Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004354
Kelly Academy at Lowell
1026 THOMPSON PL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78226 · (210) 228-3350 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-Test 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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
473 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 39 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 6% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 70 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 78 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 53% smaller than its 8th grade class (78).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -14.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -23.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 23 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 15.0% | 24.0% | 52.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 22.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
32.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Kelly Academy at Lowell
Kelly Academy at Lowell's state test result (32.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Academy at Lowell this school | 497 | 95.2% | 32.1% |
| Neal Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 482 | 94.8% | 29.9% |
| Leila P Cowart Elementary School DALLAS | 515 | 94.4% | 40.2% |
| Golden Rule Charter School DALLAS | 490 | 94.5% | 36.0% |
| Diamond Hill Elementary School FORT WORTH | 482 | 94.6% | 24.3% |
| Louise Wolff Kahn Elementary School DALLAS | 533 | 94.0% | 45.2% |
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 Kelly Academy at Lowell ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.1% | #3,473 of 4,401 | #195 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #4,259 of 4,466 ▼ 20 | #285 of 317 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,706 of 4,466 ▲ 386 | #229 of 317 ▲ 42 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #2,584 of 4,938 | #181 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,381 of 4,622 | #165 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.2% | #4,179 of 4,628 | #285 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.2% | #481 of 4,789 | #40 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +75.6% | #50 of 1,307 | #4 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
497
+295 (+146%) vs 2020
+40% since 1990-91, when it was 355
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
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 | 497 | 33.3 | 14.9:1 | 95% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 16.1 | 13.9:1 | 91% (204) |
| 2022-23 | 227 | 17.8 | 12.8:1 | 94% (213) |
| 2020-21 | 202 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 90% (182) |
| 2017-18 | 283 | 17.3 | 16.3:1 | 95% (268) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 16 | 17.9:1 | 94% (270) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 17 | 16.8:1 | 46% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 277 | 16 | 17.3:1 | 67% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 355 | 19 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kelly Academy at Lowell.
Since 2017-18: students up 76% (283 to 497); teachers up 92% (17.3 to 33.3).
About Kelly Academy at Lowell
Kelly Academy at Lowell, located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, is a medium-sized elementary school. The school's enrollment of 497 students covers pre-K through 8.
Kelly Academy at Lowell reports to SAN ANTONIO ISD, which has 100 schools and 47,623 students.
Kelly Academy at Lowell enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bexar County's population at about 60%. Kelly Academy at Lowell has a diversity index of 8%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Kelly Academy at Lowell counts 33.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.9 students for each one. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is about 15.1:1. About 95% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bexar County is 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Kelly Academy at Lowell is C. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 27% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Kelly Academy at Lowell is within a point of the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 32.1% actual, 33.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Bexar County has these Census figures: median household income is about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Bexar County number 638 and enroll about 368,487.
Of nearby public schools, Lowell Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Kelly Academy at Lowell ranks 1st on proficiency.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment figures are 202 for 2020-21 and 497 for 2024-25. Differences this large can reflect a change in grade levels, a boundary change, or a merger. By 2024-25, the school had 14.9 students per teacher, compared with 11.2 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. 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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 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
- Lowell Middle School0.2 mi · 283
- Brentwood Middle School0.8 mi · 602
- Learn4life0.9 mi · 224
- John F Kennedy High School0.9 mi · 998
- Storm Elementary School1.0 mi · 312
- Sarah S King Elementary School1.0 mi · 645
Frequently asked questions
About Kelly Academy at LowellHow large is Kelly Academy at Lowell?
Kelly Academy at Lowell enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does Kelly Academy at Lowell serve?
Kelly Academy at Lowell serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Kelly Academy at Lowell?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Kelly Academy at Lowell is approximately 14.9:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Kelly Academy at Lowell?
Student demographics at Kelly Academy at Lowell are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Kelly Academy at Lowell in?
Kelly Academy at Lowell is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.