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Hernandez Elementary

Q: Is Hernandez Elementary a good school?

Hernandez Elementary ranks 790 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

790^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hernandez Elementary in San Marcos, TX, is a K-5 school serving 577 students within the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, and it has emerged as a standout academic leader in the region.

This school has achieved a remarkable turnaround, climbing from the 35th percentile in 2019 to an impressive 83rd percentile in the 2025-2026 school year, earning a prestigious 4-star rating. What makes this especially noteworthy is that Hernandez Elementary achieves top-quartile results despite a high percentage of students (66.9%) receiving free or reduced lunch. The school's success is broad-based, earning 4-star ratings across all student groups, including Hispanic, White, Special Education, and low socioeconomic status students. In fact, Hernandez outperforms nearby schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District like Tobias Elementary, Hemphill Elementary, and Blanco Vista Elementary, even though those schools have lower poverty rates. Within its own district, Hernandez is the top-performing elementary school, far surpassing Rodriguez Elementary, Travis Elementary, Bowie Elementary, Dezavala Elementary, and Mendez Elementary, all of which rank in the bottom 30% of Texas schools.

Interestingly, Hernandez has a friendly rivalry with Crockett Elementary, which ranks at the 82nd percentile. While Hernandez excels in mathematics—outperforming Crockett significantly in 4th-grade math (69.47% vs. 47.83%)—Crockett has the edge in reading across all grade levels. This suggests that a collaboration between the two schools could benefit the entire district. Areas for continued focus include strengthening Spanish language instruction and the Gifted and Talented program to ensure all students are challenged appropriately. Overall, Hernandez Elementary is a model of high performance despite challenges, making it an excellent choice for families in the San Marcos area.

577

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,008

Per pupil spending ?

66.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 Stagecoach Trl
San Marcos, TX 78666-4495

(512) 393-6100

District: San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Hernandez Elementary usually attend:

High:

San Marcos High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

White:

25.1%

African American:

3.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 43rd percentile in 2016 → 83rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (59% vs 50% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 40 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 school59%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

790^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 40 pts since 2016

From bottom 43% (2016) to top 17% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 7Elementary Schools in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

646^th of 951San Marcos 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	79.0	790 of 4627	82.9%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	1399 of 4651	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	1761 of 4710	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1773 of 4647	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	1678 of 4581	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.3	1713 of 4578	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	2911 of 4479	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.5	2449 of 4359	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	42.0	2399 of 4329	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	46.9	2450 of 4286	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	44.8	2614 of 4320	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.2	1869 of 4260	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.7	1575 of 4221	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	2100 of 4206	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.5	1409 of 4095	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	2167 of 3937	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.1	2927 of 3884	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.4	2747 of 3768	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.4	2935 of 3724	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	46.0	2236 of 3476	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.7	2839 of 3475	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	44.0	2310 of 3465	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	1266 of 1905	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	53.7	912 of 2444	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.9	1682 of 2515	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	64.8	622 of 2483	74.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	60.0	387 of 967	60.0%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	30.5	3475 of 4461	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	3514 of 4295	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.7	2183 of 4240	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.4	1473 of 2918	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.7	2813 of 3668	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	2479 of 3556	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	2844 of 3487	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.6	2215 of 3446	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.2	1119 of 3333	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.9	1559 of 3226	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.2	761 of 4575	83.4%	★★★★☆
2025	56.6	1445 of 3744	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2199 of 4658	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	1711 of 4588	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	1760 of 4561	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	1752 of 4499	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.3	2712 of 4348	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.8	2240 of 4306	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	59.5	1495 of 3075	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.0	1645 of 2619	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	2332 of 2980	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.6	2097 of 2958	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	2675 of 3006	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.1	2173 of 3106	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	70.9	898 of 4413	79.7%	★★★★☆
2025	41.2	2238 of 3644	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.0	2839 of 4465	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	2602 of 4401	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	2622 of 4376	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	2723 of 4329	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	2990 of 4188	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.2	2699 of 4168	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	767 of 4520	83.0%	★★★★☆
2025	49.6	1802 of 3705	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.7	2656 of 4594	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	2776 of 4521	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.2	2478 of 4477	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	2762 of 4451	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	3527 of 4309	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3234 of 4264	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.3	849 of 4582	81.5%	★★★★☆
2025	63.7	1135 of 3739	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2006 of 4647	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.3	1838 of 4585	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	1613 of 4563	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.3	1573 of 4498	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	2929 of 4357	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	2662 of 4319	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	65.7	896 of 4301	79.2%	★★★★☆
2025	32.1	2599 of 3549	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.1	3068 of 4292	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	2050 of 4086	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2116 of 3952	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.8	1491 of 3799	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	1185 of 3684	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	1741 of 3558	51.1%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.3	464 of 3006	84.6%	★★★★☆
2025	84.7	223 of 2612	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	71.7	701 of 3108	77.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.6	811 of 3106	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	482 of 3082	84.4%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	510 of 3082	83.5%	★★★★☆
2019	41.8	1962 of 3142	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.8	1710 of 3127	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)85th percentile~ school

