Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004383
PERSHING EL
600 SANDMEYER ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78208 · (210) 738-9820 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
301 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
35.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
16.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
309
-212 (-41%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 17.2:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
85%
was 78%
% Black
11%
was 14%
% Asian
1%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PERSHING EL
PERSHING EL is a tight-knit elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, run under SAN ANTONIO ISD. The school teaches 309 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 40% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
PERSHING EL is one of 100 schools operated by SAN ANTONIO ISD, a district that caters to 47,623 students overall.
On demographics, PERSHING EL lists that nearly all students (85%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 11% Black. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, PERSHING EL reports 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 97% of students at PERSHING EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PERSHING EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 32.1%; this one comes in at 16.9%, -15.1 points off the demographic line.
In the broader community, Bexar County reports that median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), PERSHING EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PERSHING EL at 4th of 4; the average score across the group is 28.6%.
PERSHING EL operates from an urban location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 41%: 521 students in 2018 compared to 309 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 78% to 85% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 17.2:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 H SHigh · 1,706 students
- LANIER H SHigh · 1,620 students
- BRACKENRIDGE H SHigh · 1,593 students
- HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 1,478 students
- BURBANK H SHigh · 1,405 students
- EDISON H SHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.5 mi · 242
- WASHINGTON EL0.9 mi · 381
- TYNAN EARLY CHILDHOOD CAMPUS1.1 mi · 155
- BOWDEN ACADEMY1.1 mi · 439
- NORTH EAST J J A E P1.2 mi · 14
- BEXAR CO J J A E P1.2 mi · 2
Frequently asked questions
About PERSHING ELWhat is the total enrollment at PERSHING EL?
PERSHING EL enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PERSHING EL serve?
PERSHING EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PERSHING EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PERSHING EL is approximately 15.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PERSHING EL?
Student demographics at PERSHING EL are roughly 2% White, 85% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PERSHING EL in?
PERSHING EL is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.