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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 EL
200 LEMONWOOD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213 · (210) 407-1800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
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
Student demographics
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
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
63.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 63 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
439
-40 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.8:1
% White
20%
was 25%
% Hispanic
73%
was 69%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About CASTLE HILLS EL
As a tight-knit elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, CASTLE HILLS EL works with 439 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NORTH EAST ISD.
CASTLE HILLS EL is one of 75 schools operated by NORTH EAST ISD, a district that hosts 56,420 students overall.
On demographics, CASTLE HILLS EL lists that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 20% White, 4% multiracial, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting CASTLE HILLS EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
With demographic context factored in, CASTLE HILLS EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 57.2%, the actual is 61.0%, a residual of +3.8 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bexar County) records that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. CASTLE HILLS EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).
Nearest neighbor: JACKSON-KELLER EL, around 0.7 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CASTLE HILLS EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts CASTLE HILLS EL at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 42.0%.
CASTLE HILLS EL operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at CASTLE HILLS EL has fell 8%, going from 479 students in 2018 to 439 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 25% to 20% over that span.
On the community side, members of the CASTLE HILLS EL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 H SHigh · 3,403 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- MADISON H SHigh · 2,616 students
- ROOSEVELT H SHigh · 2,431 students
- CHURCHILL H SHigh · 2,308 students
- LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE H SHigh · 2,285 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- JACKSON-KELLER EL0.7 mi · 552
- SOMERSET ACADEMY COLLEGIATE0.9 mi · 1,080
- JACKSON MIDDLE0.9 mi · 640
- INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF AMERICA1.0 mi · 493
- LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE H S1.0 mi · 2,285
- COLONIAL HILLS EL1.1 mi · 565
Frequently asked questions
About CASTLE HILLS ELHow many students attend CASTLE HILLS EL?
CASTLE HILLS EL enrolls approximately 439 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CASTLE HILLS EL serve?
CASTLE HILLS EL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does CASTLE HILLS EL have?
CASTLE HILLS EL employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at CASTLE HILLS EL?
Student demographics at CASTLE HILLS EL are roughly 20% White, 73% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is CASTLE HILLS EL in?
CASTLE HILLS EL is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.