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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at COKER EL this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
861
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294003632
Coker Elementary School
302 HEIMER RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78232 · (210) 407-2200 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL861 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.1:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
510 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 | 45 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 121 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 161 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 130 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 156 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (156).
Student demographics
37%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
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 22.0% |
| Mathematics | 14.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 59.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 34.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 24.0% |
% 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
50.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 Coker Elementary School
Coker Elementary School's state test result (50.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coker Elementary School this school | 861 | 59.2% | 50.2% |
| Clearfork Elementary School ANDREWS | 721 | 58.9% | N/A |
| Barbara Fasken Elementary School MIDLAND | 909 | 57.9% | 56.9% |
| Tuloso-Midway Primary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 779 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Ward Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 763 | 57.8% | 40.3% |
| Cactus Trails EL PASO | 1,006 | 59.7% | 63.9% |
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 Coker Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.2% | #1,413 of 4,401 | #66 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #2,776 of 4,466 ▼ 164 | #136 of 317 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,555 of 4,466 ▲ 178 | #82 of 317 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.5pp | #686 of 3,998 | #56 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 861 | #272 of 4,938 | #10 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,568 of 4,622 | #177 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.8% | #3,193 of 4,628 | #158 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.2% | #3,153 of 4,789 | #233 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.9% | #1,124 of 1,307 | #58 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
861
+72 (+9%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 686
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 861 | 57 | 15.1:1 | 59% (510) |
| 2023-24 | 833 | 57.4 | 14.5:1 | 55% (459) |
| 2022-23 | 788 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 57% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 789 | 54 | 14.6:1 | 47% (369) |
| 2017-18 | 837 | 53.4 | 15.7:1 | 46% (383) |
| 2015-16 | 856 | 55 | 15.6:1 | 42% (359) |
| 2010-11 | 870 | 54 | 16.1:1 | 34% (297) |
| 2000-01 | 763 | 46 | 16.6:1 | 15% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 686 | 36 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Coker Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (837 to 861); teachers up 7% (53.4 to 57).
About Coker Elementary School
Coker Elementary School runs as a high-enrollment elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It reports enrollment of 861 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Texas enroll around 519, and this school is 66% above that mark.
NORTH EAST ISD has 56,420 students in 75 schools, and Coker Elementary School is one of those schools.
The largest group at Coker Elementary School is Hispanic students, at 77%. Other students are 19% White. By comparison, Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Coker Elementary School scores 37%.
The school has 57 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Of all students at Coker Elementary School, 59% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Coker Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 73% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Coker Elementary School, the prediction is 48.4% and the result is 50.2%.
For Bexar County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 638 public schools in the county, enrolling about 368,487, Coker Elementary School among them.
The closest school to Coker Elementary School is Great Hearts Online - TX, located about 0.9 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Coker Elementary School. Its average proficiency rate of 50.2% is below the 54.2% average for nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment rose 9% over 4 years, reaching 861 in 2024-25.
The Coker Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 Coker Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Coker Elementary. Coker Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Coker Elementary SchoolChatsworth, GA · 613 students
Nearby schools
- Great Hearts Online - TX0.9 mi · 968
- Bradley Middle School0.9 mi · 1,148
- Foundation School of Autism - San Antonio2.1 mi · 38
- Thousand Oaks Elementary School2.1 mi · 598
- Hidden Forest Elementary School2.3 mi · 529
- Harmony Hills Elementary School2.4 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About Coker Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Coker Elementary School?
Coker Elementary School enrolls approximately 861 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Coker Elementary School serve?
Coker Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Coker Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Coker Elementary School is approximately 15.1:1 (57 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Coker Elementary School?
Student demographics at Coker Elementary School are roughly 19% White, 77% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Coker Elementary School in?
Coker Elementary School is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.