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Carpenter Hill Elementary

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Carpenter Hill Elementary ranks 576 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

576^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 88% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Carpenter Hill Elementary is a high-performing PK-5 school in Buda, TX, serving 550 students within the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, and it has consistently earned top ratings for over a decade.

This school stands out for its exceptional support for students receiving special education services, ranking in the 94th percentile statewide—a remarkable achievement that matches the elite Bear Creek Elementary and far surpasses nearby schools like Buda Elementary and Sunfield Elementary. Carpenter Hill also excels in 5th-grade science, with proficiency rates significantly higher than district peers. While the school’s overall academic performance is strong—ranking in the 88th percentile—it has seen a notable decline in math scores in recent years, a trend that is more pronounced than at nearby Elm Grove Elementary. Additionally, support for economically disadvantaged students has dropped sharply, from the 80th percentile to the 26th percentile, signaling an area that needs attention.

Compared to other schools in the area, Carpenter Hill is a reliable choice that consistently outperforms many district peers, including Ralph Pfluger Elementary and Tom Green Elementary. However, it sits in the second tier of elite schools behind Bear Creek Elementary, which posts even higher scores in math and science. For families, Carpenter Hill offers a strong, well-rounded education with standout special education support, but recent dips in math and equity for all student groups are worth monitoring.

550

Students ?

14.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,140

Per pupil spending ?

16.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4410 Rr 967
Buda, TX 78610

(512) 268-8509

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Carpenter Hill Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.9%

Hispanic:

36.5%

Two or more races:

4.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 95th percentile in 2023 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (69% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Hays Consolidated Independent School District

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped from its 95th-percentile peak (2023) to 88th (2026)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school69%

District avg52%

Texas avg51%

576^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	85.0	576 of 4627	87.6%	★★★★☆
2025	82.2	678 of 4651	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	89.9	379 of 4710	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	93.3	252 of 4647	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	90.0	355 of 4581	92.3%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	340 of 4578	92.6%	★★★★★
2019	87.7	413 of 4479	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.0	591 of 4359	86.4%	★★★★☆
2017	79.3	735 of 4329	83.0%	★★★★☆
2016	79.9	749 of 4286	82.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	859 of 4320	80.1%	★★★★☆
2014	80.9	671 of 4260	84.2%	★★★★☆
2013	77.6	768 of 4221	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	74.2	923 of 4206	78.1%	★★★★☆
2011	82.9	312 of 4095	92.4%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	12.7	2430 of 2483	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	63.7	1185 of 4461	73.4%	★★★★☆
2021	74.4	554 of 4331	87.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	1384 of 4295	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.3	2408 of 4240	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	71.9	648 of 3556	81.8%	★★★★☆
2019	22.4	2997 of 3333	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	87.6	406 of 4575	91.1%	★★★★★
2025	83.2	456 of 3744	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	90.1	308 of 4658	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	210 of 4588	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	348 of 4561	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.8	426 of 4499	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	350 of 4348	92.0%	★★★★★
2018	83.4	521 of 4306	87.9%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	441 of 3075	85.7%	★★★★☆
2025	73.5	464 of 2619	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	74.6	437 of 2980	85.3%	★★★★☆
2022	67.2	972 of 2958	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	74.5	700 of 3006	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	71.3	701 of 3184	78.0%	★★★★☆
2018	66.7	1114 of 3106	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	660 of 4413	85.0%	★★★★☆
2025	74.4	619 of 3644	83.0%	★★★★☆
2024	79.1	573 of 4465	87.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.0	310 of 4401	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	85.8	323 of 4376	92.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.6	208 of 4329	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	827 of 4188	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.9	666 of 4168	84.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.4	3345 of 4520	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.5	1984 of 3705	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.7	940 of 4594	79.5%	★★★★☆
2023	82.9	355 of 4521	92.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.0	697 of 4477	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	87.2	214 of 4451	95.2%	★★★★★
2019	58.6	1454 of 4309	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	508 of 4264	88.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	80.3	713 of 4582	84.4%	★★★★☆
2025	79.2	618 of 3739	83.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.8	550 of 4647	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.6	313 of 4585	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.5	371 of 4563	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	309 of 4498	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	84.8	483 of 4357	88.9%	★★★★☆
2018	78.7	700 of 4319	83.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	533 of 975	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	918 of 1128	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.6	280 of 1004	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	79.8	142 of 1112	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	69.4	284 of 1046	72.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	86.8	265 of 4301	93.8%	★★★★★
2025	78.4	404 of 3549	88.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	177 of 4292	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	88.8	204 of 4086	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.1	139 of 3952	96.5%	★★★★★
2021	92.6	100 of 3799	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	81.8	268 of 3684	92.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.2	247 of 3558	93.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	79.2	444 of 3006	85.2%	★★★★☆
2025	78.1	399 of 2612	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	85.5	230 of 3108	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	252 of 3106	91.9%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	449 of 3082	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	361 of 3082	88.3%	★★★★☆
2019	84.0	289 of 3142	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	72.3	705 of 3127	77.5%	★★★★☆

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)94th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2026)91st percentile+4 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)86th percentile~ school

White (2026)85th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)85th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)84th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)82nd percentile-13 vs school

At Risk (2022)73rd percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)45th percentile-40 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)26th percentile-62 vs school

African American (2018)2nd percentile-84 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading74%+20 vs state

Mathematics63%+16 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Bear Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12801 Escarpment Blvd	Austin	78739	Travis County	Austin Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 414-0040	509	41	12.4	5.5%	256 (50.3%)	5 (1.0%)	112 (22.0%)	107 (21.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (5.1%)	96.3	116^th of 4627 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.6	203^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	95.6%	87									87.4	87.0	84.2				71.3	82.6	76.6					$8,627
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Carpenter Hill Elementary

Is Carpenter Hill Elementary a good school?

Carpenter Hill Elementary ranks 576^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Carpenter Hill Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Carpenter Hill Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Carpenter Hill Elementary attend?

Students who attend Carpenter Hill Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Carpenter Hill Elementary in?

Hays Consolidated Independent School District

What is the racial makeup of Carpenter Hill Elementary?

Students at Carpenter Hill Elementary are 55% White, 37% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 1% African American.

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

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