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Enrollment
494
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004329
Briscoe Elementary School
2015 S FLORES ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204 · (210) 228-3305 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL494 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
438 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 98 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 61 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (61).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +27.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 27 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 20.0% | 22.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 19.0% | 24.0% | 44.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 40.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 11.0% | 7.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 7.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 →
Schools most like Briscoe Elementary School
Briscoe Elementary School's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Briscoe Elementary School this school | 494 | 88.7% | 23.9% |
| La Paloma Elementary School SAN BENITO | 474 | 88.2% | 38.2% |
| Parkland Elementary School EL PASO | 471 | 89.6% | 48.0% |
| Bob Hope Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 488 | 88.7% | 27.9% |
| Pfc Mario Ybarra Elementary School WESLACO | 503 | 88.3% | 39.7% |
| Bussey Elementary School HOUSTON | 489 | 90.2% | 37.5% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Briscoe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #4,112 of 4,401 | #264 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,780 of 4,466 ▲ 281 | #221 of 317 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,705 of 4,466 ▲ 443 | #228 of 317 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.0pp | #326 of 3,998 | #25 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 494 | #2,606 of 4,938 | #183 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,166 of 4,622 | #273 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #4,083 of 4,628 | #272 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.7% | #1,215 of 4,789 | #105 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.4% | #1,286 of 1,307 | #70 of 70 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
494
+80 (+19%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 494 | 27.7 | 17.8:1 | 89% (438) |
| 2023-24 | 460 | 28.5 | 16.2:1 | 91% (419) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 28.6 | 15.6:1 | 91% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 93% (386) |
| 2017-18 | 492 | 32.6 | 15.1:1 | 92% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 33 | 16.7:1 | 92% (505) |
| 2010-11 | 618 | 37 | 16.7:1 | 44% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 527 | 32 | 16.5:1 | 30% (158) |
| 1990-91 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Briscoe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (492 to 494); teachers down 15% (32.6 to 27.7).
About Briscoe Elementary School
Briscoe Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school reports 494 students in pre-K through 5.
SAN ANTONIO ISD is the local district for Briscoe Elementary School. It runs 100 schools with 47,623 students.
The large majority of students at Briscoe Elementary School, 95%, are Hispanic. Next come 4% White. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. Briscoe Elementary School has a diversity index of 10%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Briscoe Elementary School employs 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 17.8:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, lower than at this school. Briscoe Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 89%. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Bexar County.
Briscoe Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 23.9%, compared with a predicted 35.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Bexar County has about 2,067,341 residents, and median household income is about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
KIPP Aspire Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Briscoe Elementary School is 8th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Briscoe Elementary School is a public charter school.
Federal counts put enrollment at 414 in 2020-21 and 494 in 2024-25, a 19% gain. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (17.8:1) than in 2020-21 (16.6:1).
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Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Briscoe Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Briscoe Elementary. Briscoe Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Briscoe Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 177 students
Nearby schools
- KIPP Aspire Academy0.3 mi · 470
- KIPP Esperanza Primary School0.3 mi · 424
- KIPP University Prep High School0.3 mi · 630
- Harris Middle School0.5 mi · 719
- Knox Early Childhood Campus0.8 mi · 147
- Burbank High School0.9 mi · 1,405
Frequently asked questions
About Briscoe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Briscoe Elementary School?
Briscoe Elementary School enrolls approximately 494 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Briscoe Elementary School serve?
Briscoe Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Briscoe Elementary School have?
Briscoe Elementary School employs 28 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Briscoe Elementary School?
At Briscoe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 95% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Briscoe Elementary School public or private?
Briscoe Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.