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Enrollment
694
Elementary
DISTRICT 607 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CENTRAL ISD·NCES 481785009132
Highland Forest Elementary School
3736 S E MILITARY DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78223 · (210) 333-7385 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL694 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% 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.
- 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
17.9:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
561 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 83 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
68.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +68.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
72.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +72.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 72 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 68 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 72 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 29.0% | 14.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 34.0% | 38.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
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 | 68.0% | 72.0% |
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 29.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
| 2020-21 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 Highland Forest Elementary School
Highland Forest Elementary School's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Forest Elementary School this school | 694 | 80.8% | 39.8% |
| Ellen Ochoa STEM Academy at Ben Miliam Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 696 | 81.2% | 34.3% |
| IDEA Brackenridge Academy SAN ANTONIO | 631 | 81.9% | 35.3% |
| Salado Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 688 | 81.3% | 38.9% |
| Parkwood Elementary School PASADENA | 619 | 80.8% | N/A |
| Howsman Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 729 | 77.5% | 30.2% |
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 Highland Forest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #2,620 of 4,401 | #134 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #346 of 4,466 ▲ 715 | #11 of 317 ▲ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #822 of 4,466 ▲ 864 | #43 of 317 ▲ 41 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +41.0pp | #23 of 3,998 | #2 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 694 | #958 of 4,938 | #68 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #4,172 of 4,622 | #274 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.5% | #3,580 of 4,628 | #191 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.8% | #1,896 of 4,789 | #160 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +51.9% | #96 of 1,307 | #10 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
694
+220 (+46%) vs 2020
+12% since 2010-11, when it was 622
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 694 | 38.9 | 17.9:1 | 81% (561) |
| 2023-24 | 677 | 42.1 | 16.1:1 | 81% (545) |
| 2022-23 | 590 | 36 | 16.4:1 | 84% (493) |
| 2020-21 | 474 | 31 | 15.3:1 | 80% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 32.7 | 14.0:1 | 71% (326) |
| 2015-16 | 523 | 32 | 16.3:1 | 72% (379) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | 38 | 16.4:1 | 73% (454) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Highland Forest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 52% (457 to 694); teachers up 19% (32.7 to 38.9).
About Highland Forest Elementary School
The public elementary school Highland Forest Elementary School is located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 694 students. It has 34% more students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).
Besides Highland Forest Elementary School, EAST CENTRAL ISD runs 15 other schools. The district enrolls 11,497 students.
By race and ethnicity, Highland Forest Elementary School is 86% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 6% Black and 5% White. Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 26, compared with 70 nationally.
Its staff includes 38.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.9 students per teacher. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 2.8 students per teacher. Roughly 81% of students at Highland Forest Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bexar County is 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Highland Forest Elementary School lands at B, ahead of 55% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Highland Forest Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 39.8% actual against a predicted 39.2%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including Highland Forest Elementary School.
About 1.0 miles separate Highland Forest Elementary School from the closest public school, Rogers Middle School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Highland Forest Elementary School places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Highland Forest Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal counts for Highland Forest Elementary School: 474 students in 2020-21, 694 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.3:1 to 17.9:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Highland Forest Elementary School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 EAST CENTRAL ISD
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- East Central Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,251 students
- Legacy Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,143 students
- Honor Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 781 students
- Sinclair Elementary SchoolElementary · 739 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
- Rogers Middle School1.0 mi · 93
- Rogers College Prep Middle School1.0 mi · 227
- Compass Rose Legacy Elementary School1.1 mi · 361
- Compass Rose Legacy1.1 mi · 530
- Somerset Academy Brooks1.1 mi · 1,227
- Pecan Valley Elementary School1.4 mi · 457
Frequently asked questions
About Highland Forest Elementary SchoolHow large is Highland Forest Elementary School?
Highland Forest Elementary School enrolls approximately 694 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Highland Forest Elementary School serve?
Highland Forest Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Highland Forest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Highland Forest Elementary School is approximately 17.9:1 (39 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Highland Forest Elementary School?
Highland Forest Elementary School reports a student body of 5% White, 86% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Highland Forest Elementary School public or private?
Highland Forest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EAST CENTRAL ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.