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ROY CISNEROS EL

3011 RUIZ, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237 · (210) 898-4170 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL195 STUDENTS
Enrollment
195
Elementary
DISTRICT 278 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
181 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
Kindergarten
17
Grade 1
16
Grade 2
24
Grade 3
31
Grade 4
23
Grade 5
29
Grade 6
21
Grade 7
15
Grade 8
19
Student demographics
White
21%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
19399%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 54%
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
Male
195100%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
16.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
35.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 9 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.

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
20.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
195
-307 (-61%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 15.7:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
99%
was 99%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About ROY CISNEROS EL

ROY CISNEROS EL operates as an one-room-style K-5 school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by EDGEWOOD ISD. Current enrollment sits at 195 students spanning grades K through 8. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

ROY CISNEROS EL is one of 29 schools operated by EDGEWOOD ISD, a district that serves 9,461 students overall.

Demographically, ROY CISNEROS EL records that 99% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.5:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 93% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ROY CISNEROS EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.4%; this one delivers 20.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Bexar County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which ROY CISNEROS EL is one.

CARDENAS CENTER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around ROY CISNEROS EL. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), ROY CISNEROS EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 21.6%.

ROY CISNEROS EL operates from a metropolitan location. ROY CISNEROS EL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 61%: 502 students in 2018 compared to 195 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for ROY CISNEROS EL typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

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
ROY CISNEROS EL
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
3011 RUIZ, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237
Phone
(210) 898-4170
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
195
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
8.5:1
Free/Reduced lunch
181 (93%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815001610
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About ROY CISNEROS EL
What is the total enrollment at ROY CISNEROS EL?
ROY CISNEROS EL enrolls approximately 195 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does ROY CISNEROS EL serve?
ROY CISNEROS EL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at ROY CISNEROS EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at ROY CISNEROS EL is approximately 8.5:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at ROY CISNEROS EL?
At ROY CISNEROS EL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic.
Is ROY CISNEROS EL public or private?
ROY CISNEROS EL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD.
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