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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE ISD·NCES 484092010449
JULIAN C GALLARDO EL
1300 DEL LAGO RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 · (210) 882-1609 · Bexar County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 17.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
506 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
41.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
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
37.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 37% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
602
-43 (-7%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.7:1
% White
6%
was 2%
% Hispanic
90%
was 93%
% Black
2%
was 4%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JULIAN C GALLARDO EL
JULIAN C GALLARDO EL operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by SOUTHSIDE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 602 students spanning grades 1 through 5.
JULIAN C GALLARDO EL is one of 10 schools operated by SOUTHSIDE ISD, a district that instructs 6,091 students overall.
On the student-mix side, JULIAN C GALLARDO EL reports that nearly all students (90%) are Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 6% White. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Bexar County's rate of about 63%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, JULIAN C GALLARDO EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 37.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.1%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bexar County) logs that median household earnings sit near $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), JULIAN C GALLARDO EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is FRANK M TEJEDA ACADEMY, roughly 1.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JULIAN C GALLARDO EL. On composite proficiency, JULIAN C GALLARDO EL comes 2nd of 4 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 47.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 7%: 645 students in 2018 compared to 602 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 15.8:1 today.
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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 SOUTHSIDE ISD
- SOUTHSIDE H SHigh · 1,772 students
- COLONEL MIGUEL MENCHACA EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTERElementary · 809 students
- JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLEMiddle · 656 students
- LOSOYA MIDDLEMiddle · 607 students
- HERITAGE ELElementary · 555 students
- FREEDOM ELElementary · 536 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- FRANK M TEJEDA ACADEMY1.6 mi · 144
- HAC DAEP MIDDLE1.6 mi · 16
- HAC DAEP H S1.6 mi · 35
- TEJEDA JUNIOR ACADEMY1.6 mi · 18
- H W SCHULZE EL2.2 mi · 726
- KINGSBOROUGH MIDDLE2.4 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About JULIAN C GALLARDO ELHow large is JULIAN C GALLARDO EL?
JULIAN C GALLARDO EL enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 01-05.
Is JULIAN C GALLARDO EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
JULIAN C GALLARDO EL is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JULIAN C GALLARDO EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JULIAN C GALLARDO EL is approximately 15.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at JULIAN C GALLARDO EL?
Student demographics at JULIAN C GALLARDO EL are roughly 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is JULIAN C GALLARDO EL in?
JULIAN C GALLARDO EL is part of SOUTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.