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COKER EL
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 19 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About COKER EL
COKER EL operates as a roomy primary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within NORTH EAST ISD. Current enrollment sits at 861 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 66% larger than typical.
NORTH EAST ISD comprises 75 schools with combined enrollment of 56,420 students; COKER EL is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, COKER EL lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%. Beyond that, the school lists 19% White. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 59% of students at COKER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, COKER EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.0%; this one delivers 49.6%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which COKER EL is one.
The closest other public school is GREAT HEARTS ONLINE - TX, roughly 0.9 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COKER EL at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 53.0%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Looking at the recent track record. COKER EL's enrollment has increased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 837 (now 861). The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 68% to 77% over that span.
In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Bexar County at a glance
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