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Enrollment
704
Elementary
DISTRICT 657 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480021113646
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy
2523 W ANSLEY BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78224 · (210) 239-4850 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL704 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 37% 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.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
24.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
547 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 86 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 131 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 135 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 35% smaller than its 5th grade class (132).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · 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
53.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +5.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 5 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 27.0% | 22.0% | 25.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 21.0% | 24.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 53.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 53.0% | 34.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 34.0% |
| 2021-22 | 70.0% | 53.0% |
| 2020-21 | 48.0% | 46.0% |
% 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
40.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy's state test result (40.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy this school | 704 | 77.7% | 40.1% |
| O'Shea Keleher Whole Child Academy EL PASO | 672 | 78.3% | 47.4% |
| IDEA Horizon Vista Academy HORIZON CITY | 742 | 79.4% | 38.0% |
| IDEA McAllen Academy MCALLEN | 738 | 78.3% | 45.5% |
| Hawthorne PK-8 Academy SAN ANTONIO | 740 | 75.5% | 31.0% |
| Hurla M Midkiff Elementary School PALMHURST | 657 | 78.1% | 46.4% |
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 IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.1% | #2,570 of 4,401 | #133 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #3,962 of 4,466 ▲ 53 | #243 of 317 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #2,100 of 4,466 ▼ 17 | #121 of 317 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #620 of 3,998 | #53 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 704 | #889 of 4,938 | #66 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.2:1 | #4,596 of 4,622 | #311 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #3,860 of 4,628 | #229 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #2,112 of 4,789 | #170 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +88.2% | #36 of 1,307 | #3 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
704
-59 (-8%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
24.2:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 704 | 29.1 | 24.2:1 | 78% (547) |
| 2023-24 | 699 | 29 | 24.1:1 | 81% (565) |
| 2022-23 | 698 | 31.3 | 22.3:1 | 80% (561) |
| 2020-21 | 763 | 32 | 23.8:1 | 78% (598) |
| 2017-18 | 374 | 19.2 | 19.5:1 | 88% (328) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy.
Since 2017-18: students up 88% (374 to 704); teachers up 52% (19.2 to 29.1).
About IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy is the name of a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Its enrollment is 704 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students, which makes this school 36% above average.
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy falls under IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which has 125 schools enrolling 79,430 students.
Of every 100 students at IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy, about 91 are Hispanic. The remaining students are 7% White. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. A diversity index of 17% means there is a 17% chance two randomly chosen students at IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy are from different groups.
There are 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 24.2:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is 9.1 students per teacher. On the income side, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 15 points lower.
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 37% of Texas public elementary schools.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy's results are within a point of predicted: 40.1% against 40.5%.
For Bexar County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 638 public schools and about 368,487 students.
Measured in a straight line, IDEA Ewing Halsell College Preparatory is less than a tenth of a mile from IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy is ahead of the 32.4% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy as a charter school.
The school's student count fell 8% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- IDEA College Preparatory PharrHigh · 848 students
- IDEA Montopolis College PreparatoryHigh · 835 students
- IDEA College PrepHigh · 823 students
- IDEA McAllen College PreparatoryHigh · 820 students
- IDEA Riverview College PreparatoryHigh · 813 students
- IDEA College Preparatory MissionHigh · 798 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
- IDEA Ewing Halsell College Preparatory0.0 mi · 611
- Hutchins Elementary School0.2 mi · 441
- Robert C Zamora Middle School0.4 mi · 655
- Alternative School0.5 mi · 62
- Roy Benavidez Elementary School0.6 mi · 669
- South San Antonio High School0.6 mi · 2,190
Frequently asked questions
About IDEA Ewing Halsell AcademyHow many students attend IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy?
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy enrolls approximately 704 students in grades KG-05.
Is IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy have?
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 24.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy?
At IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy, the student body is approximately 7% White, 91% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy public or private?
IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by IDEA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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