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Enrollment
713
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499012236
James L Masters
2650 WOODLAKE PKWY, CONVERSE, TX 78109 · (210) 945-1150 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
64%
457 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 | 103 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 106 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (106).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp 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 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 18.0% | 32.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 26.0% | 25.0% | 37.0% |
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% | 38.0% |
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 22.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 46% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 James L Masters
James L Masters's state test result (29.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| James L Masters this school | 713 | 64.1% | 29.2% |
| Northgate Elementary School HOUSTON | 700 | 65.4% | 41.2% |
| Bel Nafegar Sanchez Elementary School ROSHARON | 719 | 63.0% | 54.8% |
| Copperfield Elementary School CONVERSE | 730 | 61.8% | 33.9% |
| Honor Elementary School CONVERSE | 806 | 63.8% | 24.7% |
| Sst Spring SPRING | 839 | 62.8% | 44.2% |
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 James L Masters ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.2% | #3,742 of 4,401 | #217 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,123 of 4,466 ▲ 912 | #164 of 317 ▲ 89 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #2,523 of 4,466 ▲ 1,072 | #138 of 317 ▲ 66 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #304 of 3,998 | #23 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #836 of 4,938 | #63 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #4,393 of 4,622 | #289 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #1,411 of 4,628 | #53 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 64.1% | #2,903 of 4,789 | #219 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.7% | #2,487 of 2,838 | #178 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
713
+195 (+38%) vs 2020
+19% since 2010-11, when it was 598
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 713 | 37 | 19.3:1 | 64% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 653 | 39.6 | 16.5:1 | 65% (427) |
| 2022-23 | 802 | 39.5 | 20.3:1 | 66% (529) |
| 2020-21 | 518 | 31 | 16.7:1 | 61% (317) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 46.9 | 16.0:1 | 60% (450) |
| 2015-16 | 788 | 39 | 20.2:1 | 63% (500) |
| 2010-11 | 598 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 60% (356) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for James L Masters.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (748 to 713); teachers down 21% (46.9 to 37).
About James L Masters
In CONVERSE, Texas, part of Bexar County, James L Masters is an elementary school. Total enrollment is 713 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Texas enroll about 519 students on average.
James L Masters is one school in a 36-school district, JUDSON ISD, which enrolls 23,539 students.
Hispanic students are 55% of those enrolled at James L Masters. Enrollment also includes 30% Black, 7% White, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for James L Masters is 60%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Classroom staffing at James L Masters totals 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 64% of students (457) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bexar County is similar, at 63%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, James L Masters is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools: 29.2% actual against 46.3% predicted.
Census data for Bexar County show the median household earns about $72,341 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Karen Wagner High School sits about 0.6 miles from James L Masters. James L Masters has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 29.2% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around James L Masters as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 518 to 713, a 38% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 16.7:1 in 2020-21 to 19.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at James L Masters. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 JUDSON ISD
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Karen Wagner High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Kitty Hawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Henry Metzger Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
Other schools in CONVERSE
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Escondido Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Honor Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- IDEA Converse AcademyElementary · 743 students
- Copperfield Elementary SchoolElementary · 730 students
Nearby schools
- Karen Wagner High School0.6 mi · 2,423
- Henry Metzger Middle School1.0 mi · 991
- San Antonio Steam Academy1.1 mi · 139
- Candlewood Elementary School1.3 mi · 263
- Candlewood STEM Academy PK-11.3 mi · 199
- William Paschall Elementary School1.5 mi · 723
Frequently asked questions
About James L MastersHow many students attend James L Masters?
James L Masters enrolls approximately 713 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does James L Masters serve?
James L Masters serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at James L Masters?
The student-to-teacher ratio at James L Masters is approximately 19.3:1 (37 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at James L Masters?
Student demographics at James L Masters are roughly 7% White, 55% Hispanic, 30% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is James L Masters public or private?
James L Masters is a public K-12 school, overseen by JUDSON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.