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Enrollment
633
Elementary
DISTRICT 604 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLANDALE ISD·NCES 482247002256
E H Gilbert Elementary School
931 E SOUTHCROSS BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78214 · (210) 989-3050 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL633 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Texas public elementary schools
- 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.
- DThree-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
16.5:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
592 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 81 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
30.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 18.0% | 30.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 20.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 30.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 48.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
25.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% 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 E H Gilbert Elementary School
E H Gilbert Elementary School's state test result (25.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| E H Gilbert Elementary School this school | 633 | 93.5% | 25.1% |
| Arnold Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 633 | 93.5% | 29.2% |
| Charles Graebner Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 651 | 93.7% | 17.8% |
| IDEA Academy Mission MISSION | 664 | 93.4% | 44.9% |
| Riverside Elementary School EL PASO | 607 | 92.4% | 35.0% |
| Milton Elementary School LAREDO | 651 | 94.6% | 47.9% |
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 E H Gilbert Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.1% | #4,046 of 4,401 | #252 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,163 of 4,466 ▼ 500 | #267 of 317 ▼ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #4,284 of 4,466 ▼ 148 | #291 of 317 ▼ 17 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -11.0pp | #294 of 3,998 | #28 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 633 | #1,372 of 4,938 | #95 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,595 of 4,622 | #236 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.1% | #4,364 of 4,628 | #303 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #682 of 4,789 | #53 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.4% | #614 of 1,307 | #33 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
633
+157 (+33%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 633 | 38.4 | 16.5:1 | 94% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 34.7 | 18.6:1 | 94% (604) |
| 2022-23 | 450 | 27.9 | 16.1:1 | 96% (432) |
| 2020-21 | 476 | 33 | 14.4:1 | 96% (456) |
| 2017-18 | 558 | 35.1 | 15.9:1 | 88% (492) |
| 2015-16 | 614 | 37 | 16.6:1 | 92% (564) |
| 2010-11 | 587 | 35 | 16.8:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 20% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 565 | 35 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for E H Gilbert Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (558 to 633); teachers up 10% (35.1 to 38.4).
About E H Gilbert Elementary School
E H Gilbert Elementary School is an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, reachable at (210) 989-3050. Classes run from pre-K through 5, and the school has 633 students. The average for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students, so this school is 22% larger than average.
The district for E H Gilbert Elementary School is HARLANDALE ISD, with 21 schools and 11,564 students.
About 98% of the student body at E H Gilbert Elementary School is Hispanic. In Bexar County overall, about 60% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 4% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at E H Gilbert Elementary School is 38.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 16.5:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 94% of students, or 592, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for E H Gilbert Elementary School is D. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, E H Gilbert Elementary School's results are 8.6 points below predicted: 25.1% against 33.8%.
Census estimates describe Bexar County this way: the median household income is $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Besides E H Gilbert Elementary School, Bexar County has 637 other public schools.
Wright Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles away. The five-mile area around E H Gilbert Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. E H Gilbert Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 25.1% against a local average of 30.3%.
NCES assigns E H Gilbert Elementary School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, E H Gilbert Elementary School's enrollment climbed 33%, to 633. The school's ratio rose from 14.4:1 to 16.5:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 HARLANDALE ISD
- Harlandale High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- McCollum High SchoolHigh · 1,502 students
- Harlandale Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- V M Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 732 students
- H W Schulze Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Stonewall/Flanders Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 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
Nearby schools
- Wright Elementary School0.6 mi · 430
- Harlandale Middle School0.9 mi · 732
- V M Adams Elementary School1.0 mi · 732
- Harlandale High School1.0 mi · 1,652
- Royal Academy of Excellence1.1 mi · 469
- Por Vida Academy Charter High School1.1 mi · 104
Frequently asked questions
About E H Gilbert Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at E H Gilbert Elementary School?
E H Gilbert Elementary School enrolls approximately 633 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does E H Gilbert Elementary School serve?
E H Gilbert Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at E H Gilbert Elementary School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at E H Gilbert Elementary School.
How diverse is E H Gilbert Elementary School?
E H Gilbert Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian.
Who oversees E H Gilbert Elementary School?
E H Gilbert Elementary School is overseen by HARLANDALE ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.