Castle Hills Elementary

Summary:

Castle Hills Elementary is a public elementary school in the North East Independent School District (NEISD) in San Antonio, Texas, serving 487 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. This high-performing school consistently outshines the district and state in academic achievement, particularly in reading and mathematics.

Castle Hills Elementary's academic excellence is evident across multiple grade levels and subject areas. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates in reading and mathematics significantly exceeded the district and state averages. For example, 5th-grade students achieved a 74.7% proficiency rate in reading, compared to 62.64% for the district and 53.96% for the state. In mathematics, 6th-grade students at Castle Hills Elementary achieved a remarkable 100% proficiency rate, far surpassing the district and state. The school's performance is particularly noteworthy among diverse student subgroups, such as Hispanic, White, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who consistently rank among the top in Texas.

When compared to nearby schools in the NEISD district, Castle Hills Elementary stands out as a standout institution. For instance, Larkspur Elementary has significantly lower proficiency rates in reading and mathematics compared to Castle Hills Elementary. This highlights the exceptional nature of Castle Hills Elementary's academic achievements within the local context. While the school excels in most areas, there may be opportunities for improvement in specific subjects or student subgroups, such as 5th-grade science, which could further strengthen the school's overall performance.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 200 Lemonwood
       San Antonio, TX  78213-2409


(210) 407-1800

District: North East Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
768th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $11,353 Help


Students who attend Castle Hills Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jackson Middle
High:    Legacy Of Educational Excellence High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.1 Help
Number of students:  448

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
73.4%
White:
21.2%
Two or more races:
3.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  42.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Castle Hills Elementary ranks better than 83.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 14th among 45 ranked elementary schools in the North East Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 79.66. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (73.4%), White (21.2%), two or more races (3.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 42.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Castle Hills Elementary is 13.1. 28 elementary schools in the North East Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Castle Hills Elementary is $11,353, which is the 15th highest among 45 elementary schools in the North East Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Castle Hills Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Castle Hills Elementary 768th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Castle Hills Elementary in the ranking list.)

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English Language Learner students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
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White students:


North East Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks North East Independent School District (Isd) 421st of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Castle Hills Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 86.46 121st 3465 96.5%
2005 81.42 377th 3475 89.2%
2006 85.08 171st 3476 95.1%
2007 77.94 560th 3724 85.0%
2008 80.98 424th 3768 88.7%
2009 76.90 668th 3884 82.8%
2010 63.47 1564th 3937 60.3%
2011 70.35 1163rd 4095 71.6%
2012 71.21 1073rd 4206 74.5%
2013 67.05 1326th 4221 68.6%
2014 64.97 1476th 4260 65.4%
2015 70.97 1220th 4320 71.8%
2016 65.00 1522nd 4286 64.5%
2017 74.96 875th 4329 79.8%
2018 71.20 978th 4359 77.6%
2019 74.87 883rd 4479 80.3%
2021 82.49 660th 4578 85.6%
2022 87.12 464th 4581 89.9%
2023 85.22 571st 4647 87.7%
2024 79.66 768th 4675 83.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 90.88 41st 1046 96.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 53.88 1372nd 3333 58.8%
2021 90.91 136th 3446 96.1%
2022 92.64 82nd 3487 97.6%
2023 69.62 735th 3556 79.3%
2024 59.32 1195th 3638 67.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.33 822nd 3558 76.9%
2019 53.08 1248th 3684 66.1%
2021 73.32 478th 3799 87.4%
2022 69.01 736th 3952 81.4%
2023 74.50 533rd 4086 87.0%
2024 49.30 1938th 4261 54.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.91 1440th 4264 66.2%
2019 70.35 790th 4309 81.7%
2021 80.52 417th 4451 90.6%
2022 87.87 228th 4477 94.9%
2023 68.22 1013th 4521 77.6%
2024 73.59 736th 4560 83.9%
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Rank History for Female students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.52 1093rd 4306 74.6%
2019 69.23 1066th 4348 75.5%
2021 82.06 630th 4499 86.0%
2022 82.37 585th 4561 87.2%
2023 81.38 648th 4588 85.9%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.72 655th 3106 78.9%
2019 66.10 1104th 3184 65.3%
2021 72.40 814th 3006 72.9%
2022 72.37 598th 2958 79.8%
2023 77.02 83rd 2980 97.2%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.32 1857th 4240 56.2%
2019 47.96 2109th 4295 50.9%
2021 73.51 591st 4331 86.4%
2022 78.65 477th 4461 89.3%
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Rank History for Male students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.93 1060th 4319 75.5%
2019 78.05 703rd 4357 83.9%
2021 79.86 695th 4498 84.5%
2022 88.11 386th 4563 91.5%
2023 85.63 487th 4585 89.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.29 1251st 4168 70.0%
2019 73.35 715th 4188 82.9%
2021 82.09 447th 4329 89.7%
2022 85.58 338th 4376 92.3%
2023 85.15 370th 4401 91.6%
2024 79.60 544th 4431 87.7%
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Rank History for White students at Castle Hills Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.05 465th 3127 85.1%
2019 73.02 663rd 3142 78.9%
2021 83.65 271st 3082 91.2%
2022 88.35 148th 3082 95.2%
2023 83.82 295th 3106 90.5%
2024 79.19 416th 3078 86.5%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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by a parent on FaceBook
Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Open Quote Not impressed!

