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What's the most underrated thing about WERNLI EL that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
737
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312013791
Wernli Elementary School
1881 ARCADIA PATH, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78245 · (210) 398-2450 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL737 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 71% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
260 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 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 117 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 115 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 22% smaller than its 5th grade class (115).
Student demographics
62%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
62.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -5.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
55.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 5 points since 2021, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 32.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 22.0% | 33.0% | 24.0% | 21.0% |
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 | 62.0% | 55.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 53.0% | 60.0% |
| 2021-22 | 67.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
59.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
58.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 Wernli Elementary School
Wernli Elementary School's state test result (59.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wernli Elementary School this school | 737 | 35.3% | 59.5% |
| Hoffmann Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 754 | 34.2% | 45.3% |
| Henderson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 819 | 36.0% | 54.6% |
| Sst Schertz SCHERTZ | 895 | 34.2% | 53.3% |
| IDEA Yukon Academy ODESSA | 736 | 38.3% | 40.7% |
| Langley Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 717 | 34.6% | 51.3% |
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 Wernli Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.5% | #797 of 4,401 | #37 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,339 of 4,466 ▼ 723 | #59 of 317 ▼ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #1,281 of 4,466 ▼ 417 | #70 of 317 ▼ 28 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.0pp | #2,570 of 3,998 | #171 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 737 | #709 of 4,938 | #47 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,492 of 4,622 | #174 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.6% | #1,266 of 4,628 | #47 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.3% | #4,086 of 4,789 | #284 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
737
+232 (+46%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 737 | 49 | 15.0:1 | 35% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 48 | 16.1:1 | 36% (282) |
| 2022-23 | 770 | 46 | 16.7:1 | 37% (282) |
| 2020-21 | 505 | 34 | 14.8:1 | 20% (101) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wernli Elementary School.
About Wernli Elementary School
Wernli Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of SAN ANTONIO, Texas. There are 737 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 42% above the 519-student average for elementary schools in Texas.
The district, NORTHSIDE ISD, has 100,208 students enrolled across 127 schools.
Federal enrollment data show Wernli Elementary School is 57% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 16% Black, 15% White, 10% multiracial, and 2% Asian. In Bexar County overall, the Hispanic share is about 60%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 62%.
The school lists 49 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. It is about the same as the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. A total of 260 students, or 35%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bexar County is 63%.
Wernli Elementary School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 71% of Texas public elementary schools.
Wernli Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 59.5% and a predicted 58.6%.
In Bexar County, median household income comes to about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 638, with about 368,487 students.
Bernal Middle School is the nearest public school to Wernli Elementary School, about 1.2 miles away. Wernli Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 59.5% average proficiency ranks 1st among 9 nearby schools.
By NCES locale, the school is Suburb: Large, or in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 505 in 2020-21 and 737 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.
The discussion board for Wernli Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
Nearby schools
- Bernal Middle School1.2 mi · 1,617
- Lieck Elementary School1.3 mi · 631
- Langley Elementary School1.4 mi · 717
- Ladera Elementary School1.8 mi · 804
- Ott Elementary School2.0 mi · 606
- Mora Elementary School2.0 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About Wernli Elementary SchoolHow large is Wernli Elementary School?
Wernli Elementary School enrolls approximately 737 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wernli Elementary School serve?
Wernli Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wernli Elementary School?
Approximately 15.0:1 students per teacher at Wernli Elementary School.
How diverse is Wernli Elementary School?
Wernli Elementary School reports a student body of 15% White, 57% Hispanic, 16% Black, 2% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Wernli Elementary School public or private?
Wernli Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.