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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at WETMORE EL?
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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294008448
Wetmore Elementary School
3250 THOUSAND OAKS, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78247 · (210) 407-8800 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 68% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+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.
- B-Three-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
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
250 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 81 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 79 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (79).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
61.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +39.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +12.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 39 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 26.0% | 35.0% | 20.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 22.0% | 28.0% | 38.0% |
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 | 61.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.0% | 36.0% |
| 2021-22 | 58.0% | 50.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
52.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Wetmore Elementary School
Wetmore Elementary School's state test result (52.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wetmore Elementary School this school | 479 | 52.2% | 52.4% |
| Rosemont Lower - Chris V Semos Building DALLAS | 457 | 53.0% | N/A |
| Fine Arts Academy of Olympia UNIVERSAL CITY | 458 | 54.1% | 49.1% |
| Ume Preparatory Academy DALLAS | 540 | 49.4% | 52.5% |
| Clark Elementary School PORTLAND | 457 | 53.4% | 55.8% |
| Longs Creek Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 541 | 47.3% | 57.1% |
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 Wetmore Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #1,242 of 4,401 | #58 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,578 of 4,466 ▼ 595 | #204 of 317 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,386 of 4,466 ▲ 239 | #73 of 317 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.0pp | #1,882 of 3,998 | #119 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #2,738 of 4,938 | #195 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,742 of 4,622 | #126 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #2,214 of 4,628 | #97 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.2% | #3,490 of 4,789 | #252 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #520 of 2,838 | #42 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
479
-30 (-6%) vs 2020
-44% since 2010-11, when it was 848
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 479 | 33.6 | 14.2:1 | 52% (250) |
| 2023-24 | 472 | 35 | 13.5:1 | 52% (247) |
| 2022-23 | 518 | 35.1 | 14.8:1 | 58% (301) |
| 2020-21 | 509 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 49% (248) |
| 2017-18 | 681 | 42.7 | 15.9:1 | 43% (291) |
| 2015-16 | 689 | 45 | 15.3:1 | 39% (272) |
| 2010-11 | 848 | 53 | 16.0:1 | 37% (312) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wetmore Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 30% (681 to 479); teachers down 21% (42.7 to 33.6).
About Wetmore Elementary School
Wetmore Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school's 479 students are in pre-K through 5.
Wetmore Elementary School sits within NORTH EAST ISD, which has 75 schools and 56,420 students.
At Wetmore Elementary School, Hispanic students make up 65% of the student body. The remaining shares are 24% White, 6% Black, and 4% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 14.2 students per teacher and 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 52% in 2024-25. Public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
The allk12 Grade for Wetmore Elementary School is B+. Compared with Texas public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 68% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 51.4% at Wetmore Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 52.4%.
Bexar County has about 2,067,341 residents, and the median household income is $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
The next-closest public school is Thousand Oaks Elementary School, about 1.5 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Wetmore Elementary School ranks 4th on average proficiency.
Wetmore Elementary School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Wetmore Elementary School's enrollment declined 6%, to 479.
Community posts for Wetmore Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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
- Thousand Oaks Elementary School1.5 mi · 598
- Foundation School of Autism - San Antonio1.5 mi · 38
- Redland Oaks Elementary School1.6 mi · 355
- Driscoll Middle School1.8 mi · 535
- Bradley Middle School2.0 mi · 1,148
- Great Hearts Northern Oaks2.1 mi · 1,430
Frequently asked questions
About Wetmore Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Wetmore Elementary School?
Wetmore Elementary School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Wetmore Elementary School serve?
Wetmore Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Wetmore Elementary School?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Wetmore Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Wetmore Elementary School?
Student demographics at Wetmore Elementary School are roughly 24% White, 65% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Wetmore Elementary School?
Wetmore Elementary School is overseen by NORTH EAST ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.