Enrollment
316
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312003700
Helotes Elementary School
13878 RIGGS RD, HELOTES, TX 78023 · (210) 397-3800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL316 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
56 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 4 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
56%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
85.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +3.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
75.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 54.0% | 31.0% | 10.0% | 5.0% |
| Mathematics | 48.0% | 27.0% | 15.0% | 10.0% |
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 | 85.0% | 75.0% |
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
% 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
73.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Helotes Elementary School
Helotes Elementary School's state test result (73.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helotes Elementary School this school | 316 | 17.7% | 73.2% |
| Ridgetop Elementary School AUSTIN | 396 | 18.4% | 62.5% |
| Howard Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 418 | 23.0% | N/A |
| Jim Cullen Elementary School KYLE | 396 | 20.2% | 68.0% |
| Los Reyes Elementary School HELOTES | 438 | 22.8% | 56.7% |
| Leon Springs Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 410 | 21.2% | 57.0% |
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 Helotes Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.2% | #229 of 4,401 | #6 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #268 of 4,466 ▼ 69 | #8 of 317 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.0% | #121 of 4,466 ▼ 16 | #2 of 317 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 316 | #4,098 of 4,938 | #287 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #1,903 of 4,622 | #133 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.5% | #1,754 of 4,628 | #71 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.7% | #4,492 of 4,789 | #314 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #997 of 2,838 | #89 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
316
-59 (-16%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 316 | 21.9 | 14.4:1 | 18% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 313 | 23 | 13.6:1 | 21% (67) |
| 2022-23 | 347 | 24.6 | 14.1:1 | 22% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 375 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 18% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 14% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 27 | 14.1:1 | 14% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 475 | 28 | 17.0:1 | 13% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 559 | 35 | 16.0:1 | 15% (85) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 20 | 19.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helotes Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (406 to 316); teachers down 19% (27 to 21.9).
About Helotes Elementary School
Helotes Elementary School is an elementary school in HELOTES, Texas, reachable at (210) 397-3800. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 316 students. That puts enrollment 39% below the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
Helotes Elementary School is one of the 127 schools that make up NORTHSIDE ISD (100,208 students in total).
Hispanic students are 53% of those enrolled at Helotes Elementary School. Next come 39% White and 7% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Helotes Elementary School scores 56%.
Based on 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, Helotes Elementary School has a ratio of 14.4:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 45 points below the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Helotes Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.2%; the prediction is 66.1%.
The school's county is Bexar County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Of the public schools around it, Helotes Elementary School is closest to O'Connor High School, about 0.9 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, Helotes Elementary School is 1st of 9 nearby schools with test data.
For locale, NCES codes Helotes Elementary School as Suburb: Large.
Enrollment was 316 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 375.
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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 HELOTES
- O'Connor High SchoolHigh · 2,535 students
- Great Hearts InvictusCombined · 918 students
- Kuentz Elementary SchoolElementary · 517 students
- Beard Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
- Los Reyes Elementary SchoolElementary · 438 students
Nearby schools
- O'Connor High School0.9 mi · 2,535
- Kuentz Elementary School1.0 mi · 517
- Great Hearts Invictus1.6 mi · 918
- Beard Elementary School2.1 mi · 499
- Los Reyes Elementary School2.1 mi · 438
- Steubing Elementary School2.4 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Helotes Elementary SchoolHow large is Helotes Elementary School?
Helotes Elementary School enrolls approximately 316 students in grades PK-05.
Is Helotes Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Helotes Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Helotes Elementary School have?
Helotes Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
What is the student diversity at Helotes Elementary School?
Student demographics at Helotes Elementary School are roughly 39% White, 53% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Helotes Elementary School public or private?
Helotes Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
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