Female (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)83rd percentile~ school

Male (2026)81st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)80th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)79th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2021)60th percentile-3 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)51st percentile-32 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile-20 vs school

African American (2025)34th percentile-36 vs school

At Risk (2022)22nd percentile-41 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading65%+11 vs state

Mathematics62%+15 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
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-5	333 Stagecoach Trl	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6100	577	41	13.9	66.9%	145 (25.1%)	22 (3.8%)	385 (66.7%)	12 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.3%)	79	790^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.9%		63.7	1399^th of 4651 public elementary schools	69.9%	609	22.2	50.0	18.2	26.9	40.0		62.5	62.4	70.3	61.4	69.5	56.1	$10,008
Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	1805 Peter Garza	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6060	533	45	11.9	88.2%	41 (7.7%)	11 (2.1%)	474 (88.9%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	33	3225^th of 4627 public elementary schools	30.3%		45.5	2409^th of 4651 public elementary schools	48.2%	816	25.6	24.1	33.3	16.7	11.8	11.1	33.9	30.2	43.6	42.0	56.7	31.2	$11,581
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Girard St	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6400	477	37	12.7	65.2%	184 (38.6%)	24 (5.0%)	245 (51.4%)	10 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	78.6	810^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.5%		78.5	812^th of 4651 public elementary schools	82.5%	2							70.5	62.3	75.3	62.1	47.8	60.3	$10,672
Dezavala Elementary	Public	K-5	150 E Dezavala Dr	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 396-6890	584	44	13.2	87.7%	57 (9.8%)	19 (3.3%)	498 (85.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.2%)	24.3	3789^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.1%		25	3727^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.9%	62	23.8	22.2	0.0				51.3	30.8	43.5	34.0	22.1	32.7	$9,852
Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	1437 Post Rd	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6450	440	33	13.3	87.0%	72 (16.4%)	29 (6.6%)	314 (71.4%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (4.3%)	28.3	3542^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	23.4%		26.1	3665^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.2%	123							39.7	41.0	51.3	19.1	29.9	43.8	$11,138
Bowie Elementary	Public	K-5	4020 Monterrey Oaks	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 393-6200	580	41	14.1	82.2%	78 (13.4%)	27 (4.7%)	454 (78.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.1%)	22.2	3925^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.6	4200^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.7%	275			14.3			0.0	40.4	29.4	51.0	32.0	19.1	25.7	$9,031
Rodriguez Elementary	Public	K-5	1481 Esplanade Pkwy	San Marcos	78666	Hays County	San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 757-8490	445	34	13.0	73.7%	67 (15.1%)	21 (4.7%)	334 (75.1%)	6 (1.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.9%)	31.3	3349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	27.6%		53.3	1949^th of 4651 public elementary schools	58.1%	1400							32.6	49.4	55.7	26.1	38.0	38.2	$11,257
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
Hoffmann Lane Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4600 Fm 306	New Braunfels	78132	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(830) 221-2500	705	42	16.9	7.2%	522 (74.0%)	5 (0.7%)	143 (20.3%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (3.7%)	98.3	43^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	99.1%		98.4	38^th of 4651 public elementary schools	99.2%	5							84.2	86.6	88.4	84.2	87.4	91.0	$7,587
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hernandez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Hernandez Elementary?

Students at Hernandez Elementary are 67% Hispanic, 25% White, 4% African American, 2% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

What district is Hernandez Elementary in?

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Is Hernandez Elementary a good school?

Hernandez Elementary ranks 790^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Hernandez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Hernandez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Marcos High School

How many students attend Hernandez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 577 students attended Hernandez Elementary.

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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

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