Elementary · Texas

Palo Alto El

Free meals for all

Palo Alto El, a public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas: grades pre-k–5, 528 students, 17.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of South San Antonio ISD.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students
528
Teachers (FTE)
30.8
Students per teacher
17.1
Grades
Pre-K–5
Elementary

More students per teacher than 85% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 14.8 · 4,723 schools compared

More students per teacher than 74% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 52% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 515 · 4,738 schools compared

Larger than 71% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Texas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Texas: 54%

33%proficient

+12.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 52% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

209 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Texas: 42%

25%proficient

+8.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 89% of elementary schools in Texas

Median 43% · 4,441 elementary schools compared

209 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5 · STAAR - English; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades
Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
Type
District school · Regular
Meals
Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area
Large city

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with South San Antonio ISD.

Location

Address
1725 Palo Alto Rd, San Antonio, TX 78211
Phone
(210)977-7125
City or town
San Antonio

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Roy Benavidez ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–566919.540%38%
Bob Hope ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–548813.339%25%
IDEA Ewing Halsell AcademyCharterFree meals for all
K–570424.252%26%
Hutchins ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–544117.139%33%
Price ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–541714.941%45%
Miguel Carrillo Jr ElFree meals for all
Pre-K–550118.925%20%

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

NCES 484068004613