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Enrollment
602
Elementary
DISTRICT 606 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHSIDE ISD·NCES 484092010449
Julian C Gallardo Elementary School
1300 DEL LAGO RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 · (210) 882-1609 · Bexar County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL602 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 136 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 123 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 131 | 22% |
This year's 1st grade class (136) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (131).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
56.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
51.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +41.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 51 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 41 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 23.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 56.0% | 51.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 36.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 32.0% |
| 2021-22 | 40.0% | 46.0% |
| 2020-21 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
40.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Julian C Gallardo Elementary School
Julian C Gallardo Elementary School's state test result (40.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School this school | 602 | 84.1% | 40.7% |
| Schallert Elementary School ALICE | 592 | 83.8% | 54.3% |
| Poteet Elementary School POTEET | 579 | 84.3% | N/A |
| Galvan Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 553 | 84.1% | 41.5% |
| IDEA Harlingen Academy HARLINGEN | 651 | 84.8% | 45.1% |
| Crain Elementary School VICTORIA | 561 | 85.4% | 24.9% |
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 Julian C Gallardo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.7% | #2,508 of 4,401 | #128 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,700 of 4,466 ▲ 159 | #85 of 317 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,865 of 4,466 ▲ 1,093 | #105 of 317 ▲ 57 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +24.5pp | #311 of 3,998 | #24 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 602 | #1,613 of 4,938 | #118 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #3,098 of 4,622 | #204 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #3,806 of 4,628 | #223 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.1% | #1,637 of 4,789 | #137 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #2,337 of 2,838 | #167 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
602
+73 (+14%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 602 | 38.2 | 15.8:1 | 84% (506) |
| 2023-24 | 589 | 37 | 15.9:1 | 89% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 544 | 38.9 | 14.0:1 | 87% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 529 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 93% (491) |
| 2017-18 | 645 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 85% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 675 | 43 | 15.7:1 | 80% (539) |
| 2010-11 | 592 | 38 | 15.6:1 | 86% (512) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Julian C Gallardo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (645 to 602); teachers down 13% (44 to 38.2).
About Julian C Gallardo Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Julian C Gallardo Elementary School serves students in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school has 602 students in 2024-25 across grades 1 through 5.
SOUTHSIDE ISD counts 10 schools and 6,091 students, including Julian C Gallardo Elementary School.
Of every 100 students at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School, about 90 are Hispanic. It is also 6% White. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
There are 38.2 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 15.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Of all students at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School, 84% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 21 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Julian C Gallardo Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 59% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Julian C Gallardo Elementary School is +2.9 points: 40.7% actual, 37.8% predicted.
The school's county is Bexar County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Hac DAEP Middle School sits about 1.6 miles from Julian C Gallardo Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 4 closest schools with test data, this one included, Julian C Gallardo Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Julian C Gallardo Elementary School is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, Julian C Gallardo Elementary School enrolled 529 students. By 2024-25, that number had grown to 602. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 14.3:1 to 15.8:1.
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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
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Nearby schools
- Hac DAEP Middle School1.6 mi · 16
- Hac DAEP High School1.6 mi · 35
- Frank M Tejeda Academy1.6 mi · 144
- Tejeda Junior Academy1.6 mi · 18
- H W Schulze Elementary School2.2 mi · 726
- Kingsborough Middle School2.4 mi · 542
Frequently asked questions
About Julian C Gallardo Elementary SchoolHow large is Julian C Gallardo Elementary School?
Julian C Gallardo Elementary School enrolls approximately 602 students in grades 01-05.
Is Julian C Gallardo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Julian C Gallardo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School is approximately 15.8:1 (38 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School?
Student demographics at Julian C Gallardo Elementary School are roughly 6% White, 90% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Julian C Gallardo Elementary School in?
Julian C Gallardo Elementary School is part of SOUTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.