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Enrollment
763
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312009469
Ward Elementary School
8400 CAVERN HILL, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254 · (210) 397-6800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL763 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
52 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
441 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 | 67 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 138 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 129 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 121 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (121).
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
54.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +17.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
30.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +10.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 17 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 32.0% | 25.0% | 21.0% |
| Mathematics | 8.0% | 22.0% | 30.0% | 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 | 54.0% | 30.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 28.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 36.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
40.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
49.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 Ward Elementary School
Ward Elementary School's state test result (40.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Elementary School this school | 763 | 57.8% | 40.3% |
| Tom Lea Jr Elementary School EL PASO | 792 | 55.8% | 54.5% |
| Hemphill Elementary School KYLE | 651 | 60.2% | 35.5% |
| Tuloso-Midway Primary School CORPUS CHRISTI | 779 | 61.0% | N/A |
| Stark Elementary School FARMERS BRANCH | 626 | 56.9% | 44.8% |
| Williams Elementary School GEORGETOWN | 729 | 61.3% | 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 Ward Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #2,550 of 4,401 | #131 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #3,938 of 4,466 ▼ 443 | #238 of 317 ▼ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #2,073 of 4,466 ▲ 666 | #120 of 317 ▲ 25 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #2,294 of 3,998 | #150 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 763 | #587 of 4,938 | #38 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,141 of 4,622 | #150 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.5% | #3,084 of 4,628 | #148 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.8% | #3,227 of 4,789 | #239 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.3% | #1,930 of 2,838 | #145 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
763
-2 (0%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 15.6:1
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 | 763 | 52 | 14.7:1 | 58% (441) |
| 2023-24 | 777 | 51 | 15.2:1 | 64% (496) |
| 2022-23 | 759 | 46.5 | 16.3:1 | 62% (474) |
| 2020-21 | 765 | 49 | 15.6:1 | 42% (324) |
| 2017-18 | 860 | 50 | 17.2:1 | 52% (443) |
| 2015-16 | 870 | 52 | 16.7:1 | 52% (456) |
| 2010-11 | 1,097 | 65 | 16.9:1 | 49% (534) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ward Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (860 to 763); teachers up 4% (50 to 52).
About Ward Elementary School
This page covers Ward Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. In all, 763 students attend the school in pre-K through 5. That is 47% larger than the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
NORTHSIDE ISD enrolls 100,208 students, and its 127 schools include Ward Elementary School.
At Ward Elementary School, 77% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 12% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Ward Elementary School scores 39%.
There are 52 full-time-equivalent teachers at the school, a ratio of 14.7:1. That is in line with the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. On the income side, 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Ward Elementary School, the prediction is 49.0% and the result is 40.3%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bexar County show that median household income comes to about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. The county's public schools total 638, with about 368,487 students.
Measured in a straight line, Jefferson Middle School is about 0.2 miles from Ward Elementary School. The five-mile area around Ward Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Ward Elementary School comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Ward Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 765 to 763, a small change.
The Ward Elementary School discussion page is a place for open houses, carpools, and field trips. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 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 Ward Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 3 states are named Ward Elementary. Ward Elementary School is the largest of the 4.
- Ward Elementary SchoolABILENE, TX · 502 students
- Ward ElementaryWinston-Salem, NC · 489 students
- Ward Elementary SchoolShidler, OK · 88 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Middle School0.2 mi · 990
- Fields Elementary School0.9 mi · 776
- Krueger Elementary School1.3 mi · 477
- Burke Elementary School1.3 mi · 542
- Franklin Elementary School1.5 mi · 676
- Brauchle Elementary School1.5 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About Ward Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Ward Elementary School?
Ward Elementary School enrolls approximately 763 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Ward Elementary School serve?
Ward Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ward Elementary School have?
Ward Elementary School employs 52 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Ward Elementary School?
Student demographics at Ward Elementary School are roughly 12% White, 77% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Ward Elementary School in?
Ward Elementary School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.