Elm Grove Elementary is in Hays CISD and earned a 9/10 rating from Great School’s as of October 2026. The campus sits at 801 FM 1626 in Buda’s 78610 zip code and serves Pre-K through 5th grade. For 2026-27, Hays CISD’s January 2026 rezoning added the Cole Springs Road area near FM 1626, which moved from Buda Elementary. The entire zone feeds Dahlstrom Middle School and Moe and Gene Johnson High School. Scroll down to read more about homes near Elm Grove Elementary School.
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Elm Grove Elementary School Snapshot
- Address: 801 FM 1626, Buda, TX 78610
- Phone: (512) 268-8440
- School District: Hays CISD
- Grades Served: Pre-K through 5th grade
- Enrollment: 646 students (2025-26)
- Student-Teacher Ratio: 15.4:1 (2024-25)
- Principal: Jennifer Hanna
- School Hours: 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Hays CISD elementary bell schedule)
- Mascot: Eagles
- School Colors: Royal blue and green
- Opened: 2000
- GreatSchools Rating: It is 9/10 as of October 2026.
The current Elm Grove Elementary opened in 2000 as one of three sister schools, along with Hemphill and Fuentes. It takes its name from the Elm Grove community school, founded in 1876 as the area’s first state-supported public school, which was the largest school in Hays County that year with 63 pupils and was consolidated with Buda’s schools in 1945. In 2025-26, Elm Grove enrolled 646 students; only 16.2% were economically disadvantaged, among the lowest shares in Hays CISD, while 2.5% were emergent bilingual and 17.3% received special education services. District projections put Elm Grove at 601 students in 2026-27, about 61% of its 982-seat capacity, and keep it under 90% through 2035-36 even with the added Cole Springs Road area. GreatSchools and TEA measure different things. GreatSchools weighs test results against schools with similar student populations, while TEA’s rating, below, is the state’s official accountability measure.
Academic Performance: Texas Education Agency Accountability Rating
In TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026, Elm Grove Elementary earned an overall B with a score of 88. That is down 4 points from an A (92) in 2024-25 and ends a run of four straight A ratings: 94 in 2021-22 and 92 in each of 2022-23, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- Overall TEA Rating (2025-26): B (88)
- Student Achievement: A, 92 out of 100 (based on STAAR performance)
- School Progress: B, 80 out of 100 (Academic Growth B/80, Relative Performance C/77)
- Closing the Gaps: C, 77 out of 100
- Prior Overall Ratings: A (94) in 2021-22, A (92) in 2022-23, A (92) in 2023-24, A (92) in 2024-25
- Hays CISD (2025-26): B (81) district-wide
Under TEA’s scale, an A reflects exemplary performance, B is recognized, C is acceptable, D needs improvement, and F is unacceptable. Elm Grove’s test results did not slip: Student Achievement, the share of students meeting STAAR standards, has been an A (92) in all five rated years. The drop came from Closing the Gaps, which measures results for student groups and fell from an A (92) to a C (77), and from School Progress, which fell from 88 to a B (80) as Academic Growth declined to 80. Relative Performance, which compares results with schools serving similar shares of economically disadvantaged students, held at a C (77). Elm Grove earned a distinction in Comparative Closing the Gaps in 2021-22 and none since, and it is not identified for state improvement support.
Source: Texas Education Agency accountability summaries for Elm Grove Elementary (campus 105906107), 2022 through 2026 (2025-26 ratings released August 2026). The 2022-23 and 2023-24 ratings were delayed by litigation and released in 2025. TEA issues updated ratings annually, so verify the current rating directly with Hays CISD or TEA before making a decision based on it.
Programs at Elm Grove Elementary
These are the programs Hays CISD and the Elm Grove campus list for this school. The campus website could not be read for this update, so ask the school about clubs, after-school care and current PTA activities.
- Pre-K: Hays CISD offers free full-day Pre-K for 4-year-olds (age 4 by Sept. 1) who live in a Hays CISD elementary zone and meet state eligibility guidelines; ask the campus whether its Pre-K classes are on site this year.
- Gifted and Talented: Identified students are served through Hays CISD’s Gifted and Talented Services, which at the elementary level uses cluster classrooms with differentiation. TEA counted 7.4% of students as gifted and talented in 2025-26.
- PTA: The Elm Grove PTA has run a student grant program in which students propose items for the campus, and it funded 19 of 38 requests in 2019.
For current details on Pre-K or gifted and talented services, contact Elm Grove Elementary at (512) 268-8440.
Where is Elm Grove Elementary School?
Elm Grove Elementary is located at:
801 FM 1626
Buda, TX 78610
Elm Grove Elementary Attendance Zone Map
For 2026-27, Elm Grove’s zone covers established neighborhoods around the campus in the 78610 zip code, including Garlic Creek, Garlic Creek West, Whispering Hollow, Elm Grove, Cullen Country and Summer Pointe. In January 2026, the Hays CISD board moved the Cole Springs Road area near FM 1626 (planning units 20 and 21) from Buda Elementary to Elm Grove. Current students in that area may stay at Buda Elementary through 5th grade, but without bus service.
Hays CISD’s 18th elementary school is projected to open around August 2028, and a 4th high school and 7th middle school are now planned for 2030. Confirm any address with Hays CISD’s interactive attendance zone map before buying, especially for older Cole Springs Road listings that may still show Buda Elementary.
Homes Zoned to Elm Grove Elementary: Market Stats
The figures below cover single-family homes sold through Unlock MLS whose addresses fall inside Elm Grove Elementary’s 2026-27 attendance zone, based on Hays CISD’s official 2026-27 attendance zone map (which includes the January 2026 rezoning), not the school typed into each listing. The largest groups of sales were in Garlic Creek West, Whispering Hollow, Elm Grove, Cullen Country and Summer Pointe. Unlike most Hays CISD zones, there is almost no new construction here: the median home sold was built in 2011, and only about 1% of sales were homes built in 2022 or later.
