Enrollment
312
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294000295
Serna Elementary School
2569 N E LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78217 · (210) 407-7200 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL312 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 16% 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.
- C-Beats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
274 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 48 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +20.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
26.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +26.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 20 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 | 4.0% | 34.0% | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 21.0% | 27.0% | 47.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 26.0% |
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 14.0% | 14.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 8.0% |
| 2020-21 | 18.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
36.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 36% 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 Serna Elementary School
Serna Elementary School's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serna Elementary School this school | 312 | 87.8% | 25.9% |
| Calvin Vincent Pre-K Head Start TEXAS CITY | 311 | 90.4% | N/A |
| Moss Elementary School MESQUITE | 337 | 85.8% | 35.1% |
| Effie Morris Early Learning Academy LAKE WORTH | 356 | 90.7% | N/A |
| Thornwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 391 | 89.5% | 43.9% |
| M L Phillips Elementary School FORT WORTH | 394 | 87.6% | 21.7% |
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 Serna Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #3,992 of 4,401 | #246 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #4,173 of 4,466 ▼ 186 | #269 of 317 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #3,863 of 4,466 ▲ 392 | #242 of 317 ▲ 44 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #660 of 3,998 | #51 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 312 | #4,122 of 4,938 | #291 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #8 of 4,622 | #3 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.4% | #1,194 of 4,628 | #40 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #1,306 of 4,789 | #111 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.9% | #307 of 2,838 | #25 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 2024-25Enrollment
312
-64 (-17%) vs 2020
-42% since 2000-01, when it was 539
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 312 | 33.4 | 9.3:1 | 88% (274) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 37.8 | 9.0:1 | 92% (315) |
| 2022-23 | 315 | 29.8 | 10.6:1 | 91% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 38 | 9.9:1 | 91% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 479 | 36.3 | 13.2:1 | 83% (399) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 85% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 38 | 14.6:1 | 79% (440) |
| 2000-01 | 539 | 33 | 16.3:1 | 61% (330) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Serna Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (479 to 312); teachers down 8% (36.3 to 33.4).
About Serna Elementary School
Serna Elementary School is an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and it is part of NORTH EAST ISD. School enrollment was 312 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
NORTH EAST ISD is the district for Serna Elementary School. It has 75 schools and 56,420 students.
At Serna Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 53% of the student body. Next come 29% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Serna Elementary School's diversity index is 62%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 33.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Serna Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 9.3:1. That is 5.8 students per teacher below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 88%. The rate at public schools in Bexar County averages 63%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for Serna Elementary School is C-. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 16% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Serna Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Texas schools: 25.9% actual against 36.2% predicted.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Bexar County show that the median household income is $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Serna Elementary School is one of 638 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, Clear Spring Elementary School, is about 0.9 miles from Serna Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Serna Elementary School ranks 5th of 6 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Serna Elementary School is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Serna Elementary School's enrollment dropped 17%, to 312.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Serna Elementary School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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
- Clear Spring Elementary School0.9 mi · 314
- Walzem Elementary School1.0 mi · 625
- Krueger Middle School1.2 mi · 857
- Garner Middle School1.2 mi · 782
- Heritage Academy1.3 mi · 33
- Heritage Academy of San Antonio1.3 mi · 13
Frequently asked questions
About Serna Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Serna Elementary School?
Serna Elementary School enrolls approximately 312 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Serna Elementary School serve?
Serna Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Serna Elementary School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Serna Elementary School.
How diverse is Serna Elementary School?
Serna Elementary School reports a student body of 10% White, 53% Hispanic, 29% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Serna Elementary School?
Serna Elementary School is overseen by NORTH EAST ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.