Blanco Vista Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Marcos, Texas · Hays CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Blanco Vista Elementary School serves 787 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Marcos (Hays County). It is one of 27 schools in Hays CISD. By enrollment it is the 493rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.7 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 53.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hays CISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | City, small |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480001010808 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Hays CISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 787 | 24,330 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 52.6% | 44.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 48% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Blanco Vista Elementary School in context
Size
Blanco Vista Elementary School is the 5th largest of Hays CISD's 16 elementary schools; its 787 students are 3.2% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.1 miles away and have a median of 644 students, so Blanco Vista Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 131 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 82, against an average of 112 per grade. This year grade 5 has 15% more students than kindergarten (129 against 112). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 82 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 71.4% of enrollment, a higher share than across Hays CISD (66.3%). White students are next, at 20.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
52.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 44.6% across Hays CISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Blanco Vista Elementary School has 53.69 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.7 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 787 students would have about 53.2 teachers, so Blanco Vista Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, small, which means it is inside a principal city of fewer than 100,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Tobias Elementary School, 2.9 miles away in the same district. There are 7 elementary schools within 5 miles and 19 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 71.4% |
| White | 20.6% |
| Black | 3% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 82 |
| Kindergarten | 112 |
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 106 |
| Grade 3 | 116 |
| Grade 4 | 131 |
| Grade 5 | 129 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2951 Blanco Vista Blvd, San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone: (512)268-8506
Website: hayscisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Blanco Vista Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Elementary School | Hays CISD | 2.9 mi | 736 | 14.7 | 51% |
| Kyle Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.3 mi | 633 | 15 | 46.8% |
| Travis Elementary School | San Marcos CISD | 3.8 mi | 440 | 13.3 | 87% |
| IDEA Kyle Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 4.0 mi | 637 | 23.3 | 62.5% |
| Hemphill Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.1 mi | 651 | 15.4 | 60.2% |
| Susie Fuentes Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.4 mi | 726 | 14 | 57.7% |
| Laura B Negley Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.5 mi | 845 | 15.3 | 28.9% |
| Crockett Elementary School | San Marcos CISD | 5.8 mi | 477 | 12.8 | 65.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.