Current strength
Closing the Gaps above the similar-context average
92 +4.2 pts vs 87.8
- 92 is 4.2 points above the 87.8 average among 690 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
Jim Cullen Elem
Hays County · Region 13: Austin · 498 students
- Current score
- 92/1002025-26
- Change
- ±0 ptssince 2024-25
- Score vs similar economic context
- +1.7 ptsvs 90.3 average · 706 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 252 of 706tied with 77 others
- Score vs region
- +12.1 ptsvs 79.9 average · 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin
- Region 13: Austin placement
- 58 of 519tied with 19 others
- Score vs county
- +10.3 ptsvs 81.7 average · 52 rated schools in Hays County
- Hays County placement
- 1 of 52among reporting schools
- Score vs similar-size group
- +11.9 ptsvs 80.1 average · 4,689 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 386 of 4,689tied with 160 others
- Score vs state
- +10.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 838 of 7,646tied with 318 others
A92
At a glance
The available rating history is flat. The current score is above the 90.3 average for 706 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 79.9 average for 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin.The current score is above the 81.7 average for 52 rated schools in Hays County.The current score is above the 80.1 average for 4,689 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
School Progress above the similar-context average
91 +4.5 pts vs 86.5
- 91 is 4.5 points above the 86.5 average among 692 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Current strength
Academic Growth above the similar-context average
91 +6.5 pts vs 84.5
- 91 is 6.5 points above the 84.5 average among 688 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
STAAR result
All Subjects above Region 13: Austin averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 71%vs 50.2% avg · +20.8 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 24.6% avg · +14.4 pts
Among 506 schools in Region 13: Austin reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Region 13: Austin averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 68%vs 45.2% avg · +22.8 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 20.6% avg · +15.4 pts
Among 503 schools in Region 13: Austin reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Reading above Region 13: Austin averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 74%vs 55.7% avg · +18.3 pts
- Masters
- 43%vs 27.4% avg · +15.6 pts
Among 505 schools in Region 13: Austin reporting this measure.
See the full measureCurrent strength
Overall score above the Hays County average
92 +10.3 pts vs 81.7
- 92 is 10.3 points above the 81.7 average among 52 schools in Hays County reporting this measure.
- 1st of 52 schools in Hays County reporting this measure.
Current strength
Academic Growth above the Hays County average
91 +13.5 pts vs 77.5
- 91 is 13.5 points above the 77.5 average among 49 schools in Hays County reporting this measure.
- Tied for 1st of 49 schools in Hays County reporting this measure; 3 schools share that value.
Current strength
Closing the Gaps above the Hays County average
92 +15 pts vs 77
- 92 is 15 points above the 77 average among 49 schools in Hays County reporting this measure.
- Tied for 2nd of 49 schools in Hays County reporting this measure; 3 schools share that value.
STAAR result
All Subjects above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 71%vs 49.8% avg · +21.2 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 23% avg · +16 pts
Among 4,472 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 68%vs 46.9% avg · +21.1 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 20.5% avg · +15.5 pts
Among 4,472 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Reading above similar-size averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 74%vs 54.8% avg · +19.2 pts
- Masters
- 43%vs 25.9% avg · +17.1 pts
Among 4,472 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
All Subjects above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 71%vs 50.8% avg · +20.2 pts
- Masters
- 39%vs 22.8% avg · +16.2 pts
Among 7,260 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Math above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 68%vs 46.3% avg · +21.7 pts
- Masters
- 36%vs 19.7% avg · +16.3 pts
Among 7,227 Texas schools reporting this measure.
See the full measureSTAAR result
Reading above Texas averages at Meets and Masters
- Meets
- 74%vs 55.2% avg · +18.8 pts
- Masters
- 43%vs 24.5% avg · +18.5 pts
Among 7,254 Texas schools reporting this measure.
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Read the full rating context and placement
Jim Cullen Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 90.3 average for 706 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is unchanged since 2024-25.
Ranks 252nd of 706 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 77 others).
Jim Cullen Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 79.9 average for 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin. It is unchanged since 2024-25.
Ranks 58th of 519 rated schools in Region 13: Austin (tied with 19 others).
Jim Cullen Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.7 average for 52 rated schools in Hays County. It is unchanged since 2024-25.
Ranks 1st of 52 rated schools in Hays County.
Jim Cullen Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.1 average for 4,689 similarly sized rated schools. It is unchanged since 2024-25.
Ranks 386th of 4,689 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 160 others).
Jim Cullen Elem is rated A by TEA, scoring 92 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is unchanged since 2024-25.
Ranks 838th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 318 others).
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| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 92 | 90.3 706 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 92 | 90.5 700 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
Where the score comes from
Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.
- Jim Cullen Elem
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (706 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | 92 | A | — |
| School Progress | 91 | A | — |
| Closing the Gaps | 92 | A | — |
| Academic Growth | 91 | A | — |
| Relative Performance | 79 | C | 1 |
TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (92), so School Progress (91) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 92.
Student outcomes
STAAR performance
- Approaches grade level
- Meets grade level
- Masters grade level
- Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (706 in cohort)
Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.
Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 498
- Economically disadvantaged
- 17.0%−0.7 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 12.1%+1.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 19.2%+2.8 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- 96.0%+0.2 pts vs similar economic context
- Chronically absent
- 7.4%−0.2 pts vs similar economic context
Student demographics
Jim Cullen Elem
- African American 4.6%
- Hispanic 41.2%
- White 42%
- American Indian 0.6%
- Asian 7.9%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 706 reporting for every category shown · 706 in full cohort
- African American 7%
- Hispanic 22.2%
- White 48.4%
- American Indian 0.4%
- Asian 16.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 5.5%
Selected comparison average For Region 13: Austin · 519 reporting for every category shown · 519 in full cohort
- African American 6.8%
- Hispanic 49.9%
- White 31.9%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 6.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 4.4%
Selected comparison average For Hays County · 52 reporting for every category shown · 52 in full cohort
- African American 3.1%
- Hispanic 56.8%
- White 34.2%
- American Indian 0.2%
- Asian 2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.6%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,689 reporting for every category shown · 4,689 in full cohort
- African American 12.1%
- Hispanic 55%
- White 25%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.5%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 495
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 84
- Emergent bilingual students
- 60
- Special education students
- 95
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- 28
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- 298
- TEA-published mobility rate
- 9.4%
The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.
The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.
Enrollment over time
TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.
TEA reported 498 students in 2025–26, an increase of 102 (25.8%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 498
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +102
Increase · +25.8%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 498
- Selected comparison
- 860.9
| School year | Students enrolledJim Cullen Elem | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 396 | First available year | 869.6 |
| 2025–26 | 498 | Increase of 102 (25.8%) | 860.9 |
The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.
Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.
These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.
Discipline and removal from class
TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.
- Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Suppressed
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 423
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | 423 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary DAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary JJAEP placements | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Mandatory expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Discretionary expulsions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.
Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.
Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.
Spending per student
The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.
- Jim Cullen Elem
- Parent district: Hays CISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $23,713
- Selected comparison
- $11,018
For 2025, TEA reported $23,713 per student for this campus, $22,838 per student for its parent district, Hays CISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | Jim Cullen Elem | Parent district: Hays CISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $23,713 | $22,838 | $18,972 | $11,018 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 700 rated schools reporting |
The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.
Teachers and actual class size
- Average salary
- $68,344−$807 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 32−22.8 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 15.3+0.3 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
Jim Cullen Elem
- 1 to 5 years 27.9%
- 6 to 10 years 35%
- 11 to 20 years 24.8%
- 21 to 30 years 12.4%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 706 reporting for every category shown · 706 in full cohort
- Beginning 4.4%
- 1 to 5 years 23%
- 6 to 10 years 20%
- 11 to 20 years 32.6%
- 21 to 30 years 17.1%
- Over 30 years 2.7%
Selected comparison average For Region 13: Austin · 519 reporting for every category shown · 519 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.9%
- 1 to 5 years 28%
- 6 to 10 years 19.4%
- 11 to 20 years 28.3%
- 21 to 30 years 14.4%
- Over 30 years 3.2%
Selected comparison average For Hays County · 52 reporting for every category shown · 52 in full cohort
- Beginning 2.9%
- 1 to 5 years 25.3%
- 6 to 10 years 22.1%
- 11 to 20 years 33.3%
- 21 to 30 years 13.7%
- Over 30 years 2.8%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 4,689 reporting for every category shown · 4,689 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.1%
- 1 to 5 years 26.2%
- 6 to 10 years 19.5%
- 11 to 20 years 28.9%
- 21 to 30 years 15.8%
- Over 30 years 3.2%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Average students in a class
| Grade or subject | Average students per classJim Cullen Elem · 2024–25 | Average students per classselected comparison |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 18 | 18.8 |
| Grade 1 | 14.8 | 19.1 |
| Grade 2 | 15.2 | 19.7 |
| Grade 3 | 13.5 | 21.4 |
| Grade 4 | 13.7 | 20.4 |
| Grade 5 | 13.6 | 22.1 |
These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.
Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.
Where this school ranks best
Out of 105 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.
#1 rankings
First-place results
2 measures
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1of 52
Overall score
Hays County · of the 52 that report this measure
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1of 49
Academic Growth
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure · tied with 2
#2–3 rankings
Second- and third-place results
4 measures
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2of 49
Closing the Gaps
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure · tied with 2
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2of 49
Math — Meets
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure
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3of 49
Math — Approaches
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure · tied with 2
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3of 49
Math — Masters
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure · tied with 1
#4–10 rankings
Fourth- through tenth-place results
8 measures
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4of 49
Attendance
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure
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5of 50
All Subjects — Approaches
Hays County · of the 50 that report this measure · tied with 1
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5of 50
All Subjects — Meets
Hays County · of the 50 that report this measure
-
5of 50
All Subjects — Masters
Hays County · of the 50 that report this measure · tied with 2
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5of 50
Per-student spending
Hays County · of the 50 that report this measure
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9of 49
Science — Meets
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure
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9of 49
Chronically absent (lowest is best)
Hays County · of the 49 that report this measure
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10of 50
Reading — Meets
Hays County · of the 50 that report this measure · tied with 1
These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.
Where this comes from
The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.
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