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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the INDIAN CREEK EL administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST ISD·NCES 484095004659
Indian Creek Elementary School
5830 OLD PEARSALL RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78242 · (210) 623-6520 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 33% of Texas public elementary schools
- CTest 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.
- B-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
14.5:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
511 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 143 | 25% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
40.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +31.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 31 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 35.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 23.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 26.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 25.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 Indian Creek Elementary School
Indian Creek Elementary School's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek Elementary School this school | 573 | 89.2% | 34.8% |
| Hicks Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 559 | 89.8% | 49.2% |
| YES Prep East End Elementary School HOUSTON | 607 | 89.5% | 40.0% |
| Macarthur Elementary School GALENA PARK | 556 | 89.9% | 48.4% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park Academy SAN ANTONIO | 607 | 89.6% | 33.3% |
| L F Smith Elementary School PASADENA | 572 | 91.1% | 48.3% |
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 Indian Creek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.8% | #3,184 of 4,401 | #168 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,151 of 4,466 ▼ 385 | #172 of 317 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #3,711 of 4,466 ▼ 472 | #231 of 317 ▼ 53 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.0pp | #2,168 of 3,998 | #141 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 573 | #1,834 of 4,938 | #136 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #1,969 of 4,622 | #138 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.3% | #3,981 of 4,628 | #259 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #1,167 of 4,789 | #99 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.4% | #1,090 of 1,307 | #56 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
573
+87 (+18%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 794
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 573 | 39.6 | 14.5:1 | 89% (511) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 38 | 13.9:1 | 91% (483) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 38 | 11.6:1 | 95% (418) |
| 2020-21 | 486 | 36 | 13.5:1 | 95% (464) |
| 2017-18 | 554 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 95% (529) |
| 2015-16 | 571 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 97% (553) |
| 2010-11 | 710 | 44 | 16.1:1 | 95% (676) |
| 2000-01 | 697 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 96% (667) |
| 1990-91 | 794 | 37 | 21.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Indian Creek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (554 to 573); teachers up 10% (36 to 39.6).
About Indian Creek Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Indian Creek Elementary School is part of SOUTHWEST ISD. Enrollment stands at 573 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Enrollment across the 18 schools in SOUTHWEST ISD totals 14,833 students.
At Indian Creek Elementary School, 93% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 3% Black and 3% White. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. The diversity index for Indian Creek Elementary School is 13%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Indian Creek Elementary School lists 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 14.5 students per teacher. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. About 89% of students at Indian Creek Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Among Texas public elementary schools, Indian Creek Elementary School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Indian Creek Elementary School are within a point of what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.8% actual, 35.6% predicted).
Census data for Bexar County show median household income comes to about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 638 public schools in the county, enrolling about 368,487, Indian Creek Elementary School among them.
IDEA Brackenridge College Preparatory is about 0.5 miles from Indian Creek Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Indian Creek Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Indian Creek Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
An 18% rise took enrollment from 486 in 2020-21 to 573 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 SOUTHWEST ISD
- Southwest High SchoolHigh · 2,363 students
- Southwest Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,250 students
- Elm Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Francis R Scobee Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Ronald E McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 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 Indian Creek Elementary schools
11 other US public schools in 9 states are named Indian Creek Elementary. Indian Creek Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 12.
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolCARROLLTON, TX · 490 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolClarkston, GA · 967 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 712 students
- Indian Creek ElementaryDouglas, GA · 675 students
- Indian Creek Elementary SchoolTrafalgar, IN · 459 students
Nearby schools
- IDEA Brackenridge College Preparatory0.5 mi · 671
- IDEA Brackenridge Academy0.5 mi · 631
- Alan B Shepard Middle School0.5 mi · 447
- South San Antonio H S - West Campus0.5 mi · 519
- Sky Harbour Elementary School0.8 mi · 595
- Five Palms Elementary School0.8 mi · 444
Frequently asked questions
About Indian Creek Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Indian Creek Elementary School?
Indian Creek Elementary School enrolls approximately 573 students in grades PK-05.
Is Indian Creek Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Indian Creek Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Indian Creek Elementary School have?
Indian Creek Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Indian Creek Elementary School?
Student demographics at Indian Creek Elementary School are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Indian Creek Elementary School in?
Indian Creek Elementary School is part of SOUTHWEST ISD.
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