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What advice would you give to incoming students at ESPARZA EL?
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Enrollment
462
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312003699
Esparza Elementary School
5700 HEMPHILL DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78228 · (210) 397-1850 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL462 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
389 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 62 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
52.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +27.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 27 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2021-22 | 29.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 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
35.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Esparza Elementary School
Esparza Elementary School's state test result (35.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esparza Elementary School this school | 462 | 84.2% | 35.6% |
| Aikman Elementary School HEREFORD | 464 | 84.3% | 58.6% |
| Lopez-Riggins Elementary School LOS FRESNOS | 467 | 84.8% | 60.3% |
| Olmos Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 486 | 84.8% | 55.8% |
| Ruben Hinojosa Elementary School MERCEDES | 468 | 82.9% | 40.7% |
| Robert R Rojas Elementary School EL PASO | 490 | 84.7% | 36.8% |
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 Esparza Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.6% | #3,101 of 4,401 | #161 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,897 of 4,466 ▼ 416 | #142 of 317 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #2,302 of 4,466 ▲ 835 | #130 of 317 ▲ 40 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +6.0pp | #2,019 of 3,998 | #130 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 462 | #2,890 of 4,938 | #203 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #245 of 4,622 | #31 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.6% | #4,121 of 4,628 | #279 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.2% | #1,626 of 4,789 | #136 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.6% | #523 of 2,838 | #44 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
462
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 755
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.4:1
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 | 462 | 39.7 | 11.6:1 | 84% (389) |
| 2023-24 | 456 | 37 | 12.3:1 | 86% (391) |
| 2022-23 | 446 | 36.5 | 12.2:1 | 85% (381) |
| 2020-21 | 458 | 40 | 11.4:1 | 76% (349) |
| 2017-18 | 656 | 46.8 | 14.0:1 | 73% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 700 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 76% (534) |
| 2010-11 | 767 | 52 | 14.8:1 | 81% (620) |
| 2000-01 | 720 | 48 | 15.0:1 | 89% (642) |
| 1990-91 | 755 | 43 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Esparza Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (656 to 462); teachers down 15% (46.8 to 39.7).
About Esparza Elementary School
Esparza Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It enrolled 462 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year.
NORTHSIDE ISD operates 127 schools. Combined enrollment is 100,208 students.
About 95% of the student body at Esparza Elementary School is Hispanic. Other reported shares: 2% White. That compares with about 60% Hispanic among all Bexar County residents. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Esparza Elementary School employs 39.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 11.6:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Esparza Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 84%. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Esparza Elementary School is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 33% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Esparza Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.6%; the prediction is 37.7%.
Census estimates describe Bexar County this way: the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
Nearby, Ross Middle School is about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Esparza Elementary School's average proficiency of 35.6% compares with 33.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 458 in 2020-21, 462 in 2024-25.
Discussions about Esparza Elementary School may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 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
- Ross Middle School0.2 mi · 828
- Linton Elementary School0.7 mi · 368
- Martin Elementary School0.9 mi · 537
- IDEA Ingram Hills Academy0.9 mi · 588
- IDEA Ingram Hills College Preparatory0.9 mi · 543
- Villarreal Elementary School0.9 mi · 532
Frequently asked questions
About Esparza Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Esparza Elementary School?
Esparza Elementary School enrolls approximately 462 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Esparza Elementary School serve?
Esparza Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Esparza Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Esparza Elementary School.
How diverse is Esparza Elementary School?
Esparza Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Esparza Elementary School public or private?
Esparza Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.