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ALONSO S PERALES EL

1507 CERALVO ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237 · (210) 898-4260 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Enrollment
469
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
424 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Pre-K
51
Kindergarten
51
Grade 1
57
Grade 2
73
Grade 3
71
Grade 4
77
Grade 5
89
Student demographics
White
31%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
46198%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 54%
Black
41%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 13%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
25354%
Female
21646%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
36.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +19.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +21.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 21 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
33.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
469
-5 (-1%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 14.2:1
% White
1%
was 0%
% Hispanic
98%
was 97%
% Black
1%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ALONSO S PERALES EL

ALONSO S PERALES EL is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within EDGEWOOD ISD, caters to 469 students in grades pre-K through 5.

EDGEWOOD ISD runs 29 schools in total, collectively educating 9,461 students. ALONSO S PERALES EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, ALONSO S PERALES EL shows that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

In terms of school funding signals, ALONSO S PERALES EL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.2:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ALONSO S PERALES EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 34.4%; this one delivers 33.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bexar County put the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which ALONSO S PERALES EL is one.

The closest other public school is CARVAJAL EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ALONSO S PERALES EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALONSO S PERALES EL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 19.3%.

ALONSO S PERALES EL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. ALONSO S PERALES EL's enrollment has changed only slightly since 2018, when it stood at 474 (now 469). Class-load math has widened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 16.2:1 in 2025.

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Bexar County at a glance

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Population
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students

Quick facts

School name
ALONSO S PERALES EL
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
1507 CERALVO ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237
Phone
(210) 898-4260
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
469
Teachers (FTE)
29
Student–teacher ratio
16.2:1
Free/Reduced lunch
424 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815001606
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ALONSO S PERALES EL
What is the total enrollment at ALONSO S PERALES EL?
ALONSO S PERALES EL enrolls approximately 469 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does ALONSO S PERALES EL serve?
ALONSO S PERALES EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at ALONSO S PERALES EL?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at ALONSO S PERALES EL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at ALONSO S PERALES EL?
At ALONSO S PERALES EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
What district is ALONSO S PERALES EL in?
ALONSO S PERALES EL is part of EDGEWOOD ISD.
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