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What's the biggest difference between CASTLE HILLS EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
439
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294003628
Castle Hills Elementary School
200 LEMONWOOD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213 · (210) 407-1800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
168 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 1 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 85 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (85).
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 40.0% | 34.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 35.0% | 32.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 74.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 63.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 76.0% | 71.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
65.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Castle Hills Elementary School
Castle Hills Elementary School's state test result (65.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Hills Elementary School this school | 439 | 38.3% | 65.0% |
| Carson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 488 | 36.7% | 48.6% |
| Santa Gertrudis School KINGSVILLE | 433 | 40.9% | 61.6% |
| Krueger Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 477 | 34.6% | 50.6% |
| Ramirez Elementary School LUBBOCK | 470 | 45.7% | 60.9% |
| Braun Station Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 332 | 41.0% | 58.8% |
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 Castle Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #523 of 4,401 | #24 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #557 of 4,466 ▼ 185 | #21 of 317 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #539 of 4,466 ▲ 16 | #24 of 317 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.5pp | #618 of 3,998 | #47 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #3,136 of 4,938 | #221 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #790 of 4,622 | #71 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.5% | #2,923 of 4,628 | #140 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.3% | #3,997 of 4,789 | #274 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,172 of 2,838 | #157 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
439
-38 (-8%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 552
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 439 | 33.9 | 12.9:1 | 38% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 448 | 34.1 | 13.1:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 487 | 33.9 | 14.4:1 | 40% (197) |
| 2020-21 | 477 | 34 | 14.0:1 | 38% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 34.8 | 13.8:1 | 37% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 490 | 34 | 14.4:1 | 40% (194) |
| 2010-11 | 514 | 34 | 15.1:1 | 31% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 24% (121) |
| 1990-91 | 552 | 31 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Castle Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (479 to 439); teachers down 2% (34.8 to 33.9).
About Castle Hills Elementary School
Castle Hills Elementary School is a small elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools in NORTH EAST ISD. The school's 439 students are in pre-K through 5.
NORTH EAST ISD operates 75 schools. Combined enrollment is 56,420 students.
A majority of students at Castle Hills Elementary School, 73%, are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 20% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Black. Among all residents of Bexar County, the Hispanic share is about 60%. By the diversity index, Castle Hills Elementary School comes in at 43%.
Castle Hills Elementary School employs 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.9:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 38% in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Bexar County averages 63%, higher than here.
allk12 grades Castle Hills Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 57.4%.
Castle Hills Elementary School is located in Bexar County, where median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
The nearest public school is Jackson-Keller Elementary School, at about 0.7 miles. Castle Hills Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Castle Hills Elementary School ranks 2nd on proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Suburb: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 477 in 2020-21 and 439 in 2024-25, an 8% decrease. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.9:1) than in 2020-21 (14.0:1).
Community posts for Castle Hills Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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 Castle Hills Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Castle Hills Elementary. Castle Hills Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Castle Hills Elementary SchoolLEWISVILLE, TX · 604 students
- Castle Hills Elementary SchoolNew Castle, DE · 462 students
Nearby schools
- Jackson-Keller Elementary School0.7 mi · 552
- Somerset Academy Collegiate0.9 mi · 1,080
- Jackson Middle School0.9 mi · 640
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High School1.0 mi · 2,285
- International School of America1.0 mi · 493
- Colonial Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About Castle Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Castle Hills Elementary School?
Castle Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Castle Hills Elementary School serve?
Castle Hills Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Castle Hills Elementary School have?
Castle Hills Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Castle Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at Castle Hills Elementary School are roughly 20% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Castle Hills Elementary School in?
Castle Hills Elementary School is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.