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What's one thing ESCONDIDO EL gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
833
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499013662
Escondido Elementary School
5000 TEXAS PALM, CONVERSE, TX 78109 · (210) 945-5100 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL833 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
646 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 | 134 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 112 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
61%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
46.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +46.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 46 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 32.0% | 23.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 27.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 50.0% | 33.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Escondido Elementary School
Escondido Elementary School's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Escondido Elementary School this school | 833 | 77.6% | 27.7% |
| Pershing Park Elementary School KILLEEN | 934 | 73.3% | 32.4% |
| Bang Elementary School HOUSTON | 949 | 77.3% | 46.3% |
| IDEA Edgecliff Academy FORT WORTH | 708 | 78.8% | 39.3% |
| Oak Forest Elementary School HUMBLE | 732 | 73.6% | 33.3% |
| Ginger McNabb Elementary School SPRING | 743 | 83.0% | 46.8% |
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 Escondido Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #3,865 of 4,401 | #233 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #3,460 of 4,466 ▲ 682 | #192 of 317 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #3,030 of 4,466 ▲ 724 | #173 of 317 ▲ 56 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #1,084 of 3,998 | #84 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 833 | #346 of 4,938 | #17 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.8:1 | #4,163 of 4,622 | #272 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #1,314 of 4,628 | #50 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #2,118 of 4,789 | #172 of 327 |
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
833
+307 (+58%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.8:1
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 | 833 | 46.8 | 17.8:1 | 78% (646) |
| 2023-24 | 785 | 48.5 | 16.2:1 | 72% (567) |
| 2022-23 | 763 | 42.7 | 17.9:1 | 71% (540) |
| 2020-21 | 526 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 71% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Escondido Elementary School.
About Escondido Elementary School
Escondido Elementary School is a large elementary school for students in CONVERSE, Texas. The school counted 833 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 61% bigger than the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
A total of 36 schools make up JUDSON ISD, with 23,539 students enrolled.
The student body at Escondido Elementary School is 54% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 30% Black, 9% White, and 5% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Escondido Elementary School reports a ratio of 17.8 students per teacher, from 46.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 17.8:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for elementary schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 78% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 15 points.
A school with Escondido Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 40.6%. Escondido Elementary School scores 27.7%, 12.9 points below that line.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that the median household earns about $72,341 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Bexar County, 638 public schools serve about 368,487 students.
Of the public schools around it, Escondido Elementary School is closest to IDEA Converse Academy, about 0.6 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 31.8%; Escondido Elementary School's is 27.7%, ranking 8th of 9.
In the federal locale system, Escondido Elementary School is coded Suburb: Large, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 526 students at Escondido Elementary School; in 2024-25, 833. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Federal data show the ratio rising from 15.5:1 to 17.8:1.
The allk12 page for Escondido Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 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
- Honor Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- IDEA Converse AcademyElementary · 743 students
- Copperfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
- James L MastersElementary · 713 students
Other Escondido Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Escondido Elementary. Escondido Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Escondido ElementaryStanford, CA · 432 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Converse Academy0.6 mi · 743
- IDEA Converse College Preparatory0.6 mi · 462
- Elolf Steam Academy0.8 mi · 558
- Henry Metzger Middle School1.2 mi · 991
- Converse Elementary School1.4 mi · 577
- James L Masters2.0 mi · 713
Frequently asked questions
About Escondido Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Escondido Elementary School?
Escondido Elementary School enrolls approximately 833 students in grades PK-05.
Is Escondido Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Escondido Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Escondido Elementary School?
Approximately 17.8:1 students per teacher at Escondido Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Escondido Elementary School?
Student demographics at Escondido Elementary School are roughly 9% White, 54% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Escondido Elementary School?
Escondido Elementary School is overseen by JUDSON ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.