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Dezavala Elementary

Public Grades K-5

3789^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Dezavala Elementary is a K-5 school in San Marcos, TX, serving 584 students within the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District, where nearly 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

Dezavala has been the lowest-performing school in its area for the past decade, consistently earning a 1-star rating. A major concern is a dramatic drop in performance between 3rd and 4th grade. In the most recent year, 4th-grade reading proficiency fell to 30.77% from 51.32% in 3rd grade, and math proficiency dropped to 22.11% from 34.04%. This "4th-grade slump" is far more severe than at nearby schools like Crockett Elementary, where 4th-grade reading proficiency was 62.32%. Science scores are also critically low, with only 9.18% of 5th graders proficient, compared to 50% at Crockett. The school also struggles to serve its English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the 4th percentile for both groups.

There is one bright spot: 3rd-grade reading proficiency (51.32%) actually exceeded the district average and matched the state average, suggesting early literacy instruction may be effective. However, this progress is not sustained. The school's bilingual program also shows significant challenges, with 0% of 5th graders proficient on Spanish-language STAAR tests. While nearby schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, like Kyle Elementary and Blanco Vista Elementary, consistently outperform Dezavala, the success of Crockett and Hernandez Elementary within the same district shows that high outcomes are possible, making Dezavala's persistent struggles a clear call for a comprehensive intervention strategy.

584

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,852

Per pupil spending ?

87.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

150 E Dezavala Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666

(512) 396-6890

District: San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Dezavala Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Goodnight Middle
High:	San Marcos High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

White:

9.8%

African American:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2016 → 18th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg44%

Texas avg50%

3,789^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▲ up 8 pts since 2016

From bottom 10% (2016) to bottom 18% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	24.3	3789 of 4627	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.0	3727 of 4651	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	3863 of 4710	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	3890 of 4647	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	3785 of 4581	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	3840 of 4578	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	3699 of 4479	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	3712 of 4359	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.9	3674 of 4329	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	3857 of 4286	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.9	3485 of 4320	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	35.8	3116 of 4260	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.8	2992 of 4221	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	49.3	2329 of 4206	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	46.5	2616 of 4095	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.3	2624 of 3937	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	59.6	1736 of 3884	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2008	72.2	921 of 3768	75.6%	★★★★☆
2007	67.3	1239 of 3724	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.8	1434 of 3476	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2005	68.3	1082 of 3475	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	61.4	1417 of 3465	59.1%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	3979 of 4461	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.6	3724 of 4295	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	3578 of 4240	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	2516 of 2918	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	3513 of 3668	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	2800 of 3556	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	3239 of 3487	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	3226 of 3446	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	3161 of 3333	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	2514 of 3226	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.5	4182 of 4575	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	26.1	2992 of 3744	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4025 of 4658	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	4135 of 4588	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	3814 of 4561	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.0	3533 of 4499	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	3656 of 4348	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	3797 of 4306	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.5	2939 of 3075	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	29.4	2239 of 2619	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2744 of 2980	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2678 of 2958	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	2935 of 3006	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	2653 of 3184	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	2674 of 3106	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	28.0	3595 of 4413	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	3021 of 3644	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	4066 of 4465	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	3880 of 4401	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	3805 of 4376	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.1	3629 of 4329	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	3406 of 4188	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	3657 of 4168	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3540 of 4520	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.7	2947 of 3705	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	4003 of 4594	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.8	3833 of 4521	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	3787 of 4477	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	3821 of 4451	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3815 of 4309	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3485 of 4264	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3128 of 4582	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	23.3	3110 of 3739	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	4081 of 4647	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3545 of 4585	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.8	3654 of 4563	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.8	3959 of 4498	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.6	3557 of 4357	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	3607 of 4319	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	17.7	4136 of 4301	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.3	3157 of 3549	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	3727 of 4292	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.0	3197 of 4086	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2106 of 3952	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.0	3407 of 3799	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.1	3047 of 3684	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	3300 of 3558	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	2224 of 3006	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.4	1272 of 2612	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	1426 of 3108	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.8	2131 of 3106	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	1656 of 3082	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.2	2498 of 3082	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	2731 of 3142	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	2120 of 3127	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)32nd percentile+14 vs school

White (2026)26th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)22nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

At Risk (2022)11th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)9th percentile-10 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics30%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Dezavala Elementary

What schools do graduates of Dezavala Elementary attend?

Students who attend Dezavala Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Goodnight Middle
High : San Marcos High School

How many students attend Dezavala Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 584 students attended Dezavala Elementary.

What district is Dezavala Elementary in?

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Is Dezavala Elementary a good school?

Dezavala Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Dezavala Elementary?

Students at Dezavala Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 10% White, 3% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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