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Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts

415 SW 36TH ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237 · (210) 898-4250 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL503 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 15% 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.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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
503
Elementary
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
19.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
474 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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
Kindergarten11423%
Grade 110621%
Grade 28016%
Grade 310621%
Grade 49719%

This year's kindergarten class (114) is 18% larger than its 4th grade class (97).

Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
61%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
49298%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
41%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
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
24248%
Female
26152%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts→Stafford Elementary School
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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2023
Mathematics
27.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +1.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 27 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading16.0%20.0%23.0%41.0%
Mathematics8.0%19.0%25.0%48.0%
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
2025-2636.0%27.0%
2024-2537.0%27.0%
2023-2423.0%26.0%
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.5pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 29% 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 →

Schools most like Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts

Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts's state test result (28.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts this school50394.2%28.9%
Golden Rule Charter School
DALLAS
49094.5%36.0%
Daniel Ramirez Elementary School
PHARR
51695.0%34.8%
Collier Elementary School
SAN ANTONIO
48594.0%25.4%
Diamond Hill Elementary School
FORT WORTH
48294.6%24.3%
Hargill Elementary School
HARGILL
52094.0%36.8%
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 Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
28.9%#3,761 of 4,401#221 of 313
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
27.0%#4,103 of 4,466
▼ 133
#260 of 317
▼ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#3,987 of 4,466
▼ 243
#264 of 317
▼ 38
Enrollment
ranked largest first
503#2,504 of 4,938#176 of 346
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
19.1:1#4,378 of 4,622#288 of 314
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
4.3%#4,349 of 4,628#302 of 314
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.2%#599 of 4,789#48 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.

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2550326.319.1:194% (474)
2023-2436719.219.1:195% (347)
2022-2325414.817.1:193% (237)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts.

About Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts

Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts sits in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and is classified as an elementary school. It is open to students in kindergarten through 4 and enrolls 503 students.

Federal data list 25 schools in EDGEWOOD ISD, with 8,439 students enrolled.

Hispanic students are 98% of those enrolled at Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts. That compares with about 60% Hispanic among all Bexar County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 4%.

A staff of 26.3 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 19.1:1. Across elementary schools in Texas, the average ratio is 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 94%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County, the school's rate is higher.

Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 15% of Texas public elementary schools.

The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts is -4.5 points: 28.9% actual, 33.5% predicted.

For Bexar County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,341 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts, Bexar County has 638 public schools.

Stafford Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts ranks 4th in a group of 6 nearby schools.

NCES assigns Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts as a charter school.

Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. You can also rate the school on this page.

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
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
415 SW 36TH ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237
Phone
(210) 898-4250
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–04
Total enrollment
503
Teachers (FTE)
26
Student–teacher ratio
19.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
474 (94%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815022785
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts
How many students attend Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts?
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts enrolls approximately 503 students in grades KG-04.
Is Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts have?
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 19.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts?
Student demographics at Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts are roughly 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts?
Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts is overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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