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Blanco Vista Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
2951 Blanco Vista Blvd
San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone
(512) 268-8506
District
HAYS CISD
County
HAYS COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
718
Classroom Teachers
51

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Texas

8

(10 is best)

Better than 70.8% of all TX schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Blanco Vista Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
49%
47%
54%
50%
43%
43%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
47%
60%
47%
56%
46%
58%
47%
60%
47%
56%
46%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
58%
52%
62%
56%
53%
49%
58%
52%
62%
56%
53%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
14
15
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 66 9.2%
Kindergarten 103 14.3%
Grade 1 102 14.2%
Grade 2 104 14.5%
Grade 3 114 15.9%
Grade 4 126 17.5%
Grade 5 103 14.3%
Total 718 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 21.8% 26.7% 26.7%
Black 3.0% 3.4% 13.3%
Hispanic 72.6% 68.1% 54.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.6% 1.5% 5.3%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.2% 0.5%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 59.2% 48.7% 61.3%
Free lunch eligible 51.1% 41.8% 56.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 8.1% 6.9% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 123,650 30,503,301
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 570.7 115
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.3% 6.5%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.6% 21.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 39.4% 35.3%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 23.5%
65 OR OLDER 8.0% 13.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 43,487 10,747,240
Single Parent Households With Children 10.4% 9.4%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 85.7%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 35.5% 33.1%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.6% 20.8%
$100,000 - $149,999 25.4% 17.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 16.7% 12.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.1% 16.4%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 14.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 5.4% 10.1%
$15,000 or less 4.5% 8.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,854 $136,476,000 39.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $426 $9,926,000 2.9%
Staff $503 $11,737,000 3.4%
General Administration $86 $2,007,000 0.6%
School Administration $531 $12,369,000 3.6%
Operation $1,239 $28,891,000 8.4%
Transportation $432 $10,075,000 2.9%
Other $447 $10,425,000 3.0%
Total Support $3,664 $85,430,000 25.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,150 $120,062,000 35.1%
Total Expenditures $14,669 $341,968,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,347 $35,048,825,000 44.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $595 $3,283,730,000 4.2%
Staff $570 $3,149,949,000 4.0%
General Administration $155 $857,955,000 1.1%
School Administration $625 $3,451,541,000 4.4%
Operation $1,151 $6,357,339,000 8.1%
Transportation $273 $1,508,668,000 1.9%
Other $536 $2,961,595,000 3.8%
Total Support $3,906 $21,570,777,000 27.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,883 $21,441,869,000 27.5%
Total Expenditures $14,137 $78,061,471,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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