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What's the vibe like in the hallways at NORTHERN HILLS EL right now?
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Enrollment
501
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294005784
Northern Hills Elementary School
13901 HIGGINS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217 · (210) 407-5200 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL501 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- A+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
11.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
373 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 78 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
43.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp 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 43 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 21.0% | 34.0% | 18.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 19.0% | 24.0% | 25.0% | 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 | 55.0% | 43.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 26.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 18.0% |
| 2021-22 | 55.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 36.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Northern Hills Elementary School
Northern Hills Elementary School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Hills Elementary School this school | 501 | 74.5% | 32.0% |
| Windcrest Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 473 | 76.3% | 28.9% |
| E C Brice Elementary School MOUNT PLEASANT | 485 | 76.1% | 53.1% |
| Martha Turner Reilly Elementary School DALLAS | 547 | 75.5% | 46.1% |
| Woodstone Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 554 | 72.2% | 50.1% |
| C O Chandler Elementary School VICTORIA | 456 | 75.9% | 29.2% |
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 Northern Hills Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #3,476 of 4,401 | #196 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #2,540 of 4,466 ▲ 847 | #123 of 317 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,970 of 4,466 ▲ 974 | #109 of 317 ▲ 48 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #131 of 3,998 | #9 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 501 | #2,540 of 4,938 | #178 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #287 of 4,622 | #37 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.4% | #2,382 of 4,628 | #107 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.5% | #2,302 of 4,789 | #184 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.2% | #698 of 2,838 | #63 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
501
-47 (-9%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 745
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 501 | 42.5 | 11.8:1 | 74% (373) |
| 2023-24 | 537 | 45 | 11.9:1 | 76% (408) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 41.4 | 13.4:1 | 82% (454) |
| 2020-21 | 548 | 42 | 13.1:1 | 81% (445) |
| 2017-18 | 679 | 41.2 | 16.5:1 | 69% (471) |
| 2015-16 | 690 | 40 | 17.3:1 | 64% (445) |
| 2010-11 | 717 | 46 | 15.6:1 | 61% (435) |
| 2000-01 | 810 | 50 | 16.2:1 | 39% (313) |
| 1990-91 | 745 | 45 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northern Hills Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (679 to 501); teachers up 3% (41.2 to 42.5).
About Northern Hills Elementary School
Northern Hills Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Enrollment stands at 501 students, covering pre-K through 5.
Northern Hills Elementary School sits within NORTH EAST ISD, which has 75 schools and 56,420 students.
The share of Hispanic students at Northern Hills Elementary School is 67%, a majority. Smaller groups are 16% White, 11% Black, and 5% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 50%.
On staff are 42.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. About 74% of students at Northern Hills Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, Northern Hills Elementary School lands at C, ahead of 25% of Texas public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Northern Hills Elementary School, the prediction is 41.9% and the result is 32.0%.
In Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including Northern Hills Elementary School.
The closest school to Northern Hills Elementary School is Madison High School, located about 1.0 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Northern Hills Elementary School ranks 8th of 9 nearby schools, at 32.0% versus a 48.1% average.
Northern Hills Elementary School has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 548 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 501 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 13.1 in 2020-21 to 11.8 in 2024-25.
Anyone can start a thread about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Northern Hills Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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 Northern Hills Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Northern Hills Elementary. Northern Hills Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Northern Hills Elementary SchoolEdmond, OK · 708 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryOnalaska, WI · 463 students
- Northern Hills ElementaryTopeka, KS · 408 students
Nearby schools
- Madison High School1.0 mi · 2,616
- Stahl Elementary School1.2 mi · 644
- El Dorado Elementary School1.2 mi · 517
- Woodstone Elementary School1.2 mi · 554
- Longs Creek Elementary School1.5 mi · 541
- Wood Middle School1.7 mi · 641
Frequently asked questions
About Northern Hills Elementary SchoolHow large is Northern Hills Elementary School?
Northern Hills Elementary School enrolls approximately 501 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northern Hills Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northern Hills Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Northern Hills Elementary School?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at Northern Hills Elementary School.
How diverse is Northern Hills Elementary School?
Northern Hills Elementary School reports a student body of 16% White, 67% Hispanic, 11% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Northern Hills Elementary School?
Northern Hills Elementary School is overseen by NORTH EAST ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.