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Enrollment
409
Elementary
DISTRICT 541 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499006276
Spring Meadows Elementary School
7135 ELM TRL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78244 · (210) 662-1050 · Bexar County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL409 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
375 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 106 | 26% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 24% |
| Grade 4 | 105 | 26% |
| Grade 5 | 98 | 24% |
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +25.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 25 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 29.0% | 25.0% | 31.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 22.0% | 20.0% | 40.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
| 2022-23 | 49.0% | 40.0% |
| 2021-22 | 56.0% | 33.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Spring Meadows Elementary School
Spring Meadows Elementary School's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Meadows Elementary School this school | 409 | 91.7% | 27.8% |
| Crockett Elementary School BRYAN | 442 | 89.8% | 46.8% |
| Club Hill STEM Elementary School GARLAND | 443 | 90.5% | 30.3% |
| Bonner Elementary School TYLER | 380 | 93.4% | 44.3% |
| Martinez Elementary School ABILENE | 371 | 89.8% | 29.4% |
| Navarro Elementary School BRYAN | 451 | 86.9% | 30.3% |
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 Spring Meadows Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #3,854 of 4,401 | #232 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #2,877 of 4,466 ▲ 1,156 | #141 of 317 ▲ 111 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #3,258 of 4,466 ▲ 495 | #192 of 317 ▲ 35 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -2.5pp | #903 of 3,998 | #74 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 409 | #3,404 of 4,938 | #243 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #4,122 of 4,622 | #268 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #2,549 of 4,628 | #113 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.7% | #887 of 4,789 | #73 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #329 of 2,838 | #26 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
409
-232 (-36%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 690
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 409 | 23.2 | 17.7:1 | 92% (375) |
| 2023-24 | 679 | 43.7 | 15.5:1 | 79% (538) |
| 2022-23 | 744 | 42.6 | 17.5:1 | 80% (593) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 46 | 13.9:1 | 88% (562) |
| 2017-18 | 621 | 47.3 | 13.1:1 | 72% (445) |
| 2015-16 | 627 | 37 | 16.9:1 | 75% (469) |
| 2010-11 | 640 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 74% (471) |
| 2000-01 | 580 | 39 | 14.9:1 | 39% (229) |
| 1990-91 | 690 | 31 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spring Meadows Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (621 to 409); teachers down 51% (47.3 to 23.2).
About Spring Meadows Elementary School
Spring Meadows Elementary School is a small elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, administered by JUDSON ISD. It serves 409 students in grades 2 through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Texas average about 519 students.
Spring Meadows Elementary School falls under JUDSON ISD, which has 36 schools enrolling 23,539 students.
Spring Meadows Elementary School's enrollment is 69% Hispanic. Next come 14% Black, 12% White, and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 60% Hispanic among all Bexar County residents. By the diversity index, Spring Meadows Elementary School comes in at 48%.
A ratio of 17.7:1 comes from the school's 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 92% of students at Spring Meadows Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County, the school's rate is higher.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Spring Meadows Elementary School would score about 34.5%. It scores 27.8%, 6.7 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 638 public schools operate in Bexar County, serving about 368,487 students.
The nearest public school is Spring Meadows College Preparatory PK-1, at less than a tenth of a mile. Spring Meadows Elementary School has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. The school's 27.8% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
Spring Meadows Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Spring Meadows Elementary School went from 641 students to 409. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.9:1 to 17.7:1.
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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 JUDSON ISD
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Karen Wagner High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 1,579 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Kitty Hawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Henry Metzger Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 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
- Spring Meadows College Preparatory PK-10.0 mi · 246
- Harmony School of Innovation - San Antonio0.9 mi · 367
- Montgomery Elementary School1.1 mi · 248
- Woodlake Hills Middle School1.2 mi · 451
- Woodlake Hills College Preparatory 6th Grade1.2 mi · 241
- Elolf Steam Academy1.5 mi · 558
Frequently asked questions
About Spring Meadows Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Spring Meadows Elementary School?
Spring Meadows Elementary School enrolls approximately 409 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Spring Meadows Elementary School serve?
Spring Meadows Elementary School serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spring Meadows Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spring Meadows Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Spring Meadows Elementary School?
At Spring Meadows Elementary School, the student body is approximately 12% White, 69% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Spring Meadows Elementary School?
Spring Meadows Elementary School is overseen by JUDSON ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.