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Enrollment
819
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312012344
Henderson Elementary School
14605 KALLISON BEND, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254 · (210) 398-1050 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL819 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
15.5:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
295 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 | 75 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 121 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 132 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 13% smaller than its 5th grade class (128).
Student demographics
59%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
71.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +55.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 55 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 37.0% | 34.0% | 15.0% | 14.0% |
| Mathematics | 29.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% | 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 | 71.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 58.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 58% 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 Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School's state test result (54.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henderson Elementary School this school | 819 | 36.0% | 54.6% |
| Hoffmann Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 754 | 34.2% | 45.3% |
| Sst Schertz SCHERTZ | 895 | 34.2% | 53.3% |
| Boldt Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 882 | 39.2% | 41.0% |
| Franklin Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 676 | 36.1% | 47.4% |
| Langley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 717 | 34.6% | 51.3% |
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 Henderson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #1,099 of 4,401 | #54 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,090 of 4,466 ▼ 76 | #46 of 317 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #692 of 4,466 ▲ 235 | #33 of 317 ▲ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +23.5pp | #343 of 3,998 | #26 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 819 | #386 of 4,938 | #20 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,900 of 4,622 | #192 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.3% | #1,476 of 4,628 | #55 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.0% | #4,073 of 4,789 | #283 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.1% | #93 of 1,307 | #8 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
819
+111 (+16%) vs 2020
+45% since 2010-11, when it was 565
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 819 | 52.8 | 15.5:1 | 36% (295) |
| 2023-24 | 742 | 48 | 15.5:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2022-23 | 1,034 | 62.5 | 16.5:1 | 39% (399) |
| 2020-21 | 708 | 48 | 14.8:1 | 29% (202) |
| 2017-18 | 535 | 36.9 | 14.5:1 | 35% (188) |
| 2015-16 | 802 | 48 | 16.7:1 | 36% (291) |
| 2010-11 | 565 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 56% (317) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Henderson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (535 to 819); teachers up 43% (36.9 to 52.8).
About Henderson Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School operates as a high-enrollment elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 819 students. It has 58% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
NORTHSIDE ISD is responsible for 127 schools, Henderson Elementary School included, with 100,208 students in all.
About 60% of the student body at Henderson Elementary School is Hispanic. Other groups include 18% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic, a similar share. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Henderson Elementary School are from different groups.
With 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.5:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Henderson Elementary School, 36% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The rate at public schools in Bexar County averages 63%, higher than here.
Henderson Elementary School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 69% of Texas public elementary schools.
Henderson Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 54.6%, compared with a predicted 58.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
Bexar County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Henderson Elementary School shares Bexar County with 637 other public schools.
The closest school to Henderson Elementary School is Harlan High School, located about 0.5 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Henderson Elementary School. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Henderson Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Henderson Elementary School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose 16%.
The Henderson Elementary School discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. You can also rate the school on this page.
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
Other Henderson Elementary schools
8 other US public schools in 6 states are named Henderson Elementary. Henderson Elementary School is the largest of the 9.
- Henderson Elementary SchoolMIDLAND, TX · 633 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 580 students
- Henderson Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 533 students
- HENDERSON ELEM.ST CHARLES, MO · 653 students
- Henderson ElementaryBarstow, CA · 398 students
Nearby schools
- Harlan High School0.5 mi · 2,778
- Straus Middle School0.9 mi · 1,363
- Kallison Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,221
- Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch1.4 mi · 855
- Reed Elementary School1.5 mi · 766
- Sotomayor High School2.4 mi · 2,627
Frequently asked questions
About Henderson Elementary SchoolHow large is Henderson Elementary School?
Henderson Elementary School enrolls approximately 819 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Henderson Elementary School serve?
Henderson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does Henderson Elementary School have?
Henderson Elementary School employs 53 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is Henderson Elementary School?
Henderson Elementary School reports a student body of 18% White, 60% Hispanic, 9% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Henderson Elementary School public or private?
Henderson 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.