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Enrollment
437
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312008450
Lewis Elementary School
1000 SEASCAPE DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78251 · (210) 397-2650 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL437 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test 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.
- 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
12.8:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
247 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 40 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 67 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (67).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 44 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 29.0% | 31.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 17.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 64.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 22.0% |
| 2020-21 | 40.0% | 40.0% |
% 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
42.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 Lewis Elementary School
Lewis Elementary School's state test result (42.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Elementary School this school | 437 | 56.5% | 42.5% |
| Steele Montessori Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 395 | 56.5% | 36.5% |
| El Magnet at Hays ODESSA | 511 | 59.9% | 66.5% |
| Jones Elementary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 520 | 54.4% | 51.9% |
| Western Hills Elementary School EL PASO | 436 | 59.9% | 51.8% |
| Zach White Elementary School EL PASO | 395 | 52.9% | 46.7% |
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 Lewis Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.5% | #2,267 of 4,401 | #109 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,436 of 4,466 ▲ 310 | #113 of 317 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,461 of 4,466 ▲ 813 | #79 of 317 ▲ 42 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,569 of 3,998 | #170 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 437 | #3,156 of 4,938 | #225 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #721 of 4,622 | #65 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.1% | #3,225 of 4,628 | #161 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.5% | #3,291 of 4,789 | #241 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.4% | #237 of 2,838 | #19 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
437
-135 (-24%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 860
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 437 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 57% (247) |
| 2023-24 | 486 | 35.5 | 13.7:1 | 58% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 38.1 | 13.4:1 | 63% (320) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 42% (239) |
| 2017-18 | 698 | 46.3 | 15.1:1 | 42% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 778 | 51 | 15.3:1 | 41% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 860 | 51 | 16.9:1 | 39% (337) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lewis Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 37% (698 to 437); teachers down 26% (46.3 to 34).
About Lewis Elementary School
Lewis Elementary School is an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, according to federal school records. It educates 437 students in pre-K through 5.
The 127 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD enroll 100,208 students altogether, Lewis Elementary School among them.
Lewis Elementary School's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. Other groups make up 13% White, 6% Black, and 2% multiracial. County-wide, 60% of Bexar County residents are Hispanic. Lewis Elementary School has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Lewis Elementary School, 34 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.8:1. That ratio is under the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 57% of enrollment.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Lewis Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lewis Elementary School is -7.0 points: 42.5% actual, 49.5% predicted.
Bexar County census figures show that median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lewis Elementary School is among the 638 public schools in Bexar County.
The closest other public school is Stevens High School, about 0.8 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Lewis Elementary School ranks 4th of 7 nearby schools, at 42.5% versus a 39.6% average.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Lewis Elementary School saw enrollment fall 24% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.9:1 to 12.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussions about Lewis Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 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 Lewis Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lewis Elementary. Lewis Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Lewis Elementary SchoolFORNEY, TX · 738 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 675 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolKennesaw, GA · 550 students
- LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTEMPLE TERRACE, FL · 546 students
- Lewis Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 427 students
Nearby schools
- Stevens High School0.8 mi · 2,546
- Murnin Elementary School0.9 mi · 662
- Forester Elementary School0.9 mi · 723
- Vale Middle School1.0 mi · 846
- Cody Elementary School1.0 mi · 480
- Galm Elementary School1.4 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Lewis Elementary SchoolHow large is Lewis Elementary School?
Lewis Elementary School enrolls approximately 437 students in grades PK-05.
Is Lewis Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lewis Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Lewis Elementary School have?
Lewis Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Lewis Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lewis Elementary School are roughly 13% White, 79% Hispanic, 6% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lewis Elementary School in?
Lewis Elementary School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD.
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