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Passmore Elementary School

570 PINN RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227 · (210) 397-0500 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL384 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Texas public elementary schools
  • DTest 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.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
384
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
353 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K4411%
Kindergarten7018%
Grade 14411%
Grade 25615%
Grade 36016%
Grade 45013%
Grade 56016%

This year's kindergarten class (70) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (60).

Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
41%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
36896%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
103%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
18247%
Female
20253%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
31.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
22.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 22 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 6 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading12.0%19.0%35.0%34.0%
Mathematics6.0%16.0%25.0%53.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2631.0%22.0%
2024-2529.0%19.0%
2023-2432.0%23.0%
2022-2323.0%45.0%
2021-2226.0%24.0%
2020-2117.0%16.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
22.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Passmore Elementary School

Passmore Elementary School's state test result (22.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Passmore Elementary School this school38491.9%22.8%
Helbing Elementary School
FORT WORTH
36991.6%24.1%
Sunrise Mountain Elementary School
EL PASO
39793.2%41.5%
Morales Elementary School
PASADENA
37993.9%48.2%
Elma E Barrera Elementary School
SANTA ROSA
37791.8%39.9%
Ramona El STEM Academy
EL PASO
38691.2%48.3%
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 Passmore Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
22.8%#4,166 of 4,401#269 of 313
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
22.0%#4,318 of 4,466
▲ 14
#293 of 317
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
31.0%#4,263 of 4,466
▼ 42
#286 of 317
▼ 4
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-7.5pp#501 of 3,998#45 of 282
Enrollment
ranked largest first
384#3,620 of 4,938#255 of 346
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.1:1#375 of 4,622#41 of 314
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.1%#4,184 of 4,628#287 of 314
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
91.9%#848 of 4,789#71 of 327
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-31.4%#441 of 2,838#35 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 2024-25
Enrollment
384
-54 (-12%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 838
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 11.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2538431.912.1:192% (353)
2023-243923311.9:192% (359)
2022-2337632.511.6:192% (346)
2020-214383711.8:186% (376)
2017-185604412.7:190% (504)
2015-165604213.3:191% (509)
2010-115974214.2:192% (550)
2000-016144613.3:190% (553)
1990-918384319.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Passmore Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students down 31% (560 to 384); teachers down 28% (44 to 31.9).

About Passmore Elementary School

Passmore Elementary School is an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and it is part of NORTHSIDE ISD. The school counts 384 students across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Texas is about 519 students.

NORTHSIDE ISD has 127 schools; together they serve 100,208 students.

Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at Passmore Elementary School. The remaining students are 3% Black. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. Passmore Elementary School's diversity index is 8%, against a US figure of 70%.

Its 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 12.1:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's lunch program data list 92% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 63% average among public schools in Bexar County.

Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Passmore Elementary School receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Passmore Elementary School would score about 34.4%. It scores 22.8%, 11.7 points below that figure.

Within Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.

The school nearest to Passmore Elementary School is Jubilee Westwood, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Passmore Elementary School is 7th on average proficiency.

Passmore Elementary School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.

Enrollment has fallen by 54 students since 2020-21, to 384.

Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Bexar County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
Passmore Elementary School
District
NORTHSIDE ISD
Address
570 PINN RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227
Phone
(210) 397-0500
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
384
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
12.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
353 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
483312003705
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Passmore Elementary School
How large is Passmore Elementary School?
Passmore Elementary School enrolls approximately 384 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Passmore Elementary School serve?
Passmore Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Passmore Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Passmore Elementary School is approximately 12.1:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Passmore Elementary School?
Passmore Elementary School reports a student body of 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Passmore Elementary School?
Passmore Elementary School is overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD in Bexar County.
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