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Loma Park Elementary is a PK-5 elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving a student population of 586, the majority of whom are Hispanic. The school is part of the Edgewood Independent School District, which is ranked 907 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Loma Park Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR tests across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of Loma Park students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 32.56% (4th grade) to 39.47% (3rd grade), compared to the state averages of 50.66% (4th grade) and 48.85% (3rd grade). The school's performance is particularly low in STAAR Mathematics and STAAR Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 27.91% (4th grade Math) to 47.46% (5th grade Math), and only 11.86% proficient or better in 5th grade Science. Loma Park's student subgroups, including female, male, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, all perform significantly below their peers across the state, with rankings in the bottom 25% of Texas elementary schools.
While Loma Park Elementary has relatively high per-student spending, with an average of $10,606 per student in the 2020-2021 school year, the school has a high percentage of students (over 97%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Nearby schools within the Edgewood Independent School District, such as Roy Cisneros Elementary, Roosevelt Elementary, and Stafford Elementary, also perform poorly on academic measures and have similar demographic profiles to Loma Park Elementary. In contrast, the Idea Monterrey Park Academy, a public charter school located less than a mile from Loma Park, outperforms Loma Park and the Edgewood district on most academic measures, ranking in the top 60% of Texas elementary schools.
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