3-Year Closed Sales Trend
| Period | Homes Sold | Median Sale Price | Median $/Sq Ft | Sale-to-List Ratio | Median Days on Market |
| Sept 2022 – Aug 2023 | 85 | $485,000 | $204.95 | 98.5% | 43 days |
| Sept 2023 – Aug 2024 | 64 | $444,250 | $198.50 | 98.3% | 45 days |
| Sept 2024 – Aug 2025 | 73 | $450,000 | $191.61 | 98.2% | 49 days |
| Trailing 12 Months (Sept 2025 – Aug 2026) | 91 | $420,000 | $178.21 | 99.0% | 39 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only. Each Hays CISD listing was geocoded and matched to Hays CISD’s official 2026-27 Elm Grove Elementary attendance zone, so the figures reflect today’s zone (including the January 2026 rezoning) rather than the school typed into each listing.
The median sale price in the Elm Grove Elementary zone has fallen, from $485,000 in 2022-23 to $420,000 over the trailing twelve months, a change of about -13.4%. Median price per square foot moved from $204.95 to $178.21 (-13.0%), so the decline reflects lower prices rather than a shift in home size.
Sales volume went from 85 homes in 2022-23 to 91 in the past twelve months, the highest of the four periods. Median days on market eased from 43 to 39 days, and sellers received a median of 99.0% of their final list price over the past year, up from 98.5%.
Current Inventory Snapshot
As of October 3, 2026
| Status | Count | Median List Price | Median Days on Market |
| Active | 30 | $399,500 | 59 days |
| Active Under Contract | 4 | $367,444 | 18 days |
| Pending | 2 | $332,995 | 34 days |
Data sourced from Unlock MLS. Statistics deemed reliable but not guaranteed. Single-family homes only, same zone method as above.
36 homes are currently active, under contract, or pending in the Elm Grove Elementary zone. With 30 active listings against about 7.6 sales a month over the past year, the zone has roughly 4.0 months of inventory, a balanced market.
The median active list price of $399,500 is below the trailing-twelve-month median sale price of $420,000, and active listings have been on the market a median of 59 days.
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Neighborhoods Zoned to Elm Grove Elementary
The neighborhoods below have their own guides and are zoned to Elm Grove Elementary for 2026-27. All of the sales we matched in each of these neighborhoods fall inside the zone.
Garlic Creek
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,500-4,028 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $500,000s
Whispering Hollow
3-5 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,500-3,900 sqft, Low $300,000s – Low $600,000s
Garlic Creek West
3-6 beds, 2-5 baths, 1,400-4,028 sqft, Low $300,000s – High $500,000s
Elm Grove
3-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,800-4,000 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $500,000s
Cullen Country
1-5 beds, 2-4 baths, 1,600-3,000 sqft, Mid $300,000s – High $500,000s
Summer Pointe
3-5 beds, 2-3 baths, 1,700-3,300 sqft, Mid $400,000s
Feeder Middle and High Schools
For 2026-27, the entire Elm Grove zone, including the Cole Springs Road area added in January 2026, feeds Dahlstrom Middle School and then Moe and Gene Johnson High School.
Feeder Middle School
- Dahlstrom Middle School
3600 FM 967, Buda, TX 78610
Great Schools Rating: 8/10
Feeder High School
- Moe and Gene Johnson High School
4260 FM 967, Buda, TX 78610
Great Schools Rating: 6/10
Source: Hays CISD’s official 2026-27 attendance zone map (hayscisd.net/zonemap), which reflects the January 2026 rezoning; shares are based on where the zone’s single-family home sales since Sept 2022 fall. Feeder patterns can change, so confirm any address with Hays CISD.
Frequently Asked Questions
Ratings and Zoning
Elm Grove earned a B with a score of 88 in TEA’s 2025-26 accountability ratings, released in August 2026. It had been an A in each of the four previous rated years, including a 92 in 2024-25.
Closing the Gaps fell from 92 to 77, and School Progress fell from 88 to 80. Student Achievement on STAAR stayed at an A (92), the same as every year since 2021-22.
Hays CISD’s January 2026 rezoning moved the Cole Springs Road area near FM 1626 from Buda Elementary to Elm Grove. Current students there may stay at Buda Elementary through 5th grade, but without bus service.
No. District projections put Elm Grove at 601 students in 2026-27, about 61% of its 982-seat capacity, and keep it under 90% through 2035-36.
Check the address on Hays CISD’s interactive attendance zone map and confirm with the district. Older listings in the Cole Springs Road area may still name Buda Elementary.
Programs, Feeder Schools and Home Prices
Hays CISD offers free full-day Pre-K for 4-year-olds who live in a Hays CISD elementary zone and meet state eligibility guidelines. Children must be 4 by Sept. 1. Ask the campus whether its Pre-K classes are on site this year.
The Elm Grove PTA has run a student grant program in which students propose items for the campus. It funded 19 of 38 requests in 2019. Ask the school about current PTA activities.
The entire zone feeds Dahlstrom Middle School and Moe and Gene Johnson High School.
The median sale price was $420,000 over the trailing twelve months (Sept 2025 to Aug 2026), down about 13.4% from $485,000 in 2022-23. Price per square foot fell by a similar 13.0%, to $178.21.
Very few. The median home sold was built in 2011, and only about 1% of sales since September 2022 were homes built in 2022 or later. Garlic Creek, Whispering Hollow and Elm Grove are established neighborhoods.
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