Rodriguez El, San Marcos TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Rodriguez El

Rodriguez Elementary serves kindergarten through fifth grade in San Marcos, a fast-growing college town anchored by Texas State University and situated between Austin and San Antonio on I-35. The school sits in a community marked by substantial new housing development, a walkable downtown historic core, and a mix of university jobs, outlet-mall retail, and logistics employment along the corridor.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial share of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is small to mid-sized for its grade band. No data was available on special education or English learner populations at this school.

Recent state testing shows mixed results across subjects and grades. In English language arts, proficiency runs stronger, with about half of third graders meeting the standard and proficiency climbing to majority levels by fourth grade, then remaining steady in fifth. Math proficiency lags behind English, with less than half of students meeting the standard in third through fifth grades. Science testing, available only for fifth grade, shows notably lower attainment. Across all subjects, a majority of students reached the "approaches" level, but only a small share achieved the "masters" level, suggesting many students are at an intermediate place between approaching and fully meeting standards.

When placed against other districts in Hays County, Rodriguez's overall proficiency index sits in the top quartile, a strength in the county context. However, parents may want to look into the school's specific support strategies for math and science, where the data shows lower mastery rates, and understand what resources or instruction are available in those areas.

San Marcos CISD has faced significant budget constraints. The district approved a voter tax increase in November 2024 to address multi-year shortfalls, but the 2025-26 budget still came with reductions: instructional coaches were cut nearly in half, elementary nurse assistants were reduced substantially, and some first-year and uncertified teachers were let go. Middle school class schedules were restructured. These changes may affect the kind and depth of support available school-wide, though direct classroom impact at the elementary level is less clear from the available information.

The broader district also completed a major capital bond in 2023 and is constructing a new Mendez Elementary building, suggesting infrastructure investment even as operating budgets contract. A parent considering Rodriguez should factor in both the improving school setting and the belt-tightening the district is managing.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 43% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 10% · ▲ 34 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 545%

School 45% · District 43% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 351%

School 51% · District 44% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 28% · ▲ 33 pts above district

▲ 12 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 50% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 23% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

This schoolSAN MARCOS CISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income48%Higher-income59%11 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income56%Higher-income76%20 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income52%Higher-income63%11 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income43%8 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income33%Higher-income75%42 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income49%Higher-income37%12 pp gap