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Enrollment
849
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294003644
Larkspur Elementary School
1802 LARKSPUR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78213 · (210) 407-4600 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL849 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% 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.
- 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.
- C-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
14.1:1
60 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
748 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 73 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 138 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 113 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (115) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +0.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 19.0% | 29.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 18.0% | 23.0% | 55.0% |
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 | 33.0% | 22.0% |
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 32.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
27.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Larkspur Elementary School
Larkspur Elementary School's state test result (27.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larkspur Elementary School this school | 849 | 88.1% | 27.1% |
| Austin Achieve Northeast Elementary School AUSTIN | 839 | 88.3% | 27.0% |
| Charles Q Murphree PK-8 EL PASO | 846 | 87.0% | 22.3% |
| Southeast Elementary School HOUSTON | 816 | 84.7% | 46.9% |
| Barton Elementary School IRVING | 848 | 88.3% | 27.8% |
| Hairgrove Elementary School HOUSTON | 795 | 89.4% | 63.1% |
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 Larkspur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.1% | #3,909 of 4,401 | #236 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.0% | #4,317 of 4,466 ▼ 327 | #292 of 317 ▼ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #4,177 of 4,466 ▼ 326 | #279 of 317 ▼ 39 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #921 of 3,998 | #75 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 849 | #303 of 4,938 | #14 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,634 of 4,622 | #118 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.8% | #3,500 of 4,628 | #183 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #1,274 of 4,789 | #109 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #1,024 of 1,307 | #53 of 70 |
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
849
+78 (+10%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 707
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 849 | 60.2 | 14.1:1 | 88% (748) |
| 2023-24 | 816 | 62.8 | 13.0:1 | 88% (717) |
| 2022-23 | 882 | 64.2 | 13.7:1 | 90% (792) |
| 2020-21 | 771 | 66 | 11.7:1 | 89% (687) |
| 2017-18 | 813 | 63.8 | 12.8:1 | 82% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 818 | 62 | 13.2:1 | 82% (672) |
| 2010-11 | 856 | 61 | 14.0:1 | 82% (703) |
| 2000-01 | 655 | 39 | 16.8:1 | 71% (466) |
| 1990-91 | 707 | 36 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Larkspur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (813 to 849); teachers down 6% (63.8 to 60.2).
About Larkspur Elementary School
Larkspur Elementary School is a large elementary school found in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It has an enrollment of 849 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 519.
Larkspur Elementary School is part of NORTH EAST ISD, where 75 schools serve 56,420 students.
Hispanic students account for 85% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Black, 4% White, and 2% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 28%.
Larkspur Elementary School has 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 14.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 88% at Larkspur Elementary School. That is 25 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Larkspur Elementary School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 7% of Texas public elementary schools.
A school with Larkspur Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 36.1%. Larkspur Elementary School scores 27.1%, 9.0 points below that line.
Bexar County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bexar County's 638 public schools enroll about 368,487 students and include Larkspur Elementary School.
Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy sits about 0.7 miles from Larkspur Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Larkspur Elementary School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 78 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher increased from 11.7 to 14.1 over 4 years.
The allk12 page for Larkspur Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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
Other Larkspur Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Larkspur Elementary. Larkspur Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Larkspur Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 834 students
- Larkspur Elementary SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 353 students
- Larkspur Elementary SchoolLARKSPUR, CO · 161 students
Nearby schools
- Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy0.7 mi · 486
- Churchill High School0.8 mi · 2,308
- Eisenhower Middle School0.9 mi · 951
- Harmony Hills Elementary School1.3 mi · 382
- Castle Hills Elementary School1.5 mi · 439
- Somerset Academy Collegiate1.6 mi · 1,080
Frequently asked questions
About Larkspur Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Larkspur Elementary School?
Larkspur Elementary School enrolls approximately 849 students in grades PK-05.
Is Larkspur Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Larkspur Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Larkspur Elementary School have?
Larkspur Elementary School employs 60 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Larkspur Elementary School?
At Larkspur Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 7% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Larkspur Elementary School public or private?
Larkspur Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.