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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at LUNA MIDDLE this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
1,114
Middle
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312010438
Luna Middle School
200 N GROSENBACHER, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 397-5300 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,114 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% of Texas public middle schools
- C+Test 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.
- FThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
505 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 345 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 380 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 389 | 35% |
Student demographics
47%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
48.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +7.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 20.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 24.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 19.0% | 37.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 48.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 29.0% |
| 2022-23 | 52.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 44.0% | 32.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Luna Middle School
Luna Middle School's state test result (38.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Middle School this school | 1,114 | 45.3% | 38.8% |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,046 | 48.9% | 52.8% |
| Harris Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 903 | 47.3% | 43.9% |
| Kaffie Middle School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,154 | 39.5% | 49.1% |
| Hogg Middle School HOUSTON | 1,161 | 50.5% | 61.1% |
| Laura B Wallace Middle School KYLE | 831 | 47.1% | 44.0% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Luna Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.8% | #996 of 1,635 | #34 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,565 of 1,670 ▼ 190 | #66 of 84 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,149 of 1,670 ▼ 272 | #43 of 84 ▼ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -7.5pp | #58 of 1,570 | #3 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,114 | #181 of 1,749 | #14 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #957 of 1,542 | #44 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.4% | #965 of 1,543 | #31 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.3% | #1,232 of 1,648 | #68 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #402 of 942 | #34 of 60 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,114
-295 (-21%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 1,036
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 1,114 | 72.4 | 15.4:1 | 45% (505) |
| 2023-24 | 1,126 | 76.6 | 14.7:1 | 49% (553) |
| 2022-23 | 1,229 | 70 | 17.6:1 | 52% (633) |
| 2020-21 | 1,409 | 83 | 17.0:1 | 37% (517) |
| 2017-18 | 1,358 | 75.8 | 17.9:1 | 38% (520) |
| 2015-16 | 1,256 | 67 | 18.8:1 | 41% (510) |
| 2010-11 | 1,036 | 61 | 17.0:1 | 38% (389) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Luna Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,358 to 1,114); teachers down 4% (75.8 to 72.4).
About Luna Middle School
Luna Middle School is a high-enrollment middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, under NORTHSIDE ISD. The school enrolls 1,114 students, from grades 6 through 8. An average school in this group (middle schools in Texas) has about 643 students.
Luna Middle School is in NORTHSIDE ISD, a district with 100,208 students across 127 schools.
Luna Middle School is 70% Hispanic by enrollment. Other reported shares: 15% White, 9% Black, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 60% Hispanic among all Bexar County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Luna Middle School counts 72.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.4 students for each one. On average, middle schools in Texas have 14.4:1, compared with 15.4:1 here. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bexar County, the average is 63%.
Luna Middle School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 14% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Luna Middle School is 15.5 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Texas.
In the county around the school, Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.
Ott Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Luna Middle School. The five-mile area around Luna Middle School holds at least 8 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Luna Middle School ranks 8th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Large: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,114, a 21% decrease from 1,409 in 2020-21. The school's ratio fell from 17.0:1 to 15.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Luna Middle School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
Nearby schools
- Ott Elementary School0.1 mi · 606
- Lieck Elementary School0.8 mi · 631
- Galm Elementary School1.2 mi · 541
- Mora Elementary School1.3 mi · 569
- Harmony School of Science- San Antonio1.7 mi · 602
- Brennan High School1.8 mi · 2,965
Frequently asked questions
About Luna Middle SchoolHow many students attend Luna Middle School?
Luna Middle School enrolls approximately 1,114 students in grades 06-08.
Is Luna Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Luna Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Luna Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Luna Middle School is approximately 15.4:1 (72 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Luna Middle School?
Student demographics at Luna Middle School are roughly 15% White, 70% Hispanic, 9% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Luna Middle School in?
Luna Middle School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.