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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at THE GATHERING PLACE this year?
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Enrollment
555
Elementary
STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·THE GATHERING PLACE·NCES 480147113945
The Gathering Place
5818 NW LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238 · (210) 942-4850 · Bexar County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL555 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Texas public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
33 FTE teachers
STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
61%
341 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (74) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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 2024-25 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
36.0%
TX avg 53.3% . +16.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 43.3% . -3.0pp since 2022
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 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 53 and 43. Reading scores are up about 16 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 14.0% | 22.0% | 24.0% | 40.0% |
| Mathematics | 6.0% | 8.0% | 26.0% | 60.0% |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 14.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 12.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 17.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-27.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 47% 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 The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place's state test result (19.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Gathering Place this school | 555 | 61.4% | 19.8% |
| Tradition Elementary School ST HEDWIG | 561 | 60.2% | 30.1% |
| Wooden Elementary School RED OAK | 508 | 64.4% | 46.6% |
| Martin De Leon Elementary School VICTORIA | 531 | 58.6% | 46.2% |
| Durham Elementary School HOUSTON | 547 | 58.0% | 49.0% |
| Scharbauer Elementary School MIDLAND | 579 | 64.8% | 34.9% |
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 The Gathering Place ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 19.8% | #4,285 of 4,401 | #290 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.0% | #4,433 of 4,466 ▼ 2 | #313 of 317 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #3,966 of 4,466 ▲ 331 | #262 of 317 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 555 | #1,989 of 4,938 | #146 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #3,670 of 4,622 | #243 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #2,134 of 4,628 | #93 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.4% | #3,049 of 4,789 | #226 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 2024-25Enrollment
555
+207 (+59%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 555 | 33.5 | 16.6:1 | 61% (341) |
| 2023-24 | 618 | 39.8 | 15.5:1 | 69% (424) |
| 2022-23 | 628 | 29.7 | 21.1:1 | 66% (412) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 62% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for The Gathering Place.
About The Gathering Place
The Gathering Place is a public elementary school run by THE GATHERING PLACE in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It reports enrollment of 555 students in kindergarten through 6.
The Gathering Place is its own local education agency in federal data.
Of every 100 students at The Gathering Place, about 64 are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 24% White, 7% Black, and 5% multiracial. The diversity index for The Gathering Place is 53%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The Gathering Place reports a ratio of 16.6 students per teacher, from 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at The Gathering Place, 61% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Bexar County is similar, at 63%.
On the allk12 Grade, The Gathering Place lands at F, ahead of 0% of Texas public elementary schools.
After accounting for student poverty, The Gathering Place is in the bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results of 19.8% is 27.6 points below the 47.5% predicted for its lunch-eligibility share.
The school is in Bexar County, where the median household earns about $72,341 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Across Bexar County, 638 public schools serve about 368,487 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Powell Elementary School, is about 0.3 miles. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among the 6 closest schools with test data, this one included, The Gathering Place ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The Gathering Place is coded as City: Large in federal locale data. The Gathering Place operates as a charter school, which is publicly funded and run under a charter.
Enrollment records show 348 in 2020-21 and 555 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
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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 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
- Powell Elementary School0.3 mi · 418
- Sst Discovery0.5 mi · 508
- Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram0.8 mi · 116
- Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram0.8 mi · 12
- Nisd Pksa0.8 mi · 45
- Neff Middle School1.0 mi · 810
Frequently asked questions
About The Gathering PlaceHow many students attend The Gathering Place?
The Gathering Place enrolls approximately 555 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does The Gathering Place serve?
The Gathering Place serves grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at The Gathering Place?
Approximately 16.6:1 students per teacher at The Gathering Place.
How diverse is The Gathering Place?
The Gathering Place reports a student body of 24% White, 64% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees The Gathering Place?
The Gathering Place is overseen by THE GATHERING PLACE in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.