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Enrollment
468
Elementary
DISTRICT 594 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREAT HEARTS TEXAS·NCES 480144112996
Great Hearts Monte Vista
211 BELKNAP PLACE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78212 · (210) 888-9485 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERREGULAR SCHOOL468 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 85% of Texas public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+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
21.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
128 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 79 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · 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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp 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 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 34.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 18.0% |
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% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 68.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 Great Hearts Monte Vista
Great Hearts Monte Vista's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Monte Vista this school | 468 | 27.4% | 63.0% |
| Huebner Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 495 | 27.5% | 62.8% |
| Kuentz Elementary School HELOTES | 517 | 28.2% | 49.5% |
| Los Reyes Elementary School HELOTES | 438 | 22.8% | 56.7% |
| Howard Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 418 | 23.0% | N/A |
| Sunset Valley Elementary School AUSTIN | 441 | 34.9% | 53.2% |
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 Great Hearts Monte Vista ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #611 of 4,401 | #27 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,365 of 4,466 ▼ 510 | #62 of 317 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #867 of 4,466 ▼ 296 | #46 of 317 ▼ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.5pp | #116 of 3,998 | #7 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 468 | #2,841 of 4,938 | #202 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.3:1 | #4,517 of 4,622 | #302 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.4% | #1,996 of 4,628 | #86 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.4% | #4,283 of 4,789 | #302 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.6% | #954 of 1,307 | #49 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
468
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
21.3:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 468 | 22 | 21.3:1 | 27% (128) |
| 2023-24 | 466 | 19.2 | 24.2:1 | 27% (124) |
| 2022-23 | 462 | 20.1 | 23.0:1 | 23% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 20 | 23.1:1 | 19% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 37.2 | 11.9:1 | 20% (87) |
| 2015-16 | 415 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 18% (74) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Great Hearts Monte Vista.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (443 to 468); teachers down 41% (37.2 to 22).
About Great Hearts Monte Vista
Great Hearts Monte Vista is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school's 468 students are in kindergarten through 5.
Great Hearts Monte Vista is one school in a 13-school district, GREAT HEARTS TEXAS, which enrolls 12,926 students.
At Great Hearts Monte Vista, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. After that, the student body is 37% White, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. For comparison, Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 54% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 22 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 21.3:1. This ratio sits 6.2 above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 27%. That is 36 points below the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
The allk12 Grade for Great Hearts Monte Vista is A. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 85% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The model predicts 62.0% for a school in Texas with Great Hearts Monte Vista's free or reduced-price lunch share. Great Hearts Monte Vista posts 63.0%.
Bexar County census figures show that the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Travis Early College High School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Great Hearts Monte Vista places 2nd out of 6 schools in its immediate area.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 461 in 2020-21 and 468 in 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 21.3 students per teacher, compared with 23.1 in 2020-21.
Posts about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes are welcome on this page. 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 GREAT HEARTS TEXAS
- Great Hearts Northern OaksCombined · 1,430 students
- Great Hearts Forest HeightsCombined · 1,335 students
- Great Hearts Western HillsCombined · 1,326 students
- Great Hearts LakesideCombined · 1,279 students
- Great Hearts Live OakCombined · 1,153 students
- Great Hearts ArlingtonCombined · 998 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
- Travis Early College High School0.2 mi · 408
- Mark Twain Dual Language Academy0.6 mi · 694
- Positive Solutions Charter0.8 mi · 93
- Great Hearts Monte Vista North0.8 mi · 476
- Gonzales Early Childhood Campus0.8 mi · 106
- Triumph Public High Schools-San Antonio0.9 mi · 62
Frequently asked questions
About Great Hearts Monte VistaHow large is Great Hearts Monte Vista?
Great Hearts Monte Vista enrolls approximately 468 students in grades KG-05.
Is Great Hearts Monte Vista an elementary, middle, or high school?
Great Hearts Monte Vista is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Great Hearts Monte Vista?
Approximately 21.3:1 students per teacher at Great Hearts Monte Vista.
How diverse is Great Hearts Monte Vista?
Great Hearts Monte Vista reports a student body of 37% White, 56% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Great Hearts Monte Vista in?
Great Hearts Monte Vista is part of GREAT HEARTS TEXAS.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.