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Enrollment
807
Elementary
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FT SAM HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482016001966
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School
4351 NURSERY RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78234 · (210) 368-8800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL807 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test 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.
- 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
12.6:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
221 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 109 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 126 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 128 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 113 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (102) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (113).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School→Robert G Cole Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within FT SAM HOUSTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +67.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +36.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 56 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 67 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 36 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 30.0% | 19.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 57.0% |
| 2022-23 | 88.0% | 50.0% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 38.0% |
| 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Ft Sam Houston Elementary School
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ft Sam Houston Elementary School this school | 807 | 27.4% | 57.0% |
| Fletcher Morgan Elementary School FULSHEAR | 817 | 30.2% | 59.3% |
| Lupe Garcia Elementary School FATE | 864 | 31.8% | 45.3% |
| Frost Elementary School RICHMOND | 792 | 27.3% | 69.2% |
| J C Thompson Elementary School HASLET | 726 | 35.5% | 40.0% |
| Miss May Vernon Elementary School FATE | 790 | 34.8% | 58.5% |
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 Ft Sam Houston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #933 of 4,401 | #45 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,219 of 4,466 ▲ 229 | #51 of 317 ▲ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #881 of 4,466 ▲ 19 | #47 of 317 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #492 of 3,998 | #44 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 807 | #421 of 4,938 | #22 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #605 of 4,622 | #57 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.9% | #254 of 4,628 | #3 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #4,282 of 4,789 | #301 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.8% | #2,135 of 2,838 | #154 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
807
+3 (+0%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 1,013
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 807 | 63.8 | 12.6:1 | 27% (221) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 66.2 | 12.4:1 | 25% (203) |
| 2022-23 | 850 | 64.3 | 13.2:1 | 26% (217) |
| 2020-21 | 804 | 63 | 12.8:1 | 36% (287) |
| 2017-18 | 885 | 61.9 | 14.3:1 | 33% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 904 | 58 | 15.6:1 | 33% (302) |
| 2010-11 | 744 | 61 | 12.2:1 | 36% (269) |
| 2000-01 | 772 | 64 | 12.1:1 | 49% (375) |
| 1990-91 | 1,013 | 63 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ft Sam Houston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (885 to 807); teachers up 3% (61.9 to 63.8).
About Ft Sam Houston Elementary School
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School is a public elementary school run by FT SAM HOUSTON ISD in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 807 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
The 2 schools in FT SAM HOUSTON ISD enroll 1,617 students altogether, Ft Sam Houston Elementary School among them.
At Ft Sam Houston Elementary School, the largest share of students is White, at 37%. The next largest groups are 30% Hispanic, 18% Black, 9% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Pick two students at random and there is a 73% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 12.6:1 comes from the school's 63.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.5 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County, the school's rate is lower.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Ft Sam Houston Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 57.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 62.0%.
Federal survey data for Bexar County show that the median household income is $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 638 public schools in Bexar County, enrolling about 368,487 students in all.
The shortest distance from Ft Sam Houston Elementary School to another public school is about 1.0 miles, to Robert G Cole Middle/High School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Ft Sam Houston Elementary School is 2nd among 4 schools close by.
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show 804 students in 2020-21 and 807 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Ft Sam Houston Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 FT SAM HOUSTON ISD
- Robert G Cole Middle/High SchoolHigh · 810 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
- Robert G Cole Middle/High School1.0 mi · 810
- Wilshire Elementary School1.4 mi · 183
- Alternative Elementary School1.4 mi · 11
- Northeast Campus1.6 mi · 73
- Northeast El Campus1.6 mi · 68
- George Gervin Academy1.6 mi · 793
Frequently asked questions
About Ft Sam Houston Elementary SchoolHow large is Ft Sam Houston Elementary School?
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School enrolls approximately 807 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Ft Sam Houston Elementary School serve?
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ft Sam Houston Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Ft Sam Houston Elementary School is approximately 12.6:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Ft Sam Houston Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ft Sam Houston Elementary School are roughly 37% White, 30% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Ft Sam Houston Elementary School in?
Ft Sam Houston Elementary School is part of FT SAM HOUSTON ISD.
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