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Enrollment
655
Middle
DISTRICT 504 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 484068010429
Robert C Zamora Middle School
8638 LARKIA LN, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78224 · (210) 977-7278 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of Texas public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
548 students
DISTRICT 92% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 241 | 37% |
| Grade 7 | 220 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 194 | 30% |
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
50.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +32.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
36.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 36 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 32 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 26 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 20.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% | 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 | 50.0% | 36.0% |
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 30.0% | 22.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
30.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Robert C Zamora Middle School
Robert C Zamora Middle School's state test result (30.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert C Zamora Middle School this school | 655 | 83.7% | 30.9% |
| Liberty Memorial Middle School SAN BENITO | 673 | 84.0% | 47.4% |
| Horizon Middle School EL PASO | 677 | 81.7% | 31.4% |
| Armando Cuellar Middle School WESLACO | 634 | 84.7% | 37.8% |
| Vela Middle School BROWNSVILLE | 658 | 82.8% | 48.9% |
| Terrell Wells Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 592 | 82.8% | 33.9% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Robert C Zamora Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.9% | #1,358 of 1,635 | #54 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,118 of 1,670 ▲ 356 | #36 of 84 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,058 of 1,670 ▲ 341 | #38 of 84 ▲ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +17.0pp | #415 of 1,570 | #9 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #836 of 1,749 | #49 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #1,024 of 1,542 | #48 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.9% | #1,405 of 1,543 | #71 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #422 of 1,648 | #35 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.6% | #470 of 942 | #37 of 60 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
655
+122 (+23%) vs 2020
+23% since 2010-11, when it was 531
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 655 | 41.9 | 15.7:1 | 84% (548) |
| 2023-24 | 637 | 44.5 | 14.3:1 | 92% (585) |
| 2022-23 | 437 | 28.8 | 15.2:1 | 89% (391) |
| 2020-21 | 533 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 92% (489) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 42 | 18.5:1 | 86% (669) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 34 | 17.1:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2010-11 | 531 | 39 | 13.6:1 | 8% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert C Zamora Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (776 to 655); teachers unchanged (42 to 41.9).
About Robert C Zamora Middle School
Robert C Zamora Middle School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a middle-grades school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Enrollment totals 655 students across grades 6 through 8.
Robert C Zamora Middle School is a school in SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD. The district has 15 schools and 7,987 students.
Of every 100 students at Robert C Zamora Middle School, about 95 are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 2% White. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 9, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at Robert C Zamora Middle School totals 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.7:1. The average for middle schools in Texas, 14.4:1, is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Robert C Zamora Middle School is about 84%. Among public schools in Bexar County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Among Texas public middle schools, Robert C Zamora Middle School outscored 26%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Robert C Zamora Middle School is -7.0 points: 30.9% actual, 38.0% predicted.
Bexar County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Among nearby public schools, Alternative School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Robert C Zamora Middle School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 122 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 15.7 students per teacher, compared with 13.7 in 2020-21.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD
- South San Antonio High SchoolHigh · 2,190 students
- Roy Benavidez Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Palo Alto Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- South San Antonio H S - West CampusHigh · 519 students
- Miguel Carrillo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 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
- Alternative School0.1 mi · 62
- Roy Benavidez Elementary School0.3 mi · 669
- IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy0.4 mi · 704
- IDEA Ewing Halsell College Preparatory0.4 mi · 611
- Hutchins Elementary School0.6 mi · 441
- Palo Alto Elementary School0.7 mi · 528
Frequently asked questions
About Robert C Zamora Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Robert C Zamora Middle School?
Robert C Zamora Middle School enrolls approximately 655 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Robert C Zamora Middle School serve?
Robert C Zamora Middle School serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Robert C Zamora Middle School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Robert C Zamora Middle School.
How diverse is Robert C Zamora Middle School?
Robert C Zamora Middle School reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Robert C Zamora Middle School public or private?
Robert C Zamora Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.