Camino Real Elementary School
Public elementary school in Niederwald, Texas · Hays CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Camino Real Elementary School serves 962 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Niederwald (Hays County). It is one of 27 schools in Hays CISD. By enrollment it is the 125th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.2 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 ÷ 63.49 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Hays CISD |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480001010809 |
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 | 962 | 24,330 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.2 | 15.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.2% | 44.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 57% 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.
Camino Real Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 16 elementary schools in Hays CISD, Camino Real Elementary School is the largest, with 4% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 5.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 697; Camino Real Elementary School is larger than most of them.
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 3 with 154 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 112, against an average of 137 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (151 against 133). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 112 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.3% here and 66.3% across Hays CISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.2% of its students are eligible 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
With 63.49 full-time-equivalent teachers for 962 students, Camino Real Elementary School has 15.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 962 students would have about 65 teachers, so Camino Real Elementary School has 1.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Camino Real Elementary School is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other elementary school is Uhland Elementary School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 21 other elementary schools, 3 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.3% |
| White | 5.7% |
| Black | 1% |
| Asian | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
52.8% of students are girls and 47.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 112 |
| Kindergarten | 133 |
| Grade 1 | 145 |
| Grade 2 | 128 |
| Grade 3 | 154 |
| Grade 4 | 139 |
| Grade 5 | 151 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
170 Las Brisas Blvd, Niederwald, TX 78640
Phone: (512)268-8505
Website: hayscisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Camino Real Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uhland Elementary School | Hays CISD | 2.7 mi | 919 | 14.8 | 66.7% |
| Ralph Pfluger Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.4 mi | 779 | 14.4 | 47.5% |
| Science Hall Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.6 mi | 667 | 13.3 | 62.4% |
| Tom Green Elementary School | Hays CISD | 5.3 mi | 612 | 12.6 | 59.6% |
| Hemphill Elementary School | Hays CISD | 5.8 mi | 651 | 15.4 | 60.2% |
| Susie Fuentes Elementary School | Hays CISD | 5.9 mi | 726 | 14 | 57.7% |
| Sunfield Elementary School | Hays CISD | 6.0 mi | 905 | 15.7 | 30.7% |
| IDEA Kyle Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 6.1 mi | 637 | 23.3 | 62.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.