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Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004378
Neal Elementary School
3407 CAPITOL AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78201 · (210) 738-9810 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% 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.
- 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.
- 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
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
457 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 126 | 26% |
| Kindergarten | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (61) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
5%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
44.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 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 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 30 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 25.0% | 18.0% | 25.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 26.0% | 27.0% | 29.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 44.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 18.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 29.0% | 14.0% |
% 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
29.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 Neal Elementary School
Neal Elementary School's state test result (29.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Elementary School this school | 482 | 94.8% | 29.9% |
| Golden Rule Charter School DALLAS | 490 | 94.5% | 36.0% |
| Diamond Hill Elementary School FORT WORTH | 482 | 94.6% | 24.3% |
| Collier Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 485 | 94.0% | 25.4% |
| Eliot Elementary School HOUSTON | 464 | 95.5% | 49.1% |
| Escandon Elementary School MCALLEN | 478 | 93.9% | 41.8% |
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 Neal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #3,674 of 4,401 | #210 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #2,448 of 4,466 ▲ 311 | #117 of 317 ▲ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #3,397 of 4,466 ▲ 313 | #203 of 317 ▲ 19 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +22.0pp | #410 of 3,998 | #32 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #2,709 of 4,938 | #193 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,749 of 4,622 | #185 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.3% | #4,307 of 4,628 | #297 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.8% | #540 of 4,789 | #43 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #1,882 of 2,838 | #143 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
482
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-6% since 1990-91, when it was 511
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 482 | 31.4 | 15.3:1 | 95% (457) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 31.4 | 15.1:1 | 96% (458) |
| 2022-23 | 464 | 30.2 | 15.4:1 | 96% (446) |
| 2020-21 | 481 | 31 | 15.5:1 | 93% (448) |
| 2017-18 | 547 | 36.7 | 14.9:1 | 94% (516) |
| 2015-16 | 572 | 36 | 15.9:1 | 96% (550) |
| 2010-11 | 578 | 32 | 18.1:1 | 43% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 574 | 34 | 16.9:1 | 30% (175) |
| 1990-91 | 511 | 30 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Neal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (547 to 482); teachers down 14% (36.7 to 31.4).
About Neal Elementary School
Neal Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 482 students enrolled.
Neal Elementary School is a school in SAN ANTONIO ISD. The district has 100 schools and 47,623 students.
Of every 100 students at Neal Elementary School, about 97 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 5%.
There are about 15.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Neal Elementary School, which has 31.4. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 95%. That is 32 points above the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Neal Elementary School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 30% of Texas public elementary schools.
In Texas, Neal Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 29.9% actual against a predicted 33.2%.
Census data for Bexar County show median household income comes to about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 638 public schools and about 368,487 students.
Neal Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Legacy Traditional - Basse Primary School, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Neal Elementary School at 5th of 7.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 481 in 2020-21 and 482 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Neal Elementary School. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 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 Neal Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Neal Elementary. Neal Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Neal Elementary SchoolBRYAN, TX · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Legacy Traditional - Basse Primary School0.3 mi · 250
- Legacy Traditional- Basse Secondary0.3 mi · 164
- Wilson Elementary School0.5 mi · 359
- Stepping Stones Academy0.8 mi · 9
- Somerset Academy Lone Star0.9 mi · 98
- Edison High School0.9 mi · 1,360
Frequently asked questions
About Neal Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Neal Elementary School?
Neal Elementary School enrolls approximately 482 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Neal Elementary School serve?
Neal Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Neal Elementary School have?
Neal Elementary School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Neal Elementary School?
Student demographics at Neal Elementary School are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Neal Elementary School in?
Neal Elementary School is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.