.41%, and 18.05%, respectively, compared to the district's 53.82%, 42%, and 22.8%, and the state's 52.02%, 44.88%, and 29.57%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs, who rank in the bottom 25% of their respective statewide subgroups.
Camino Real Elementary has a very high percentage of students from low-income families, with 76.66% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. This is significantly higher than the district average of 63.21% at Sunfield Elementary, the closest school in terms of socioeconomic status. Despite spending more per student than some of the nearby schools, Camino Real Elementary's academic performance remains significantly lower, raising questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the potential need for a more targeted and strategic approach to addressing the specific needs of its student population.
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