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Rodriguez Elementary

Rodriguez Elementary, nominated by NewSchools Venture Fund, is an elementary school in San Marcos, Texas, that describes itself as a public district school serving learners from a primarily rural area.

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Location San Marcos, Texas

Governance Public District School

Grades Elementary

Students 570

Locale Rural

Principal Kashen Greathouse

Demographics

Percentage of students*

7%

English Learners

75%

Free/Reduced Lunch

11%

Students with Disabilities

African American or Black 8%

American Indian/Alaska Native —

Asian 1%

Hawaiian or Pacific Islander —

Hispanic or Latino 74%

White 13%

2+ Races —

Why Rodriguez Elementary was nominated

Project-based personalized learning is the foundation for all learning at Rodriguez Elementary. Driving pillars of the model include equity through individualized learning, inclusion for all students, and justice through honoring and building upon cultures, heritages, and family values represented in the student body.

Student experience design

Rodriguez is a lever for San Marcos CISD’s transformation of schools from traditional models into learning environments where students are empowered and motivated to reach mastery in highly personalized ways. The instructional model of Rodriguez is reflective of the building itself, which is physically designed to facilitate future-ready learning. Driving pillars of the model include equity through personalized project-based learning, inclusion for all students, and justice through honoring and building upon the cultures, heritages, and family values represented in the student body. Rodriguez’s intentional design is responsive to the unique needs and interests of each student with future-ready outcomes framing the instructional design. There are four guiding pillars that drive Rodriguez Elementary that includes innovation, academic excellence, diversity, and community outreach. These guiding pillars help drive a variety of programs designed to meet the strengths, needs, and interests of different student groups.

Core Practices

Core Practices	Length of Use
Blended Learning	3-4 years
Interoperable Data From Multiple Technologies	1-2 years
1:1 Mentoring	3-4 years
Project-based Learning	5+ years
SEL Integration School-wide	3-4 years

All Practices

AI For Teacher Productivity

Assessments For Agency And Self-directed Learning

Community And Workforce Partnerships

Family And Community Support Services

Flexible Staffing & Alternative Teaching Roles

All Courses Designed For Inclusion

Mental Health Services

Multi-tiered System Of Support (MTSS) In Academics

Reallocation Of Resources For Students Most In Need

SEL Curriculum

Student-led Conferences

Students Access Their Own Data

Student-led Goal Setting

Students Develop Projects

Tutoring

key reasons for innovating

Demonstrate what’s possible for other schools

Improve academic achievement

Increase student agency

Artifacts

The New Student Texas Accountability Summary is broken down into 3 domains: Student Achievement, Student Progress and Relative Performance, and Closing the Performance Gaps. Rodriguez Elementary for the 21-22 school year received an accountability rating of a B with a score of 87/100 and four academic distinctions. Distinctions are awarded when a school or district shows exceptional achievement in certain areas. Rodriguez Elementary earn distinctions in the following areas: Academic Achievement in English Language Arts/Reading Academic Achievement in Mathematics Academic Achievement in Science Top 25 Percent: Comparative Academic Growth. We do not currently have accountability ratings for the 22-23 school year.

Date Updated: 4/1/2026

*Canopy profile data is self-reported or sourced from NCES data, then verified by school leaders.