My kid was performing in the citywide "The nutcracker" at Tobin center this year which Lee High school choir was there performing as well.

On the school performance day, which was a school day, Lee high school was not performing. They were there to watch the performance for a field trip.

We informed the teacher 3 days ahead presenting with an excused letter from Ballet San Antonio. But my kid was marked as "unexcused absence". From teacher, to principal, to district employee, and the superintendent of NEISD, said they were rules bond. Here is the rules:

Youth programs not associated with the District, including but not limited to, athletics, cheerleading, dance, theater, fine arts, and other similar programs

The reason that Lee students are excused, because the rules say:
Attending a special school function, without a school sponsor
and identified by the District.

I said the district has double standard. Accordingly, this activity must have been identified by the district, and so, it is not a youth program anymore.

There are times when we should think for ourselves and not obey every rule blindly. If they cannot see that, they are not good enough to impress me! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Castle Hills Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 454 9 14 71 n/a n/a n/a 0 548
1989 438 8 12 80 0 n/a n/a 0 538
1990 463 5 9 80 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1991 454 4 9 85 0 n/a n/a 0 552
1992 323 10 11 135 0 n/a n/a 0 479
1993 318 5 5 105 1 n/a n/a 0 434
1994 370 9 9 133 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1995 371 9 8 155 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 371 9 8 155 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 371 12 8 167 0 n/a n/a 0 558
1998 362 12 5 208 0 n/a n/a 0 587
1999 328 10 4 202 1 n/a n/a 0 545
2000 274 14 7 206 1 n/a n/a 0 502
2001 272 18 8 208 1 n/a n/a 0 507
2002 279 18 10 266 3 n/a n/a 0 576
2003 279 18 10 266 3 n/a n/a 0 576
2004 275 19 11 279 4 n/a n/a 0 588
2005 262 17 8 271 6 n/a n/a 0 564
2006 236 14 9 263 6 n/a n/a 0 528
2007 213 16 9 282 5 n/a n/a 0 525
2008 207 18 12 272 6 n/a n/a 0 515
2009 188 16 13 278 7 n/a n/a 0 502
2010 178 17 16 278 5 n/a n/a 0 494
2011 152 4 13 325 3 1 16 0 514
2012 161 6 13 338 1 1 13 0 533
2013 167 6 11 338 2 1 19 0 544
2014 166 2 13 327 0 1 16 0 525
2015 143 7 7 328 3 1 13 0 502
2016 141 6 6 318 2 1 16 0 490
2017 137 11 11 339 2 1 13 0 514
2018 121 7 10 330 0 0 11 0 479
2019 121 6 10 323 0 0 14 0 474
2020 120 7 12 338 0 0 20 0 497
2021 105 5 7 344 0 0 16 0 477
2022 102 7 4 335 0 0 13 0 461
2023 108 5 2 360 0 0 12 0 487
2024 95 8 2 329 0 0 14 0 448

