Blanco Vista Elementary

Summary:

Blanco Vista Elementary is a public elementary school located in San Marcos, Texas, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 731. The school is part of the Hays Consolidated Independent School District, which is ranked 456 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Blanco Vista Elementary consistently outperforms the Hays CISD and Texas state averages in STAAR Reading and Mathematics assessments across grades 3-5. The school's performance for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education students is also above the district and state averages. However, Blanco Vista's African American students have historically underperformed, ranking in the bottom 17% of Texas elementary schools for this subgroup. The school has steadily improved its statewide ranking over the past decade, moving from the bottom 28% of Texas elementary schools in 2013-2014 to the top 27% in 2023-2024, and its SchoolDigger rating has also increased from 1 star to 4 stars out of 5 during this time period.

Blanco Vista outperforms most of the other elementary schools in the Hays CISD district, including Hemphill Elementary and Susie Fuentes Elementary, on STAAR assessments. However, the nearby Laura B. Negley Elementary, which serves a more affluent student population, consistently outperforms Blanco Vista across all subject areas and grade levels. Despite an increase in the percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, Blanco Vista's performance for economically disadvantaged students remains above the district and state averages, suggesting effective strategies for supporting this population.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2951 Blanco Vista Blvd
       San Marcos, TX  78666


(512) 268-8506

District: Hays Consolidated Independent School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
1257th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,510 Help


Students who attend Blanco Vista Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Laura B Wallace Middle
High:    Jack C Hays High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.1 Help
Number of students:  718

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
70.9%
White:
21.3%
African American:
2.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Blanco Vista Elementary ranks better than 73.1% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 5th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 66.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.9%), White (21.3%), African American (2.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 59.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Blanco Vista Elementary is 14.1, which is the 5th best among 14 elementary schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Blanco Vista Elementary is $9,510. 8 elementary schools in the Hays Consolidated Independent School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Blanco Vista Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Blanco Vista Elementary 1257th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Blanco Vista Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Hays Consolidated Independent School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Hays Consolidated Independent School District 456th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Blanco Vista Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2009 24.12 3434th 3884 11.6%
2010 38.68 2891st 3937 26.6%
2011 46.40 2624th 4095 35.9%
2012 30.22 3419th 4206 18.7%
2013 37.95 2985th 4221 29.3%
2014 31.71 3320th 4260 22.1%
2015 35.14 3097th 4320 28.3%
2016 34.27 3091st 4286 27.9%
2017 48.21 2074th 4329 52.1%
2018 49.36 2020th 4359 53.7%
2019 47.39 2193rd 4479 51.0%
2021 58.34 1605th 4578 64.9%
2022 61.49 1536th 4581 66.5%
2023 63.64 1438th 4647 69.1%
2024 66.66 1257th 4675 73.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.44 2301st 3226 28.7%
2019 35.08 2389th 3333 28.3%
2021 58.46 1059th 3446 69.3%
2022 44.49 1971st 3487 43.5%
2023 54.16 1454th 3556 59.1%
2024 43.51 1981st 3638 45.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.55 1215th 3558 65.9%
2019 48.46 1508th 3684 59.1%
2021 53.26 1239th 3799 67.4%
2022 60.50 1045th 3952 73.6%
2023 59.43 1120th 4086 72.6%
2024 45.29 2198th 4261 48.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.47 2386th 4264 44.0%
2019 42.90 2567th 4309 40.4%
2021 60.21 1388th 4451 68.8%
2022 49.10 2217th 4477 50.5%
2023 64.46 1229th 4521 72.8%
2024 61.61 1385th 4560 69.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 43.73 2376th 4306 44.8%
2019 38.40 2781st 4348 36.0%
2021 60.56 1481st 4499 67.1%
2022 61.19 1509th 4561 66.9%
2023 61.50 1487th 4588 67.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.60 830th 3106 73.3%
2019 53.33 1886th 3184 40.8%
2021 73.43 743rd 3006 75.3%
2022 69.22 822nd 2958 72.2%
2023 59.54 1494th 2980 49.9%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.24 2940th 4240 30.7%
2019 51.31 1887th 4295 56.1%
2021 65.01 959th 4331 77.9%
2022 56.35 1656th 4461 62.9%
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Rank History for Male students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.59 1807th 4319 58.2%
2019 56.58 1624th 4357 62.7%
2021 53.02 1826th 4498 59.4%
2022 59.82 1609th 4563 64.7%
2023 64.20 1387th 4585 69.7%
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Rank History for African American students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.34 2066th 2483 16.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.99 2061st 4168 50.6%
2019 46.17 2249th 4188 46.3%
2021 60.29 1350th 4329 68.8%
2022 51.12 2017th 4376 53.9%
2023 61.21 1411th 4401 67.9%
2024 62.45 1304th 4431 70.6%
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Rank History for White students at Blanco Vista Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 64.88 967th 3127 69.1%
2019 69.60 800th 3142 74.5%
2021 56.28 1252nd 3082 59.4%
2022 71.41 709th 3082 77.0%
2023 68.88 839th 3106 73.0%
2024 65.44 961st 3078 68.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Blanco Vista Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2006 0 0 0 0 0 n/a n/a 0 0
2009 146 32 1 350 0 n/a n/a 0 529
2010 151 21 1 436 2 n/a n/a 0 611
2011 114 12 0 426 0 1 10 0 563
2012 120 12 0 468 0 0 15 0 615
2013 127 22 2 546 0 1 14 0 712
2014 137 20 6 574 0 1 14 0 752
2015 166 24 6 583 1 0 15 0 795
2016 146 17 5 600 1 0 12 0 781
2017 145 28 7 572 0 0 17 0 769
2018 145 38 10 601 1 0 20 0 815
2019 112 19 3 482 1 0 10 0 627
2020 132 18 9 499 0 0 17 0 675
2021 126 9 10 462 0 0 14 0 621
2022 170 14 10 503 0 0 16 0 713
2023 147 20 15 531 1 0 17 0 731
2024 153 21 18 509 0 0 17 0 718

