Colonial Hills Elementary School
- DTest 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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 2 | 0% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 101 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 19.0% | 26.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 42.0% |
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 17.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | 20.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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%.
Schools most like Colonial Hills Elementary School
Colonial Hills Elementary School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonial Hills Elementary School this school | 565 | 89.6% | 27.1% |
| Chambers Elementary School HOUSTON | 559 | 94.1% | 38.5% |
| Frazier Elementary School HOUSTON | 601 | 89.2% | 37.6% |
| Genoa Elementary School HOUSTON | 535 | 89.0% | 28.4% |
| Martin Elementary School HOUSTON | 654 | 91.0% | 43.3% |
| Walnut Creek Elementary School AUSTIN | 496 | 92.1% | 18.4% |
Where Colonial Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,908 of 4,401 | #235 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,773 of 4,466 ▲ 461 | #219 of 317 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #3,598 of 4,466 ▲ 247 | #218 of 317 ▲ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #1,085 of 3,998 | #69 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #1,904 of 4,938 | #139 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #478 of 4,622 | #51 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #3,037 of 4,628 | #145 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #1,121 of 4,789 | #96 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.1% | #862 of 2,838 | #79 of 192 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 565 | 45.7 | 12.3:1 | 90% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 620 | 60.6 | 10.2:1 | 89% (551) |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 52.9 | 12.9:1 | 93% (632) |
| 2020-21 | 591 | 49 | 12.1:1 | 91% (535) |
| 2017-18 | 744 | 60.2 | 12.4:1 | 88% (652) |
| 2015-16 | 745 | 57 | 13.1:1 | 87% (651) |
| 2010-11 | 748 | 60 | 12.5:1 | 82% (610) |
| 2000-01 | 610 | 50 | 12.2:1 | 78% (478) |
| 1990-91 | 471 | 28 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (744 to 565); teachers down 24% (60.2 to 45.7).
About Colonial Hills Elementary School
Federal records list Colonial Hills Elementary School as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school had 565 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Colonial Hills Elementary School sits within NORTH EAST ISD, which has 75 schools and 56,420 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at Colonial Hills Elementary School. Other groups make up 9% Asian, 6% White, 6% Black, and 3% multiracial. Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Colonial Hills Elementary School has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school employs the equivalent of 45.7 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 12.3:1. Among elementary schools in Texas, the typical ratio is 15.1:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 90%. That is higher than the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Colonial Hills Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 35.5% for Colonial Hills Elementary School. The school posts 27.1%, 8.3 points below the prediction.
Within Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Federal data list 638 public schools in Bexar County, with a combined enrollment of about 368,487.
Jackson Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Colonial Hills Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Colonial Hills Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 591 to 565.
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