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Enrollment
555
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE ISD·NCES 484092008120
Heritage Elementary School
3223 S LOOP 1604 E, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78264 · (210) 882-1607 · Bexar County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 81% 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.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
17.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
488 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 21% |
| Grade 5 | 112 | 20% |
This year's 1st grade class (109) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (112).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
56.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +33.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 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 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 33 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 25.0% | 23.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 28.0% | 28.0% | 23.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 50.0% | 56.0% |
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 56.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 49.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 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
49.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School's state test result (49.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School this school | 555 | 87.9% | 49.8% |
| Creedmoor Elementary School CREEDMOOR | 525 | 87.4% | 25.7% |
| Hicks Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 559 | 89.8% | 49.2% |
| Alma Brewer Strawn Elementary School DALE | 529 | 89.2% | 28.3% |
| Jubilee Leadership Academy BROWNSVILLE | 545 | 87.3% | 30.3% |
| Indian Creek Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 573 | 89.2% | 34.8% |
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 Heritage Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.8% | #1,455 of 4,401 | #68 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,260 of 4,466 ▲ 61 | #55 of 317 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,568 of 4,466 ▼ 497 | #143 of 317 ▼ 32 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.5pp | #1,686 of 3,998 | #111 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,995 of 4,938 | #147 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #4,190 of 4,622 | #275 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #3,963 of 4,628 | #255 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.9% | #1,291 of 4,789 | #110 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #2,606 of 2,838 | #183 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
555
+118 (+27%) vs 2020
-30% since 2000-01, when it was 790
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 555 | 31 | 17.9:1 | 88% (488) |
| 2023-24 | 485 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 91% (440) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 34.4 | 14.1:1 | 90% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 92% (401) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 39 | 14.7:1 | 87% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 592 | 39 | 15.2:1 | 82% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 42 | 14.6:1 | 87% (533) |
| 2000-01 | 790 | 52 | 15.2:1 | 78% (617) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Heritage Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (573 to 555); teachers down 21% (39 to 31).
About Heritage Elementary School
Heritage Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools in SOUTHSIDE ISD. It enrolls 555 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 1 through 5.
SOUTHSIDE ISD enrolls 6,091 students, and its 10 schools include Heritage Elementary School.
Heritage Elementary School is 93% Hispanic by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% White. In Bexar County overall, about 60% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Heritage Elementary School scores 14%.
The school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Income data for the school show 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 63% for public schools in Bexar County.
Heritage Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 81% of Texas public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Heritage Elementary School is 13.6 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Bexar County, median household income comes to about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Bexar County counts 638 public schools with about 368,487 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Southside Alter Center, is the closest to Heritage Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 7 other public schools. The school's 49.8% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Heritage Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's student count rose 27% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. Students per teacher increased from 13.7 in 2020-21 to 17.9 in 2024-25.
Heritage Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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 SOUTHSIDE ISD
- Southside High SchoolHigh · 1,772 students
- Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood CenterElementary · 809 students
- Julius L Matthey Middle SchoolMiddle · 656 students
- Losoya Middle SchoolMiddle · 607 students
- Julian C Gallardo Elementary SchoolElementary · 602 students
- Freedom Elementary SchoolElementary · 536 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 Heritage Elementary schools
47 other US public schools in 24 states are named Heritage Elementary. Heritage Elementary School is the 19th largest of the 48.
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 807 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolDEER PARK, TX · 667 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolGRAPEVINE, TX · 538 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolKELLER, TX · 529 students
- Heritage Elementary SchoolHIGHLAND VILLAGE, TX · 476 students
Nearby schools
- Southside Alter Center0.0 mi · 22
- Julius L Matthey Middle School0.8 mi · 656
- Freedom Elementary School1.3 mi · 536
- W M Pearce Primary School2.1 mi · 529
- Southside High School2.1 mi · 1,772
- Losoya Middle School2.2 mi · 607
Frequently asked questions
About Heritage Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School enrolls approximately 555 students in grades 01-05.
Is Heritage Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Heritage Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School?
Approximately 17.9:1 students per teacher at Heritage Elementary School.
How diverse is Heritage Elementary School?
Heritage Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Heritage Elementary School public or private?
Heritage Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.