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Enrollment
839
Elementary
DISTRICT 802 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MEDINA VALLEY ISD·NCES 483006010960
Potranco Elementary School
190 CR 381 S, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (830) 931-2243 · Medina County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL839 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
358 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 64 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 123 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 145 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 168 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 54% smaller than its 5th grade class (168).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
60.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +28.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +15.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 60 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 28 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 33.0% | 27.0% | 24.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 28.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% |
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 | 60.0% | 50.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 42.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 47.0% |
| 2020-21 | 32.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
52.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Potranco Elementary School
Potranco Elementary School's state test result (52.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potranco Elementary School this school | 839 | 42.7% | 52.8% |
| Boldt Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 882 | 39.2% | 41.0% |
| Ralph Pfluger Elementary School BUDA | 779 | 47.5% | 52.1% |
| Garden Oaks Montessori HOUSTON | 763 | 42.7% | 40.7% |
| Menchaca Elementary School MANCHACA | 699 | 44.5% | 33.3% |
| IDEA Yukon Academy ODESSA | 736 | 38.3% | 40.7% |
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 Potranco Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Medina County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #1,212 of 4,401 | #2 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,781 of 4,466 ▲ 165 | #2 of 6 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #1,454 of 4,466 ▼ 530 | #2 of 6 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.0pp | #793 of 3,998 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 839 | #325 of 4,938 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.5:1 | #4,089 of 4,622 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #1,911 of 4,628 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.7% | #3,853 of 4,789 | #9 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.1% | #1,335 of 2,838 | N/A |
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
839
-33 (-4%) vs 2020
+16% since 2010-11, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
17.5:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 839 | 47.9 | 17.5:1 | 43% (358) |
| 2023-24 | 892 | 59.9 | 14.9:1 | 47% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 847 | 52.8 | 16.1:1 | 47% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 872 | 55 | 15.8:1 | 38% (332) |
| 2017-18 | 1,025 | 52.4 | 19.6:1 | 46% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 841 | 47 | 17.9:1 | 46% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 42 | 17.2:1 | 65% (466) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Potranco Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (1,025 to 839); teachers down 9% (52.4 to 47.9).
About Potranco Elementary School
Federal records list Potranco Elementary School as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It reported 839 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. Elementary schools in Texas have about 519 students on average; enrollment here is 62% higher.
MEDINA VALLEY ISD has 9,638 students spread across 9 schools.
More than half of the students at Potranco Elementary School are Hispanic (63%). Beyond that, enrollment is 21% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. In Medina County overall, about 52% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 55%.
With 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has more students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Potranco Elementary School, 43% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Medina County is 57%.
Schools in Texas with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 55.5%. Potranco Elementary School scores 52.8%.
For the population of Medina County, the median household earns about $78,074 a year, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Potranco Elementary School shares Medina County with 23 other public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Potranco Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 52.8% is above the 50.5% average for nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Fringe: in rural territory close to an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 4% decline, from 872 to 839. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.8:1 to 17.5:1 over the same years.
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Medina County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
53,547
Census ACS
Median income
$78,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
24
13,127 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in MEDINA VALLEY ISD
- Medina Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,626 students
- Medina Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,157 students
- Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,046 students
- Silos Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,011 students
- Luckey Ranch Elementary SchoolElementary · 945 students
- Ladera Elementary SchoolElementary · 804 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
Nearby schools
- Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School0.2 mi · 1,046
- Boldt Elementary School1.2 mi · 882
- Langley Elementary School2.3 mi · 717
- Bernal Middle School2.5 mi · 1,617
- Ladera Elementary School2.6 mi · 804
- Wernli Elementary School3.4 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About Potranco Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Potranco Elementary School?
Potranco Elementary School enrolls approximately 839 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Potranco Elementary School serve?
Potranco Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Potranco Elementary School?
Approximately 17.5:1 students per teacher at Potranco Elementary School.
How diverse is Potranco Elementary School?
Potranco Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 63% Hispanic, 8% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Potranco Elementary School?
Potranco Elementary School is overseen by MEDINA VALLEY ISD in Medina County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.