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Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls

115 LAS PALMAS, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237 · (210) 898-4210 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL354 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
  • DBeats 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

Enrollment
354
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
310 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten288%
Grade 1308%
Grade 25014%
Grade 34713%
Grade 44713%
Grade 54312%
Grade 64112%
Grade 73410%
Grade 83410%

This year's kindergarten class (28) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (34).

Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
34597%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
31%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
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
Female
354100%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +31.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2022

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 31 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 18 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading13.0%24.0%25.0%38.0%
Mathematics9.0%21.0%27.0%43.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2637.0%30.0%
2024-2534.0%23.0%
2023-2431.0%21.0%
2022-236.0%12.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
24.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 24% 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 Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls

Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls's state test result (24.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls this school35487.6%24.2%
Coldwell Elementary School
EL PASO
35487.9%42.1%
Hillside Elementary School
EL PASO
34887.6%42.9%
Austin Elementary School
EDINBURG
36686.6%76.5%
Bluebonnet Elementary School
HEREFORD
36687.4%43.0%
Kazen Elementary School
LAREDO
36786.9%75.7%
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 Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.2%#4,096 of 4,401#261 of 313
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
30.0%#3,909 of 4,466
▲ 276
#234 of 317
▲ 39
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
37.0%#3,917 of 4,466
▲ 29
#250 of 317
▲ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+24.5pp#302 of 3,998#22 of 282
Enrollment
ranked largest first
354#3,847 of 4,938#273 of 346
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.7:1#1,288 of 4,622#101 of 314
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
5.0%#4,319 of 4,628#300 of 314
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.6%#1,333 of 4,789#113 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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2535425.813.7:188% (310)
2023-2430024.512.2:190% (271)
2022-2322920.111.4:191% (208)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls.

About Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls

Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, reachable at (210) 898-4210. Enrollment stands at 354 students, covering kindergarten through 8. It has 32% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Texas (about 519).

EDGEWOOD ISD has 25 schools and 8,439 students, and Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is one of those schools.

Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is 97% Hispanic by enrollment. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bexar County's population at about 60%. The diversity index for Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is 5%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

Its staff includes 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.7 students per teacher. Elementary schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 1.4 more students per teacher than here. There are 310 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. It compares with 63% for public schools in Bexar County.

Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 14% of Texas public elementary schools.

Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls would be expected to post about 36.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 24.2%.

For the population of Bexar County, median household income comes to about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across Bexar County, 638 public schools serve about 368,487 students.

Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls's nearest public school is Jubilee - Lake View University Prep (about 0.3 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls. On state test proficiency, Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls ranks 5th in a group of 8 nearby schools.

Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is one of the charter schools in Texas.

Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls. You can also rate the school on this page.

Bexar County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
115 LAS PALMAS, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237
Phone
(210) 898-4210
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
354
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
13.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
310 (88%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815014176
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls
How many students attend Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls?
Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls enrolls approximately 354 students in grades KG-08.
Is Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls an elementary, middle, or high school?
Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is approximately 13.7:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls?
At Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls, the student body is approximately 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls public or private?
Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD.
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