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Enrollment
577
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499002786
Converse Elementary School
6720 FM 1516, CONVERSE, TX 78109 · (210) 945-1210 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL577 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
535 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 88 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (79) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
49.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 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 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 49.0% | 37.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 25.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
29.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Converse Elementary School
Converse Elementary School's state test result (29.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Converse Elementary School this school | 577 | 92.7% | 29.0% |
| Burnet Elementary School GALVESTON | 562 | 92.3% | 26.6% |
| Miller Point Elementary School CONVERSE | 579 | 90.7% | 27.9% |
| Marilyn Miller Language Academy FORT WORTH | 509 | 91.2% | 10.8% |
| Scotland Park Elementary School WICHITA FALLS | 542 | 95.4% | 31.2% |
| Burgin Elementary School ARLINGTON | 561 | 90.7% | 29.1% |
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 Converse Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,754 of 4,401 | #219 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,242 of 4,466 ▲ 330 | #179 of 317 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #2,649 of 4,466 ▲ 945 | #148 of 317 ▲ 55 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +30.5pp | #141 of 3,998 | #11 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 577 | #1,798 of 4,938 | #134 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.1:1 | #3,321 of 4,622 | #219 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.7% | #1,952 of 4,628 | #84 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #770 of 4,789 | #69 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.5% | #1,278 of 1,307 | #69 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
577
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
16.1:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 577 | 35.9 | 16.1:1 | 93% (535) |
| 2023-24 | 508 | 38.9 | 13.1:1 | 68% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 38 | 15.9:1 | 63% (380) |
| 2020-21 | 558 | 36 | 15.5:1 | 85% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 574 | 38.5 | 14.9:1 | 69% (397) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 34 | 18.7:1 | 68% (436) |
| 2010-11 | 782 | 48 | 16.3:1 | 61% (475) |
| 2000-01 | 681 | 44 | 15.5:1 | 46% (315) |
| 1990-91 | 539 | 25 | 21.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Converse Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (574 to 577); teachers down 7% (38.5 to 35.9).
About Converse Elementary School
Converse Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in CONVERSE, Texas, under JUDSON ISD. It serves 577 students in pre-K through 5.
Converse Elementary School is one school in JUDSON ISD, a system of 36 schools with 23,539 students.
At Converse Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 63% of the student body. It is also 20% Black, 10% White, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. Converse Elementary School's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 35.9 full-time equivalents, or about 16.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 1.0 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 93%. Among public schools in Bexar County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Converse Elementary School would score about 34.1%. It scores 29.0%, 5.1 points below that figure.
Bexar County census figures show that the median household income is $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 638 public schools in Bexar County, enrolling about 368,487 students in all.
The next-closest public school is Elolf Steam Academy, about 0.7 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Its average proficiency rate of 29.0% is below the 35.0% average for nearby schools.
The federal government classifies Converse Elementary School's location as Suburb: Large.
Over 4 years, Converse Elementary School's enrollment grew 3%, to 577.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Converse Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 JUDSON ISD
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Karen Wagner High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Kitty Hawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Henry Metzger Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
Other schools in CONVERSE
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Escondido Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Honor Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- IDEA Converse AcademyElementary · 743 students
- Copperfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Other Converse Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Converse Elementary. Converse Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- Converse ElementaryBeloit, WI · 446 students
- Converse Elementary SchoolConverse, IN · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Elolf Steam Academy0.7 mi · 558
- IDEA Converse College Preparatory1.0 mi · 462
- IDEA Converse Academy1.0 mi · 743
- Judson High School1.2 mi · 2,498
- Judson Care Academy1.2 mi · 86
- Copperfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 730
Frequently asked questions
About Converse Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Converse Elementary School?
Converse Elementary School enrolls approximately 577 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Converse Elementary School serve?
Converse Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Converse Elementary School?
Approximately 16.1:1 students per teacher at Converse Elementary School.
How diverse is Converse Elementary School?
Converse Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 63% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Converse Elementary School public or private?
Converse Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by JUDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.