Jim Cullen Elementary School
Public elementary school in Kyle, Texas · Hays CISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Jim Cullen Elementary School serves 396 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Kyle (Hays County). It is one of 27 schools in Hays CISD. By enrollment it is the 3487th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.8 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 33.63 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480001023023 |
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 | 396 | 24,330 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.8 | 15.5 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 20.2% | 44.6% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 8% 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.
Jim Cullen Elementary School in context
Size
Jim Cullen Elementary School is the smallest of Hays CISD's 16 elementary schools; its 396 students are 1.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 3.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 673; Jim Cullen Elementary School is smaller 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 kindergarten with 75 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 43, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 5 has 33% fewer students than kindergarten (50 against 75). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 43 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 44.9% here and 66.3% across Hays CISD. White students are next, at 39.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
20.2% 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. 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.63 full-time-equivalent teachers for 396 students, Jim Cullen Elementary School has 11.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 396 students would have about 26.8 teachers, so Jim Cullen Elementary School has 6.8 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Jim Cullen 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 Laura B Negley Elementary School, 2.1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 22 other elementary schools, 9 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 | 44.9% |
| White | 39.6% |
| Asian | 8.6% |
| Black | 3.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 43 |
| Kindergarten | 75 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 54 |
| Grade 3 | 60 |
| Grade 4 | 53 |
| Grade 5 | 50 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
873 Anthem Pkwy, Kyle, TX 78640
Phone: (512)268-2141
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jim Cullen Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laura B Negley Elementary School | Hays CISD | 2.1 mi | 845 | 15.3 | 28.9% |
| Kyle Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.4 mi | 633 | 15 | 46.8% |
| Susie Fuentes Elementary School | Hays CISD | 3.5 mi | 726 | 14 | 57.7% |
| IDEA Kyle Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 3.6 mi | 637 | 23.3 | 62.5% |
| Elm Grove Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.2 mi | 678 | 15.4 | 15% |
| Science Hall Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.2 mi | 667 | 13.3 | 62.4% |
| Carpenter Hill Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.3 mi | 550 | 14.9 | 16.2% |
| Tobias Elementary School | Hays CISD | 4.9 mi | 736 | 14.7 | 51% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.