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Enrollment
424
Elementary
DISTRICT 694 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480026413170
KIPP Esperanza Primary School
239 STARK ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204 · (210) 888-6601 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL424 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Texas public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
20.1:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
395 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 25% |
| Grade 4 | 107 | 25% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 37% smaller than its 4th grade class (107).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 26.0% | 34.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 16.0% | 18.0% | 26.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 26.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 10.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
28.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 KIPP Esperanza Primary School
KIPP Esperanza Primary School's state test result (28.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| KIPP Esperanza Primary School this school | 424 | 93.2% | 28.8% |
| South Houston Elementary School SO HOUSTON | 422 | 94.5% | 38.0% |
| Chapel Hill Preparatory-A Personalized Lrning School DALLAS | 404 | 94.3% | 37.8% |
| Sagamore Hill Elementary School FORT WORTH | 408 | 93.4% | 26.7% |
| Gibson Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 421 | 91.7% | 29.4% |
| Widen Elementary School AUSTIN | 433 | 91.9% | 13.4% |
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 KIPP Esperanza Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.8% | #3,770 of 4,401 | #223 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,505 of 4,466 ▼ 592 | #198 of 317 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,961 of 4,466 ▲ 90 | #260 of 317 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #1,288 of 3,998 | #85 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 424 | #3,283 of 4,938 | #233 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #4,457 of 4,622 | #297 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.3% | #3,784 of 4,628 | #220 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.2% | #716 of 4,789 | #58 of 327 |
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
424
-227 (-35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 18.1:1
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 | 424 | 21.1 | 20.1:1 | 93% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 502 | 25 | 20.1:1 | 90% (453) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 39.5 | 13.5:1 | 85% (451) |
| 2020-21 | 651 | 36 | 18.1:1 | 91% (591) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for KIPP Esperanza Primary School.
About KIPP Esperanza Primary School
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, is home to KIPP Esperanza Primary School, a small elementary school. It enrolls 424 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 4.
The district, KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS, operates 56 schools serving 33,437 students.
By race and ethnicity, KIPP Esperanza Primary School is 90% Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Black and 4% White. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 19%.
The school has 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 20.1 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 5.0 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at KIPP Esperanza Primary School, 93% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Bexar County.
KIPP Esperanza Primary School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 22% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with KIPP Esperanza Primary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 33.9%. KIPP Esperanza Primary School scores 28.8%, 5.2 points below that line.
The county, Bexar County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 638 public schools and about 368,487 students.
Among nearby public schools, KIPP Aspire Academy is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of KIPP Esperanza Primary School. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, KIPP Esperanza Primary School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. Charter status: KIPP Esperanza Primary School is a public charter school.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 424, compared with 651 in 2020-21. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (20.1:1) than in 2020-21 (18.1:1).
People who know KIPP Esperanza Primary School can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- KIPP Mosaic Primary SchoolElementary · 1,092 students
- KIPP Sharp PrepElementary · 1,078 students
- KIPP Connect Houston Primary SchoolElementary · 1,056 students
- KIPP Journey Primary SchoolElementary · 1,052 students
- KIPP Unity Primary SchoolElementary · 1,050 students
- KIPP Connect PreparatoryHigh · 979 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
- KIPP Aspire Academy0.0 mi · 470
- KIPP University Prep High School0.0 mi · 630
- Briscoe Elementary School0.3 mi · 494
- Harris Middle School0.6 mi · 719
- J T Brackenridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 597
- Cooper Academy at Navarro0.9 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About KIPP Esperanza Primary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at KIPP Esperanza Primary School?
KIPP Esperanza Primary School enrolls approximately 424 students in grades KG-04.
Is KIPP Esperanza Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
KIPP Esperanza Primary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does KIPP Esperanza Primary School have?
KIPP Esperanza Primary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
How diverse is KIPP Esperanza Primary School?
KIPP Esperanza Primary School reports a student body of 4% White, 90% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees KIPP Esperanza Primary School?
KIPP Esperanza Primary School is overseen by KIPP TEXAS PUBLIC SCHOOLS in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.