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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at NORMA J PASCHAL EL this year?
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Enrollment
574
Elementary
DISTRICT 612 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD·NCES 483948009627
Norma J Paschal Elementary School
590 SAVANNAH, SCHERTZ, TX 78154 · (210) 619-4500 · Guadalupe County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL574 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
178 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 122 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 110 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 13% smaller than its 4th grade class (110).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · 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
55.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +30.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 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% | 30.0% | 27.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 23.0% | 27.0% | 19.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 55.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 57.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 83.0% |
| 2020-21 | 20.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
51.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 60% 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 Norma J Paschal Elementary School
Norma J Paschal Elementary School's state test result (51.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norma J Paschal Elementary School this school | 574 | 31.0% | 51.2% |
| James Bowie Fine Arts Academy MIDLAND | 570 | 32.6% | 63.9% |
| Green Valley Elementary School SCHERTZ | 503 | 32.6% | 46.0% |
| Corey Fine Arts / Dual Language Academy ARLINGTON | 497 | 32.8% | 63.6% |
| Huebner Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 495 | 27.5% | 62.8% |
| Kendall Elementary School BOERNE | 562 | 33.6% | 62.5% |
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 Norma J Paschal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Guadalupe County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.2% | #1,338 of 4,401 | #3 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,804 of 4,466 ▲ 163 | #5 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,984 of 4,466 ▼ 433 | #6 of 22 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +9.5pp | #1,549 of 3,998 | #8 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 574 | #1,820 of 4,938 | #11 of 24 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #1,645 of 4,622 | #7 of 24 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.8% | #1,151 of 4,628 | #6 of 24 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #4,192 of 4,789 | #24 of 24 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.3% | #1,670 of 2,838 | #7 of 13 |
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
574
-79 (-12%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 723
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 574 | 40.6 | 14.1:1 | 31% (178) |
| 2023-24 | 625 | 42.9 | 14.6:1 | 35% (220) |
| 2022-23 | 604 | 41.5 | 14.6:1 | 31% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 653 | 39 | 16.7:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 670 | 39.4 | 17.0:1 | 21% (138) |
| 2015-16 | 691 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 19% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 723 | 44 | 16.4:1 | 16% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norma J Paschal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (670 to 574); teachers up 3% (39.4 to 40.6).
About Norma J Paschal Elementary School
Norma J Paschal Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in SCHERTZ, Texas. Federal data show 574 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25.
The district, SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD, has 14,947 students enrolled across 16 schools.
Of every 100 students at Norma J Paschal Elementary School, about 47 are Hispanic, the largest group. It is also 38% White, 7% multiracial, and 6% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 63, compared with 70 nationally.
With 40.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Norma J Paschal Elementary School, 31% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Guadalupe County report 45%.
Norma J Paschal Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 51.2%, compared with a predicted 60.5%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Guadalupe County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $92,375, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. The county has 49 public schools and about 30,977 students.
About 0.4 miles separate Norma J Paschal Elementary School from the closest public school, Laura Ingalls Wilder Intermediate School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.6%; Norma J Paschal Elementary School's is 51.2%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 653 (2020-21) to 574 (2024-25). Students per teacher dropped from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 14.1 in 2024-25.
Norma J Paschal Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Guadalupe County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
183,642
Census ACS
Median income
$92,375
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
30,977 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD
- Byron P Steele II High SchoolHigh · 2,793 students
- Samuel Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Dobie Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,231 students
- Ray D Corbett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- Rose Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 861 students
- Barbara Jordan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 811 students
Other schools in SCHERTZ
- Samuel Clemens High SchoolHigh · 2,589 students
- Ray D Corbett Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- Sst SchertzElementary · 895 students
- Rose Garden Elementary SchoolElementary · 861 students
- Founders Classical Academy of SchertzCombined · 774 students
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 702 students
Nearby schools
- Laura Ingalls Wilder Intermediate School0.4 mi · 702
- Watts Elementary School1.5 mi · 500
- Samuel Clemens High School1.5 mi · 2,589
- Green Valley Elementary School1.6 mi · 503
- Schertz Elementary School1.7 mi · 663
- Allison L Steele E L C1.9 mi · 87
Frequently asked questions
About Norma J Paschal Elementary SchoolHow large is Norma J Paschal Elementary School?
Norma J Paschal Elementary School enrolls approximately 574 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Norma J Paschal Elementary School serve?
Norma J Paschal Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Norma J Paschal Elementary School?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Norma J Paschal Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norma J Paschal Elementary School?
At Norma J Paschal Elementary School, the student body is approximately 38% White, 47% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Norma J Paschal Elementary School public or private?
Norma J Paschal Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.