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What's the biggest difference between SOUTHWEST EL and what you expected?
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Enrollment
728
Elementary
DISTRICT 630 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST ISD·NCES 484095004655
Southwest Elementary School
11914 DRAGON LN, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78252 · (210) 622-4420 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL728 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 42% of Texas public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- FThree-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
15.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
528 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 83 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
58.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +23.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 23 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 23.0% | 19.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 24.0% | 25.0% | 20.0% | 31.0% |
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 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 43.0% |
| 2022-23 | 66.0% | 66.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.0% | 55.0% |
| 2020-21 | 35.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
43.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 Southwest Elementary School
Southwest Elementary School's state test result (43.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary School this school | 728 | 72.5% | 43.2% |
| Big Country Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 660 | 70.8% | 47.9% |
| Chester E Jordan EL PASO | 755 | 75.8% | 45.9% |
| Sgt Roberto Ituarte EL PASO | 659 | 70.7% | 67.1% |
| IDEA South Flores Academy SAN ANTONIO | 680 | 71.8% | 37.1% |
| Hawthorne PK-8 Academy SAN ANTONIO | 740 | 75.5% | 31.0% |
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 Southwest Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #2,190 of 4,401 | #103 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,896 of 4,466 ▲ 74 | #89 of 317 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,671 of 4,466 ▲ 284 | #94 of 317 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -12.5pp | #233 of 3,998 | #20 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 728 | #757 of 4,938 | #53 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,466 of 4,622 | #172 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.3% | #3,551 of 4,628 | #187 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #2,423 of 4,789 | #190 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +13.6% | #605 of 1,307 | #32 of 70 |
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
728
+149 (+26%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 927
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 728 | 48.5 | 15.0:1 | 73% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 804 | 45.2 | 17.8:1 | 74% (593) |
| 2022-23 | 654 | 45.9 | 14.3:1 | 73% (475) |
| 2020-21 | 579 | 41 | 14.1:1 | 76% (442) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 44.8 | 14.3:1 | 72% (462) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 47 | 15.8:1 | 76% (567) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 80% (595) |
| 2000-01 | 461 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 87% (402) |
| 1990-91 | 927 | 44 | 21.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 14% (641 to 728); teachers up 8% (44.8 to 48.5).
About Southwest Elementary School
Federal records list Southwest Elementary School as an elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 728 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas, enrollment here is 40% higher.
SOUTHWEST ISD serves 14,833 students across 18 schools.
About 85% of the student body at Southwest Elementary School is Hispanic. Other students are 7% White and 5% Black. By comparison, Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 48.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.0:1. That matches the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas fairly closely. Eligible students account for 73% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County, the school's rate is higher.
Measured against Texas public elementary schools, Southwest Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Southwest Elementary School is +0.5 points: 43.2% actual, 42.7% predicted.
Within Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
The closest other public school is Southwest High School, about 0.4 miles away. Southwest Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 35.5% on proficiency, and Southwest Elementary School is above that at 43.2%.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Fringe: the school is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment has grown by 149 students since 2020-21, to 728.
Community posts for Southwest Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 SOUTHWEST ISD
- Southwest High SchoolHigh · 2,363 students
- Southwest Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,250 students
- Elm Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Francis R Scobee Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Ronald E McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 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
Other Southwest Elementary schools
21 other US public schools in 14 states are named Southwest Elementary. Southwest Elementary School is the 4th largest of the 22.
- Southwest Elementary SchoolBELTON, TX · 415 students
- SOUTHWEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBAY SHORE, NY · 975 students
- Southwest ElementaryHigh Point, NC · 808 students
- Southwest Elementary SchoolSavannah, GA · 769 students
- Southwest ElementaryJacksonville, NC · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest High School0.4 mi · 2,363
- Medio Creek Elementary School3.2 mi · 684
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle School3.4 mi · 767
- Sky Harbour Elementary School3.9 mi · 595
- Elm Creek Elementary School4.0 mi · 805
- Ronald E McNair Middle School4.1 mi · 784
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest Elementary SchoolHow large is Southwest Elementary School?
Southwest Elementary School enrolls approximately 728 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southwest Elementary School serve?
Southwest Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Southwest Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Southwest Elementary School.
How diverse is Southwest Elementary School?
Southwest Elementary School reports a student body of 7% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Southwest Elementary School public or private?
Southwest Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTHWEST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.