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What's something EAST TERRELL HILLS EL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
584
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294003635
East Terrell Hills Elementary School
4415 BLOOMDALE DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78218 · (210) 407-2800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL584 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% 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.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
11.7:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
531 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 75 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 72 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 79 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -6.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +14.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 6 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 16.0% | 20.0% | 29.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 24.0% | 24.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 35.0% | 30.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 42.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 42.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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%.
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 East Terrell Hills Elementary School
East Terrell Hills Elementary School's state test result (27.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Terrell Hills Elementary School this school | 584 | 90.9% | 27.6% |
| Burnet Elementary School MIDLAND | 587 | 92.0% | 30.5% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park Academy SAN ANTONIO | 607 | 89.6% | 33.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 573 | 89.2% | 34.8% |
| L F Smith Elementary School PASADENA | 572 | 91.1% | 48.3% |
| Hicks Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 559 | 89.8% | 49.2% |
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 East Terrell Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.6% | #3,870 of 4,401 | #234 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,576 of 4,466 ▲ 200 | #202 of 317 ▲ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #4,007 of 4,466 ▼ 104 | #265 of 317 ▼ 20 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.5pp | #2,643 of 3,998 | #178 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 584 | #1,737 of 4,938 | #128 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #275 of 4,622 | #35 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #3,850 of 4,628 | #226 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #961 of 4,789 | #86 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #2,334 of 2,838 | #165 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
584
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 558
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 584 | 49.8 | 11.7:1 | 91% (531) |
| 2023-24 | 590 | 53.6 | 11.0:1 | 91% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 601 | 44.8 | 13.4:1 | 92% (554) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 53 | 11.2:1 | 96% (569) |
| 2017-18 | 626 | 48.2 | 13.0:1 | 88% (548) |
| 2015-16 | 706 | 49 | 14.4:1 | 88% (623) |
| 2010-11 | 584 | 44 | 13.3:1 | 87% (508) |
| 2000-01 | 491 | 38 | 12.9:1 | 70% (344) |
| 1990-91 | 558 | 31 | 18.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Terrell Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (626 to 584); teachers up 3% (48.2 to 49.8).
About East Terrell Hills Elementary School
East Terrell Hills Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, (ZIP code 78218). The school has 584 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
East Terrell Hills Elementary School is among 75 schools run by NORTH EAST ISD, which serves 56,420 students.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% White and 3% Black. Bexar County's residents are about 60% Hispanic, 31 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 17, compared with 70 nationally.
Based on 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, East Terrell Hills Elementary School has a ratio of 11.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas, 15.1:1, is higher. East Terrell Hills Elementary School counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bexar County is 63%.
East Terrell Hills Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of Texas public elementary schools.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 34.9%. East Terrell Hills Elementary School scores 27.6%.
The school's county is Bexar County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Of the public schools around it, East Terrell Hills Elementary School is closest to Krueger Middle School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. East Terrell Hills Elementary School's average proficiency of 27.6% compares with 44.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for East Terrell Hills Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's size has been steady, with 595 students in 2020-21 and 584 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to East Terrell Hills Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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
- Krueger Middle School0.8 mi · 857
- Wilshire Elementary School1.1 mi · 183
- Alternative Elementary School1.1 mi · 11
- Robert G Cole Middle/High School1.1 mi · 810
- George Gervin Academy1.3 mi · 793
- Ruth Jones McClendon Middle School1.3 mi · 72
Frequently asked questions
About East Terrell Hills Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Terrell Hills Elementary School?
East Terrell Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 584 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Terrell Hills Elementary School serve?
East Terrell Hills Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at East Terrell Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at East Terrell Hills Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at East Terrell Hills Elementary School?
Student demographics at East Terrell Hills Elementary School are roughly 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is East Terrell Hills Elementary School in?
East Terrell Hills Elementary School is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
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