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Mendez Elementary

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Mendez Elementary ranks 3225 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mendez Elementary is a K-5 school in the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District serving 533 students in a high-poverty area, where approximately 88% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Despite this challenge, the school has become a standout in Mathematics, outperforming both the district and state averages in every grade level tested during the 2024-2025 school year. For example, 4th-grade Math proficiency reached 55.07%, compared to the district's 39.77% and the state's 45.79%. This represents a dramatic turnaround from just two years earlier, when 3rd-grade Math proficiency was only 13%—meaning the school has nearly quadrupled its math scores in a short period.

Mendez Elementary's math success is particularly notable when compared to nearby schools in the same district. While Bowie Elementary, Travis Elementary, and Dezavala Elementary consistently score well below the state average in Math, Mendez has not only caught up but surpassed it. Even compared to the high-performing Hernandez Elementary (which has a much lower poverty rate), Mendez's Math scores are competitive. However, Reading remains a critical challenge—only 30.19% of 4th graders were proficient in Reading in 2025-2026, compared to 53.04% statewide. This creates a unique "Math school" profile within a district where most other elementary schools struggle in that subject.

The school's overall state ranking has improved dramatically from the 4th percentile in 2020-2021 to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026, showing clear positive momentum. Support for English Language Learners has also improved, rising from the 7th percentile to the 44th percentile, though performance remains inconsistent across subjects and grade levels. The key takeaway for parents is that Mendez Elementary has found an effective formula for math instruction that is working exceptionally well, and the school's next major challenge is to replicate that success in Reading and Science to continue its upward trajectory.

533

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,581

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1805 Peter Garza
San Marcos, TX 78667

(512) 393-6060

District: San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

Students who attend Mendez Elementary usually attend:

High:

San Marcos High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

88.9%

White:

7.7%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2021 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 30th (2026) from a 4th-percentile low (2021)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

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

!Reading scores 18 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg43%

Texas avg50%

3,225^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	33.0	3225 of 4627	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.5	2409 of 4651	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	3197 of 4710	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	3720 of 4647	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	3891 of 4581	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.8	4403 of 4578	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	3858 of 4479	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.8	3330 of 4359	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.0	3543 of 4329	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.7	2681 of 4286	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.9	2802 of 4320	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	58.8	1839 of 4260	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.7	2708 of 4221	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	19.8	3855 of 4206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	3527 of 4095	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	41.4	1506 of 2515	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1607 of 2483	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	2929 of 4461	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	3720 of 4295	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	3275 of 4240	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1636 of 2918	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	2580 of 3668	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	3315 of 3556	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	2341 of 3487	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	14.6	3375 of 3446	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	2195 of 3333	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1982 of 3226	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.7	3076 of 4575	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	51.3	1680 of 3744	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.2	3219 of 4658	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.0	4025 of 4588	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3919 of 4561	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.6	4380 of 4499	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3957 of 4348	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	3871 of 4306	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	2274 of 3075	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.7	2235 of 2619	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	2850 of 2980	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	2637 of 2958	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	0.5	3002 of 3006	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2945 of 3184	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2678 of 3106	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.5	3356 of 4413	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	46.7	1943 of 3644	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.9	3262 of 4465	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	3823 of 4401	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	3978 of 4376	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.8	4283 of 4329	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	3733 of 4188	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3205 of 4168	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.6	3198 of 4520	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	52.3	1613 of 3705	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.1	3042 of 4594	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	3376 of 4521	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3654 of 4477	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.1	4339 of 4451	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	3593 of 4309	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3052 of 4264	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.4	3062 of 4582	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	2594 of 3739	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.0	3080 of 4647	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3296 of 4585	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	3800 of 4563	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.2	4180 of 4498	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	3509 of 4357	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	2598 of 4319	39.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	23.7	3802 of 4301	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.1	1919 of 3549	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3073 of 4292	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	2359 of 4086	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	2109 of 3952	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3209 of 3799	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	2564 of 3684	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1967 of 3558	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	54.6	1419 of 3108	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.7	1877 of 3106	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	1494 of 3082	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.0	2311 of 3082	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	2129 of 3142	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	2520 of 3127	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2024)54th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2019)40th percentile+26 vs school

At Risk (2022)34th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)33rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)29th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)26th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile-6 vs school

Special Education (2026)12th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics43%-4 vs state

Reading36%-18 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 (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Mendez Elementary	Public	K-5	1805 Peter Garza	San Marcos	78667	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
Dezavala Elementary	Public	K-5	150 E Dezavala Dr	San Marcos	78667	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
Hernandez Elementary	Public	K-5	333 Stagecoach Trl	San Marcos	78667	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
Crockett Elementary	Public	K-5	1300 Girard St	San Marcos	78667	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
Bowie Elementary	Public	K-5	4020 Monterrey Oaks	San Marcos	78667	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
Travis Elementary	Public	K-5	1437 Post Rd	San Marcos	78667	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	78667	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
Mayfair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5912 Guthrie Trail	New Braunfels	78130	Comal County	Comal Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(830) 221-2000	0																		(n/a)							78.3	40.9	67.4	41.3	40.9	43.5
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mendez Elementary

What schools do graduates of Mendez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mendez Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : San Marcos High School

Is Mendez Elementary a good school?

Mendez Elementary ranks 3225^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mendez Elementary?

Students at Mendez Elementary are 89% Hispanic, 8% White, 2% African American.

How many students attend Mendez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 533 students attended Mendez Elementary.

What district is Mendez Elementary in?

San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District

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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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