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What's one thing MARY LOU HARTMAN gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
568
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499009452
Mary Lou Hartman
7203 WOODLAKE PKWY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78218 · (210) 590-3080 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL568 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Texas public elementary schools
- C-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
16.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
473 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 48 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 104 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 31% smaller than its 5th grade class (88).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
37.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
31.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
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 31 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 23.0% | 36.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 19.0% | 28.0% | 41.0% |
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 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 31.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 43.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 16.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
30.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Mary Lou Hartman
Mary Lou Hartman's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Lou Hartman this school | 568 | 83.3% | 30.6% |
| Jensen Elementary School PASADENA | 567 | 83.2% | 51.4% |
| Global Leadership Academy at Barbara Bush Elementary School GRAND PRAIRIE | 555 | 83.4% | 31.9% |
| Montclair Elementary School GARLAND | 557 | 85.6% | 34.5% |
| Shands Elementary School MESQUITE | 567 | 86.1% | 33.1% |
| Florence Elementary School MESQUITE | 509 | 83.5% | 35.6% |
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 Mary Lou Hartman ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #3,606 of 4,401 | #207 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,837 of 4,466 ▼ 164 | #226 of 317 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #3,931 of 4,466 ▼ 175 | #253 of 317 ▼ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.0pp | #668 of 3,998 | #57 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 568 | #1,879 of 4,938 | #138 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #3,635 of 4,622 | #240 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.4% | #3,088 of 4,628 | #149 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.3% | #1,709 of 4,789 | #142 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #808 of 2,838 | #75 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
568
-178 (-24%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 846
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 15.2:1
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 | 568 | 34.4 | 16.5:1 | 83% (473) |
| 2023-24 | 656 | 45.4 | 14.5:1 | 78% (514) |
| 2022-23 | 797 | 49 | 16.3:1 | 66% (525) |
| 2020-21 | 746 | 49 | 15.2:1 | 80% (599) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 51.3 | 14.7:1 | 71% (537) |
| 2015-16 | 813 | 44 | 18.5:1 | 75% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 846 | 55 | 15.4:1 | 67% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mary Lou Hartman.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (753 to 568); teachers down 33% (51.3 to 34.4).
About Mary Lou Hartman
Mary Lou Hartman is a medium-sized elementary school in Texas, located in SAN ANTONIO. It serves 568 students in pre-K through 5.
Mary Lou Hartman is a school in JUDSON ISD. The district has 36 schools and 23,539 students.
Hispanic students account for 76% of enrollment at Mary Lou Hartman. Other groups include 14% Black and 6% White. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. By the diversity index, Mary Lou Hartman comes in at 39%.
Its 34.4 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 16.5:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 83%. On average, public schools in Bexar County report 63%.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Mary Lou Hartman receives a D. 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 BeatsExpectations prediction for Mary Lou Hartman is 38.1%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.6%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Mary Lou Hartman is among the 638 public schools in Bexar County.
The school nearest to Mary Lou Hartman is IDEA Walzem Academy, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, Mary Lou Hartman ranks 6th on average proficiency.
Federal data place Mary Lou Hartman in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 746 in 2020-21 and 568 in 2024-25, a decrease of 178 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (16.5:1) than in 2020-21 (15.2:1).
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 JUDSON ISD
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Karen Wagner High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Kitty Hawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Henry Metzger Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 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
- IDEA Walzem Academy0.5 mi · 611
- IDEA Walzem College Preparatory0.5 mi · 724
- Park Village Blended Learning Academy0.5 mi · 376
- Woodlake Hills Middle School0.9 mi · 451
- Woodlake Hills College Preparatory 6th Grade0.9 mi · 241
- White Middle School1.2 mi · 1,000
Frequently asked questions
About Mary Lou HartmanHow large is Mary Lou Hartman?
Mary Lou Hartman enrolls approximately 568 students in grades PK-05.
Is Mary Lou Hartman an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mary Lou Hartman is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Mary Lou Hartman?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at Mary Lou Hartman.
How diverse is Mary Lou Hartman?
Mary Lou Hartman reports a student body of 6% White, 76% Hispanic, 14% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Mary Lou Hartman in?
Mary Lou Hartman is part of JUDSON ISD.
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