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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004366
J T Brackenridge Elementary School
1214 GUADALUPE ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207 · (210) 978-7950 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest 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.
- 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
16.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
588 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 110 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
32.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
29.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 32 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 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 11.0% | 21.0% | 22.0% | 46.0% |
| Mathematics | 9.0% | 20.0% | 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 | 32.0% | 29.0% |
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 23.0% |
| 2022-23 | 15.0% | 15.0% |
| 2021-22 | 22.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 3.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% 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 J T Brackenridge Elementary School
J T Brackenridge Elementary School's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| J T Brackenridge Elementary School this school | 597 | 98.5% | 21.9% |
| Stephen C Foster Elementary School DALLAS | 604 | 97.0% | 36.3% |
| Inspired Vision Academy Elementary School DALLAS | 578 | 99.3% | 26.6% |
| Brookline Elementary School HOUSTON | 580 | 96.9% | 55.9% |
| T A Sims Elementary School FORT WORTH | 566 | 97.2% | 24.9% |
| Guerrero Thompson AUSTIN | 548 | 96.7% | 45.3% |
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 J T Brackenridge Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #4,211 of 4,401 | #276 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #4,022 of 4,466 ▲ 138 | #248 of 317 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #4,228 of 4,466 ▼ 74 | #283 of 317 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.5pp | #846 of 3,998 | #62 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #1,641 of 4,938 | #120 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #3,312 of 4,622 | #218 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.0% | #3,961 of 4,628 | #254 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.5% | #126 of 4,789 | #12 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.4% | #2,173 of 2,838 | #158 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
597
+48 (+9%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 831
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
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 | 597 | 37.2 | 16.0:1 | 98% (588) |
| 2023-24 | 554 | 34 | 16.3:1 | 99% (547) |
| 2022-23 | 525 | 33.6 | 15.7:1 | 98% (517) |
| 2020-21 | 549 | 40 | 13.7:1 | 98% (539) |
| 2017-18 | 652 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 99% (645) |
| 2015-16 | 769 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 100% (766) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 38 | 17.8:1 | 25% (171) |
| 2000-01 | 560 | 36 | 15.6:1 | 24% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 831 | 58 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for J T Brackenridge Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (652 to 597); teachers down 11% (42 to 37.2).
About J T Brackenridge Elementary School
J T Brackenridge Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It educates 597 students in pre-K through 5.
A total of 100 schools make up SAN ANTONIO ISD, with 47,623 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at J T Brackenridge Elementary School. Other students are 4% Black. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. The school's diversity index is 14%, meaning two students picked at random have a 14% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 37.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 16.0 students per teacher. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 98% of students. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 35 points.
allk12 grades J T Brackenridge Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The model predicts 31.6% for a school in Texas with J T Brackenridge Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. J T Brackenridge Elementary School posts 21.9%.
Bexar County has these Census figures: the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
The nearest public school is Lanier High School, at about 0.3 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The school's 21.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 6 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 9% from 2020-21, when J T Brackenridge Elementary School had 549 students, to 2024-25, when it had 597. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 16.0:1, from 13.7:1.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 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
- Lanier High School0.3 mi · 1,620
- Tafolla Middle School0.4 mi · 385
- Tafolla College Prep Middle School0.4 mi · 180
- David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School0.7 mi · 355
- El DAEP0.7 mi · 7
- Cooper Academy at Navarro0.7 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About J T Brackenridge Elementary SchoolHow many students attend J T Brackenridge Elementary School?
J T Brackenridge Elementary School enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does J T Brackenridge Elementary School serve?
J T Brackenridge Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J T Brackenridge Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J T Brackenridge Elementary School is approximately 16.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J T Brackenridge Elementary School?
J T Brackenridge Elementary School reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees J T Brackenridge Elementary School?
J T Brackenridge Elementary School is overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.