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Blanco Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2009 529 43.0 12.3 62
2010 611 44.4 13.7 66.3
2011 563 46.4 12.1 64.7
2012 615 43.4 14.1 63.1
2013 712 48.1 14.7 64.3
2014 752 50.5 14.8 71.1
2015 795 53.0 15.0 65.5
2016 781 53.0 14.7 67.7
2017 769 51.7 14.8 63.1
2018 815 54.5 14.9 62.1
2019 627 46.2 13.5 61.9
2020 675 43.8 15.3 62.8
2021 621 42.0 14.7 44.3
2022 713 47.6 14.9 52.5
2023 731 47.0 15.5 57.6
2024 718 50.6 14.1 59.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Blanco Vista Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2006 0 n/a n/a n/a
2009 529 43.0 12.3 62
2010 611 44.4 13.7 66.3
2011 563 46.4 12.1 64.7
2012 615 43.4 14.1 63.1
2013 712 48.1 14.7 64.3
2014 752 50.5 14.8 71.1
2015 795 53.0 15.0 65.5
2016 781 53.0 14.7 67.7
2017 769 51.7 14.8 63.1
2018 815 54.5 14.9 62.1
2019 627 46.2 13.5 61.9
2020 675 43.8 15.3 62.8
2021 621 42.0 14.7 44.3
2022 713 47.6 14.9 52.5
2023 731 47.0 15.5 57.6
2024 718 50.6 14.1 59.2

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Blanco Vista Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $705 (8.5%) $7,597 (91.5%) $8,302
2020 $883 (10.1%) $7,860 (89.9%) $8,742
2021 $1,552 (16.3%) $7,958 (83.7%) $9,510

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Blanco Vista Elementary

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2193rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1438th of 4647 Elementary schools
 18%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Blanco Vista Elementary)5146
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4754
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Blanco Vista Elementary)4843
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4544
 1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
3rd Grade Reading (Blanco Vista Elementary)3225
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)3011
 19%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)3924
 15%
4th Grade Reading (Blanco Vista Elementary)4756
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4652
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Blanco Vista Elementary)3353
 20%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)4847
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Blanco Vista Elementary)4865
 17%
   5th Grade Reading (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5261
 9%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Blanco Vista Elementary)4857
 9%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5349
 4%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Blanco Vista Elementary)5038
 12%
   5th Grade Science (Hays Consolidated Independent School District)5138
 13%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students627731
 16.6%
African American1920
 5.3%
American Indian11
Asian315
 400%
Hispanic482531
 10.2%
Pacific Islander00
White112147
 31.3%
Two or More Races1017
 70%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients61.9%57.6%
 4.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Blanco Vista Elementary

In the 2023-24 school year, 718 students attended Blanco Vista Elementary.

Students who attend Blanco Vista Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Laura B Wallace Middle
High : Jack C Hays High School

Students at Blanco Vista Elementary are 71% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% African American, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

Blanco Vista Elementary ranks 1257th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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