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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312007811
Carson Elementary School
8151 OLD TEZEL RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78250 · (210) 397-1100 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
179 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 48 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 26% smaller than its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
64.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
48.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 30.0% | 34.0% | 19.0% | 17.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 26.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 64.0% | 48.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 67.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 50.0% | 17.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
% 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
48.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Carson Elementary School
Carson Elementary School's state test result (48.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Elementary School this school | 488 | 36.7% | 48.6% |
| Castle Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 439 | 38.3% | 65.0% |
| Krueger Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 477 | 34.6% | 50.6% |
| Santa Gertrudis School KINGSVILLE | 433 | 40.9% | 61.6% |
| Congressman Silvestre & Carolina School EL PASO | 577 | 33.1% | 62.3% |
| Chumbley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 540 | 37.2% | 46.4% |
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 Carson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.6% | #1,559 of 4,401 | #75 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,985 of 4,466 ▼ 244 | #95 of 317 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #1,128 of 4,466 ▲ 84 | #61 of 317 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #923 of 3,998 | #77 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #2,648 of 4,938 | #187 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #829 of 4,622 | #73 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #2,994 of 4,628 | #143 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.7% | #4,045 of 4,789 | #280 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.7% | #1,463 of 2,838 | #122 of 192 |
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
488
-49 (-9%) vs 2020
-37% since 2000-01, when it was 772
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 488 | 37.5 | 13.0:1 | 37% (179) |
| 2023-24 | 509 | 36.5 | 13.9:1 | 42% (216) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 35.5 | 14.9:1 | 43% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 36 | 14.9:1 | 38% (204) |
| 2017-18 | 586 | 38.5 | 15.2:1 | 30% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 649 | 40 | 16.2:1 | 35% (226) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 41 | 17.9:1 | 34% (249) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 51 | 15.1:1 | 24% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Carson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (586 to 488); teachers down 3% (38.5 to 37.5).
About Carson Elementary School
Carson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend, and enrollment is 488 students.
A total of 127 schools make up NORTHSIDE ISD, with 100,208 students enrolled.
Hispanic students are the majority at Carson Elementary School, with 74% of enrollment. It is also 20% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. Bexar County's residents are about 60% Hispanic, 14 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Carson Elementary School is 37.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 37% of students, or 179, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Carson Elementary School would be expected to post about 58.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 48.6%.
Across Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.
The closest public school to Carson Elementary School is Stevenson Middle School, about 0.4 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Carson Elementary School is ahead of the 45.8% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Carson Elementary School's enrollment declined 9%, to 488. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.9 to 13.0 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 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 Carson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 7 states are named Carson Elementary. Carson Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 9.
- Carson Elementary SchoolDECATUR, TX · 489 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 724 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolNewark, OH · 414 students
- Carson Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 412 students
- Carson ElementarySan Diego, CA · 336 students
Nearby schools
- Stevenson Middle School0.4 mi · 779
- Braun Station Elementary School0.7 mi · 332
- Fernandez Elementary School1.0 mi · 416
- Connally Middle School1.0 mi · 692
- Second Chance Academy1.0 mi · 8
- Nichols Elementary School1.2 mi · 321
Frequently asked questions
About Carson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Carson Elementary School?
Carson Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Carson Elementary School serve?
Carson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Carson Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Carson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Carson Elementary School?
At Carson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 20% White, 74% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Carson Elementary School in?
Carson Elementary School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.