Doral Academy of Texas
Public elementary school (charter) in Buda, Texas · Doral Academy of Texas · Grades Pre-K–8
Doral Academy of Texas serves 392 students in grades Pre-K–8 in Buda (Hays County). It is the only school in Doral Academy of Texas. By enrollment it is the 3519th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 19 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.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Doral Academy of Texas |
| County | Hays County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480147414112 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Doral Academy of Texas | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 392 | 392 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 19 | 19 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 50.8% | 50.8% | 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.
Doral Academy of Texas in context
Size
Doral Academy of Texas is the only school in Doral Academy of Texas, so its 392 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3.2 miles away and have a median of 673 students, so Doral Academy of Texas is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 kindergarten with 62 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 24, against an average of 39 per grade. This year grade 8 has 61% fewer students than kindergarten (24 against 62). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 37 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 62.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 18.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
50.8% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Doral Academy of Texas has 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 19 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 392 students would have about 26.5 teachers, so Doral Academy of Texas has 5.9 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Sunfield Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in Hays CISD. There are 9 elementary schools within 5 miles and 48 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 62.8% |
| White | 18.9% |
| Black | 8.4% |
| Asian | 5.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
47.2% of students are girls and 52.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 37 |
| Kindergarten | 62 |
| Grade 1 | 53 |
| Grade 2 | 35 |
| Grade 3 | 38 |
| Grade 4 | 33 |
| Grade 5 | 31 |
| Grade 6 | 39 |
| Grade 7 | 40 |
| Grade 8 | 24 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1333 Firecracker, Buda, TX 78610
Phone: (512)436-3881
Website: doralacademytx.com
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Doral Academy of Texas. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunfield Elementary School | Hays CISD | 0.4 mi | 905 | 15.7 | 30.7% |
| Buda Elementary School | Hays CISD | 1.1 mi | 564 | 13 | 42.2% |
| Tom Green Elementary School | Hays CISD | 1.2 mi | 612 | 12.6 | 59.6% |
| Ralph Pfluger Elementary School | Hays CISD | 2.9 mi | 779 | 14.4 | 47.5% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.5 mi | 678 | 15.4 | 15% |
| Menchaca Elementary School | Austin ISD | 4.4 mi | 699 | 12.8 | 44.5% |
| Wayside Altamira Academy | Wayside Schools | 4.5 mi | 354 | 23.8 | 77.1% |
| Science Hall Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.7 mi | 667 | 13.3 | 62.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.