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Camino Real Elementary

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Camino Real Elementary ranks 3409 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3409^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Camino Real Elementary in Niederwald, TX, is a large PK-5 school in the rapidly growing Hays Consolidated Independent School District, serving 962 students in a high-poverty area where over 71% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Camino Real has consistently ranked in the bottom 20-30% of Texas elementary schools over the past decade, earning a 1-star rating in 7 of the last 10 years. In the 2025-2026 school year, it ranked in the 26th percentile statewide, significantly lower than nearby same-district schools like Sunfield Elementary (77th percentile), Ralph Pfluger Elementary (62nd percentile), and Tobias Elementary (54th percentile). The school also underperforms the charter Doral Academy of Texas (57th percentile). A striking gender achievement gap exists: female students rank in the 41st percentile, while male students rank in the 15th percentile—a 26-point gap that has persisted for three years. Science is a chronic weakness, with only 18% of 5th graders proficient on the STAAR test in 2024-2025, compared to 29.57% statewide.

Despite these challenges, there are notable bright spots. White students at Camino Real rank in the 67th percentile, a dramatic outlier compared to the school's overall performance. Additionally, English Language Learner (ELL) students have shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 26th to the 59th percentile in the most recent year, suggesting recent interventions may be working. Per-student spending ($10,534) is on par with or higher than higher-performing peers like Ralph Pfluger ($8,852) and Tobias ($10,206), indicating that funding is not the primary issue. The contrast with Sunfield Elementary, just 6 miles away with a 30.72% poverty rate, is stark: Sunfield outperforms Camino Real in every grade and subject, highlighting the powerful link between socioeconomic factors and academic outcomes.

962

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,524

Per pupil spending ?

71.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

170 Las Brisas Blvd
Niederwald, TX 78640

(512) 268-8505

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Camino Real Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle
High:	Moe And Gene Johnson High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

White:

5.7%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2016 → 26th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Reading scores 14 pts below the Texas average

!Near the bottom of Hays Consolidated Independent School District's ranking

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg51%

Texas avg50%

3,409^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 17% (2016) to bottom 26% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	30.3	3409 of 4627	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.1	3719 of 4651	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	3653 of 4710	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	3601 of 4647	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	3177 of 4581	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	23.3	3621 of 4578	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	2777 of 4479	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3552 of 4359	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.1	3821 of 4329	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.0	3550 of 4286	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	31.8	3262 of 4320	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	51.2	2255 of 4260	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.3	3185 of 4221	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.6	3178 of 4206	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	40.2	2940 of 4095	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	30.6	3249 of 3937	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	3619 of 3884	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	50.1	2086 of 4461	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.4	2938 of 4331	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	1145 of 4295	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	47.6	2105 of 4240	50.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.5	673 of 1643	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.5	2148 of 2918	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.3	2496 of 3668	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2325 of 3556	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.7	2027 of 3487	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.5	2326 of 3446	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1405 of 3333	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.8	1761 of 3226	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.4	2677 of 4575	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.8	2495 of 3744	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3060 of 4658	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	2965 of 4588	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	2926 of 4561	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.8	3083 of 4499	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3085 of 4348	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	3776 of 4306	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	2550 of 3075	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	59.6	1288 of 2619	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	1964 of 2980	34.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.1	3316 of 4413	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.2	2853 of 3644	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.1	3425 of 4465	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	3430 of 4401	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2997 of 4376	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.2	3281 of 4329	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2319 of 4188	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3237 of 4168	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	2696 of 4520	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.0	2474 of 3705	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.6	3290 of 4594	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3166 of 4521	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.5	2658 of 4477	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.3	3297 of 4451	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1912 of 4309	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	2955 of 4264	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.5	3897 of 4582	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	3340 of 3739	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4199 of 4647	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	4006 of 4585	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	3351 of 4563	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.0	3998 of 4498	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.2	2380 of 4357	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3270 of 4319	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3406 of 4301	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.2	2287 of 3549	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3348 of 4292	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.3	2962 of 4086	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	3680 of 3952	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	31.6	2674 of 3799	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	1519 of 3684	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.9	2250 of 3558	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	64.5	1000 of 3006	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.7	1336 of 2612	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.5	2515 of 3108	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.2	1610 of 3106	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.8	1340 of 3082	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.4	2492 of 3142	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	3056 of 3127	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2026)67th percentile+40 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)59th percentile+33 vs school

At Risk (2022)53rd percentile+23 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)40th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)25th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)17th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2026)15th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-14 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 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 (2025)	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
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
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
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
Lamont Ramage Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	575 Gristmill Rd	Kyle	78640	Hays County	Hays Consolidated Independent School District	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 268-2141	0																		(n/a)	21.4	33.3	16.7						45.7	52.1	58.6				39.1	59.2	44.6
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Camino Real Elementary

Is Camino Real Elementary a good school?

Camino Real Elementary ranks 3409^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is Camino Real Elementary in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

How many students attend Camino Real Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 962 students attended Camino Real Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Camino Real Elementary?

Students at Camino Real Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 6% White, 1% African American.

What schools do graduates of Camino Real Elementary attend?

Students who attend Camino Real Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dr T C McCormick Junior Middle
High : Moe And Gene Johnson High School

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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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