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Enrollment
769
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312013245
Cole Elementary School
13185 TILLMAN RIDGE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 398-2100 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL769 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
14.6:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
216 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 | 66 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 153 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (112) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (153).
Student demographics
48%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
65.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
53.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +20.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 65 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 20 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 28.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 65.0% | 53.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 53.0% | 43.0% |
| 2020-21 | 41.0% | 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Cole Elementary School
Cole Elementary School's state test result (51.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Elementary School this school | 769 | 28.1% | 51.9% |
| Ellison Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 780 | 32.6% | 53.9% |
| Hoffmann Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 754 | 34.2% | 45.3% |
| Stone Oak Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 804 | 33.2% | 79.9% |
| Langley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 717 | 34.6% | 51.3% |
| Tippin Elementary School EL PASO | 784 | 28.2% | 65.7% |
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 Cole Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.9% | #1,280 of 4,401 | #59 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,527 of 4,466 ▼ 512 | #71 of 317 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #1,053 of 4,466 ▲ 161 | #57 of 317 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.5pp | #1,951 of 3,998 | #127 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 769 | #558 of 4,938 | #36 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #2,064 of 4,622 | #146 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #2,592 of 4,628 | #115 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.1% | #4,267 of 4,789 | #298 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.8% | #2,555 of 2,838 | #182 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
769
-247 (-24%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 769 | 52.8 | 14.6:1 | 28% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 1,203 | 77.3 | 15.6:1 | 33% (401) |
| 2022-23 | 1,261 | 78.1 | 16.1:1 | 34% (424) |
| 2020-21 | 1,016 | 62 | 16.4:1 | 26% (266) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 52 | 15.4:1 | 24% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Cole Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (799 to 769); teachers up 2% (52 to 52.8).
About Cole Elementary School
Cole Elementary School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Enrollment is 769 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 48% higher.
NORTHSIDE ISD runs Cole Elementary School along with 126 other schools, enrolling 100,208 students in total.
Hispanic students account for 70% of enrollment at Cole Elementary School. The remaining students are 15% White, 8% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Cole Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 48%.
Its teaching staff equals 52.8 full-time positions, a ratio of 14.6:1. Elementary schools in Texas have a similar average ratio of 15.1:1. Around 28% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 35 points.
allk12 grades Cole Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Cole Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (51.9%) and its predicted rate (61.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
Among Bexar County residents, median household income is about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Cole Elementary School is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County, which together enroll about 368,487 students.
The shortest distance from Cole Elementary School to another public school is about 1.3 miles, to Harmony School of Science- San Antonio. The five-mile area around Cole Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. The school's 51.9% average proficiency ranks 4th among 9 nearby schools.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,016 to 769. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.4:1 to 14.6:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Cole Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Cole Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Cole Elementary. Cole Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 6.
- Cole ElementaryAntioch, TN · 780 students
- Cole ElementaryClovis, CA · 667 students
- Cole ElementaryHighland, CA · 380 students
- COLE ELEM.ST LOUIS, MO · 283 students
- Cole ElementaryCheyenne, WY · 164 students
Nearby schools
- Harmony School of Science- San Antonio1.3 mi · 602
- Chumbley Elementary School1.7 mi · 540
- Brennan High School1.7 mi · 2,965
- Briscoe Middle School1.9 mi · 1,263
- Hoffmann Elementary School1.9 mi · 754
- Luna Middle School1.9 mi · 1,114
Frequently asked questions
About Cole Elementary SchoolHow large is Cole Elementary School?
Cole Elementary School enrolls approximately 769 students in grades PK-05.
Is Cole Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Cole Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Cole Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Cole Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Cole Elementary School?
Student demographics at Cole Elementary School are roughly 15% White, 70% Hispanic, 8% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Cole Elementary School?
Cole Elementary School is overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.