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Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School

6535 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238 · (210) 432-2634 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 10% 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.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • BThree-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

Enrollment
101
Elementary
DISTRICT 85 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
82 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K2525%
Kindergarten1212%
Grade 11818%
Grade 21515%
Grade 31313%
Grade 466%
Grade 51212%

This year's kindergarten class (12) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (12).

Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
44%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
8685%
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
1010%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Native American
11%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
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
Male
4747%
Female
5453%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
45.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
16.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +16.0pp since 2021

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 16 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading9.0%36.0%37.0%18.0%
Mathematics3.0%13.0%37.0%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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2645.0%16.0%
2024-2546.0%29.0%
2023-2413.0%33.0%
2022-2333.0%7.0%
2021-2231.0%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 · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
24.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 Prep Northwest Elementary School

Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School's state test result (24.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School this school10181.2%24.7%
Somerset Academy Lone Star
SAN ANTONIO
9880.6%39.5%
Runge Elementary School
RUNGE
10281.4%18.3%
Maude Mae Kirchner Elementary School
QUEMADO
10877.8%44.1%
Psja Alamo Building Blocks Academy
ALAMO
9487.2%N/A
Golden Rule Grand Prairie
GRAND PRAIRIE
7891.0%25.9%
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 Prep Northwest Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
24.7%#4,070 of 4,401#257 of 313
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.0%#4,416 of 4,466
▼ 608
#310 of 317
▼ 77
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
45.0%#3,081 of 4,466
▼ 200
#182 of 317
▼ 25
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.5pp#1,352 of 3,998#89 of 282
Enrollment
ranked largest first
101#4,831 of 4,938#332 of 346
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
81.2%#1,857 of 4,789#158 of 327
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 2024-25
Enrollment
101
+71 (+237%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 10.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-251018.112.5:181% (82)
2023-24858.410.2:186% (73)
2022-23938.211.3:188% (82)
2020-2130310.0:187% (26)
2017-18867.211.9:192% (79)
2015-161741115.8:193% (162)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 17% (86 to 101); teachers up 12% (7.2 to 8.1).

About Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School

Located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is a small elementary school. The school's 101 students are in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students each.

Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is run by SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL, whose 6 schools enroll 839 students.

Federal enrollment data show Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is 85% Hispanic. It is also 10% Black and 4% White. Bexar County's residents are about 60% Hispanic, 25 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 26% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Staffing totals 8.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 12.5:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is 81%. The rate at public schools in Bexar County averages 63%, lower than here.

allk12 grades Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Texas public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

A school in Texas with Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 39.0%. Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School scores 24.7%.

County data help place the school in context: in Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.

The shortest distance from Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 32.4% proficiency; Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School posts 24.7%.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is a public charter school.

Enrollment records show 30 in 2020-21 and 101 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The number of students per teacher rose from 10.0 to 12.5 over 4 years.

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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
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School
District
SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL
Address
6535 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238
Phone
(210) 432-2634
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
101
Teachers (FTE)
8
Student–teacher ratio
12.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
82 (81%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480006313011
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School?
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School serve?
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is approximately 12.5:1 (8 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School?
At Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School, the student body is approximately 4% White, 85% Hispanic, 10% Black.
Is Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School public or private?
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL.
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