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Ceniza Hills Elementary School

Public elementary school in Del Rio, Texas · San Felipe-Del Rio CISD · Grades K–5

Ceniza Hills Elementary School serves 629 students in grades K–5 in Del Rio (Val Verde County). It is one of 14 schools in San Felipe-Del Rio CISD. By enrollment it is the 1399th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than 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.

629
students
19.4
students per teacher
50.6%
free/reduced lunch eligible
K–5
grades

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 32.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.

School facts

School typeRegular School
LevelElementary
GradesK–5
DistrictSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD
CountyVal Verde County
Area typeRural, fringe
School mealsFree meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision)
NCES school ID483890013968

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.

Compared with the district and Texas

This schoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISDTexas elementary schools (median)
Students6299,767516
Students per teacher19.418.514.8
Free or reduced-price lunch eligible50.6%72.2%72%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 95% 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.

Ceniza Hills Elementary School in context

Size

Of the 8 elementary schools in San Felipe-Del Rio CISD, Ceniza Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest, with 6.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.2 miles away and have a median of 555 students, so Ceniza Hills 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 2 with 115 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 92, against an average of 105 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 98 in kindergarten and 99 in grade 5.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.

Students

Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.2% of enrollment, a lower share than across San Felipe-Del Rio CISD (93%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.

50.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 72.2% across San Felipe-Del Rio 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

Ceniza Hills Elementary School has 32.38 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 629 students would have about 42.5 teachers, so Ceniza Hills Elementary School has 10.1 fewer.

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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Buena Vista Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 5 elementary schools within 5 miles and 7 within 10 miles.

Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.

Students by race and ethnicity

Students by race and ethnicity
Hispanic
88.2%
White
9.7%
Two or more races
1%
Asian
0.5%
Black
0.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
0.2%

49.1% of students are girls and 50.9% are boys.

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Students by grade

Students by grade
Kindergarten
98
Grade 1
114
Grade 2
115
Grade 3
111
Grade 4
92
Grade 5
99

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.

Location and contact

401 Pitaya Ln, Del Rio, TX 78840
Phone: (830)778-4770
Website: sfdr-cisd.org

Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Red: Ceniza Hills Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.

Nearby elementary schools

SchoolDistrictDistanceStudentsPer teacherFree/reduced lunch
Buena Vista Elementary SchoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD0.9 mi51518.454.4%
Dr. Lonnie Green Jr. Elementary SchoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD2.3 mi59119.178.5%
Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD3.8 mi62317.484.9%
Garfield Elementary SchoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD4.1 mi63518.785.7%
Lamar Elementary SchoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD4.3 mi54718.387%
Ruben Chavira Elementary SchoolSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD6.0 mi56318.286.7%
Roberto Bobby Barrera El STEM MagnetSan Felipe-Del Rio CISD8.4 mi14813.814.9%
Jones Elementary/Intermediate SchoolBrackett ISD30.8 mi24412.561.5%

Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.

Other schools in San Felipe-Del Rio CISD

SchoolLevelGradesStudents
Blended AcademyHigh8–12127
Buena Vista Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5515
Del Rio Early College High SchoolHigh9–12472
Del Rio High SchoolHigh9–122,447
Del Rio Middle SchoolMiddle7–81,347
Dr. Fermin Calderon Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5623
Dr. Lonnie Green Jr. Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5591
Garfield Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5635
Irene C Cardwell Elementary SchoolPre-KPre-K452
Lamar Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5547
Roberto Bobby Barrera El STEM MagnetElementaryPre-K–5148
Ruben Chavira Elementary SchoolElementaryK–5563
San Felipe Memorial Middle SchoolMiddle6671