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Castle Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 548 30.0 18.2 n/a
1989 538 n/a n/a n/a
1990 557 31.0 17.9 n/a
1991 552 31.0 17.8 n/a
1992 479 27.8 17.2 28.4
1993 434 27.0 16.1 23.3
1994 521 31.0 16.8 15.7
1995 543 36.5 14.9 17.5
1996 543 36.5 14.9 17.5
1997 558 36.9 15.1 16.7
1998 587 38.0 15.4 17.9
1999 545 34.8 15.7 26.6
2000 502 34.0 14.8 26.9
2001 507 34.7 14.6 23.9
2002 576 36.2 15.9 28.1
2003 576 36.2 15.9 28.1
2004 588 36.1 16.3 25.9
2005 564 36.1 15.6 25.4
2006 528 35.0 15.1 29.5
2007 525 35.3 14.9 28.4
2008 515 35.8 14.4 26.6
2009 502 34.9 14.4 29.9
2010 494 34.0 14.5 34.2
2011 514 34.1 15.0 31.3
2012 533 33.1 16.0 32.5
2013 544 34.2 15.8 33.3
2014 525 33.1 15.8 32.6
2015 502 32.0 15.6 36.1
2016 490 34.0 14.4 39.6
2017 514 35.1 14.6 38.9
2018 479 34.7 13.7 36.7
2019 474 34.1 13.8 38
2020 497 34.3 14.4 40.8
2021 477 34.6 13.7 38.4
2022 461 35.4 13.0 46.6
2023 487 33.9 14.3 40.5
2024 448 34.1 13.1 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Castle Hills Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 548 30.0 18.2 n/a
1989 538 n/a n/a n/a
1990 557 31.0 17.9 n/a
1991 552 31.0 17.8 n/a
1992 479 27.8 17.2 28.4
1993 434 27.0 16.1 23.3
1994 521 31.0 16.8 15.7
1995 543 36.5 14.9 17.5
1996 543 36.5 14.9 17.5
1997 558 36.9 15.1 16.7
1998 587 38.0 15.4 17.9
1999 545 34.8 15.7 26.6
2000 502 34.0 14.8 26.9
2001 507 34.7 14.6 23.9
2002 576 36.2 15.9 28.1
2003 576 36.2 15.9 28.1
2004 588 36.1 16.3 25.9
2005 564 36.1 15.6 25.4
2006 528 35.0 15.1 29.5
2007 525 35.3 14.9 28.4
2008 515 35.8 14.4 26.6
2009 502 34.9 14.4 29.9
2010 494 34.0 14.5 34.2
2011 514 34.1 15.0 31.3
2012 533 33.1 16.0 32.5
2013 544 34.2 15.8 33.3
2014 525 33.1 15.8 32.6
2015 502 32.0 15.6 36.1
2016 490 34.0 14.4 39.6
2017 514 35.1 14.6 38.9
2018 479 34.7 13.7 36.7
2019 474 34.1 13.8 38
2020 497 34.3 14.4 40.8
2021 477 34.6 13.7 38.4
2022 461 35.4 13.0 46.6
2023 487 33.9 14.3 40.5
2024 448 34.1 13.1 42.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Castle Hills Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $880 (8.5%) $9,502 (91.5%) $10,382
2020 $1,327 (11.8%) $9,901 (88.2%) $11,228
2021 $1,526 (13.4%) $9,827 (86.6%) $11,353

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Castle Hills Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 883rd of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 571st of 4647 Elementary schools
 7.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Castle Hills Elementary)6062
 2%
   3rd Grade Reading (North East Independent School District (Isd))4856
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Castle Hills Elementary)6246
 16%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (North East Independent School District (Isd))5045
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Castle Hills Elementary)5766
 9%
   4th Grade Reading (North East Independent School District (Isd))4555
 10%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Castle Hills Elementary)4068
 28%
   4th Grade Mathematics (North East Independent School District (Isd))4045
 5%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Castle Hills Elementary)6486
 22%
   5th Grade Reading (North East Independent School District (Isd))5562
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Castle Hills Elementary)6081
 21%
   5th Grade Mathematics (North East Independent School District (Isd))6156
 5%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Castle Hills Elementary)6356
 7%
   5th Grade Science (North East Independent School District (Isd))5040
 10%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students474487
 2.7%
African American65
 16.7%
American Indian00
Asian102
 80%
Hispanic323360
 11.5%
Pacific Islander00
White121108
 10.7%
Two or More Races1412
 14.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients38%40.5%
 2.5%


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Students who attend Castle Hills Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jackson Middle
High : Legacy Of Educational Excellence High School

Castle Hills Elementary ranks 768th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 448 students attended Castle Hills Elementary.

Students at Castle Hills Elementary are 73% Hispanic, 21% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Texas Education Agency.

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