Ralph Pfluger Elementary School
- Elementary school in Hays CISD
- Buda, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Total students
750
Avg. teacher experience
11.7 years
Hays CISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Hays CISD: 91.4%
Statewide: 90.3%
Ralph Pfluger Elementary School is an elementary school in Buda, TX, in the Hays CISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 750 students. 46% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 11.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $65,128, which is $2,654 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Danielle Sandoval
- Danielle.Sandoval@hayscisd.net
- (512) 268-8510
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Ralph Pfluger Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
750
African American
40 (5.3%)
Hays CISD: 3.3%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.1%)
Hays CISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
16 (2.1%)
Hays CISD: 1.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
500 (66.7%)
Hays CISD: 66.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
163 (21.7%)
Hays CISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
30 (4%)
Hays CISD: 3%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
46 %
Hays CISD: 51.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
51.7 %
Hays CISD: 48.8%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
11.2 %
Hays CISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
11.1 %
Hays CISD: 22%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
4.3 %
Hays CISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
17.7 %
Hays CISD: 16.4%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Hays CISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
13.6 %
Hays CISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
5 %
Hays CISD: 22.4%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Hays CISD: 13.2%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Hays CISD: 6.9%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
13.7 %
Hays CISD: 25.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Hays CISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
16.3 %
Hays CISD: 16.1%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
13.6 %
Hays CISD: 21.2%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
47.5
African American
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 2.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
14.2 (29.8%)
Hays CISD: 35.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
31.3 (65.9%)
Hays CISD: 59.1%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
2 (4.2%)
Hays CISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 0.8%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
28.2 (59.4%)
Hays CISD: 68.7%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
19.3 (40.6%)
Hays CISD: 29.3%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Hays CISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.8
Hays CISD: 15.2
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
11.7 years
Hays CISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$65,128
Hays CISD: $64,120
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$63,976
Hays CISD: $54,177
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,098
Hays CISD: $58,280
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,143
Hays CISD: $63,029
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$67,188
Hays CISD: $67,434
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$72,178
Hays CISD: $72,095
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Hays CISD: $81,147
Statewide: $74,014