Kuentz Elementary

Summary:

Kuentz Elementary is a public elementary school in Helotes, Texas, serving 526 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the Northside Independent School District, which is ranked 496 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Kuentz Elementary has a diverse student population, with a higher percentage of Hispanic students (66.73%) compared to the district (63.91%) and state (52.4%) averages. The school outperforms the district and state in several STAAR test subjects, particularly in 5th grade reading and 3rd grade math, but lags behind in areas like 5th grade science. Interestingly, Kuentz ranks highly for Asian students, placing 12th and 1st in the state in recent years, but struggles with lower rankings for other subgroups like White and multi-racial students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Kuentz Elementary generally performs on par or slightly better, but schools like Helotes Elementary and Beard Elementary significantly outperform Kuentz in several key metrics, including STAAR test scores and statewide rankings. Additionally, Kuentz Elementary has experienced a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger star rating over the past few years, suggesting the school may be facing challenges in maintaining its academic performance and competitiveness.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 12303 Leslie Rd
       Helotes, TX  78023


(210) 397-8050

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1513th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,991 Help


Students who attend Kuentz Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Jefferson Middle
High:    O'Connor High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.3 Help
Number of students:  542

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
66.4%
White:
27.1%
Two or more races:
3.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  30.8% Help


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Compare Details Kuentz Elementary ranks better than 67.6% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 21st among 80 ranked elementary schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.52. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (66.4%), White (27.1%), two or more races (3.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 30.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Kuentz Elementary is 12.3, which is the 20th best among 80 elementary schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Kuentz Elementary is $9,991. 49 elementary schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Kuentz Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Kuentz Elementary 1513th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Kuentz Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Northside Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Northside Independent School District (Isd) 496th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Kuentz Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2011 80.79 445th 4095 89.1%
2012 83.55 488th 4206 88.4%
2013 78.29 727th 4221 82.8%
2014 80.51 693rd 4260 83.7%
2015 84.48 493rd 4320 88.6%
2016 85.63 444th 4286 89.6%
2017 81.22 659th 4329 84.8%
2018 77.27 765th 4359 82.5%
2019 78.96 741st 4479 83.5%
2021 58.92 1571st 4578 65.7%
2022 58.27 1686th 4581 63.2%
2023 52.70 2027th 4647 56.4%
2024 61.52 1513th 4675 67.6%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.27 982nd 1112 11.7%
2021 13.51 897th 961 6.7%
2023 47.45 620th 1099 43.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.60 17th 3226 99.5%
2023 44.79 1969th 3556 44.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.79 217th 3558 93.9%
2019 84.96 201st 3684 94.5%
2021 49.34 1465th 3799 61.4%
2022 63.82 910th 3952 77.0%
2023 51.17 1573rd 4086 61.5%
2024 42.50 2388th 4261 44.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 75.33 604th 4264 85.8%
2019 78.96 435th 4309 89.9%
2021 40.05 2731st 4451 38.6%
2022 35.03 3171st 4477 29.2%
2023 39.86 2877th 4521 36.4%
2024 54.99 1854th 4560 59.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.83 951st 4306 77.9%
2019 69.83 1031st 4348 76.3%
2021 59.47 1530th 4499 66.0%
2022 63.19 1411th 4561 69.1%
2023 56.65 1757th 4588 61.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.75 1346th 3106 56.7%
2019 71.97 667th 3184 79.1%
2021 64.47 1215th 3006 59.6%
2022 66.67 1009th 2958 65.9%
2023 66.87 1042nd 2980 65.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.31 1733rd 4240 59.1%
2019 67.55 909th 4295 78.8%
2021 36.93 2802nd 4331 35.3%
2022 45.68 2398th 4461 46.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 78.90 693rd 4319 84.0%
2019 83.07 544th 4357 87.5%
2021 57.28 1623rd 4498 63.9%
2022 53.23 1983rd 4563 56.5%
2023 49.81 2168th 4585 52.7%
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Rank History for Asian students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.96 1st 1005 99.9%
2019 88.53 12th 1009 98.8%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.60 602nd 4168 85.6%
2019 74.82 657th 4188 84.3%
2021 57.03 1509th 4329 65.1%
2022 51.05 2022nd 4376 53.8%
2023 51.40 1967th 4401 55.3%
2024 60.31 1437th 4431 67.6%
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Rank History for White students at Kuentz Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.91 939th 3127 70.0%
2019 80.65 396th 3142 87.4%
2021 43.92 1772nd 3082 42.5%
2022 54.06 1415th 3082 54.1%
2023 42.75 1922nd 3106 38.1%
2024 59.38 1210th 3078 60.7%
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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.

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Kuentz Elementary Test Scores
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Data source: Texas Education Agency

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Enrollment information for Kuentz Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2010 351 39 32 339 4 n/a n/a 0 765
2011 346 22 29 375 1 2 25 0 800
2012 345 23 34 383 1 2 20 0 808
2013 341 21 29 418 1 1 21 0 832
2014 312 18 24 437 1 2 28 0 822
2015 310 20 18 416 5 2 27 0 798
2016 318 19 18 404 3 2 24 0 788
2017 304 16 16 396 4 3 21 0 760
2018 273 17 13 397 4 3 19 0 726
2019 224 12 13 407 3 3 17 0 679
2020 210 7 9 379 3 1 26 0 635
2021 181 5 10 372 1 1 23 0 593
2022 164 9 9 356 1 0 18 0 557
2023 143 9 5 351 0 0 18 0 526
2024 147 11 5 360 0 0 19 0 542

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 Kuentz Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2010 765 47.0 16.2 15
2011 800 48.0 16.6 15.9
2012 808 49.0 16.4 15
2013 832 47.9 17.3 14.9
2014 822 50.0 16.4 14.4
2015 798 50.0 15.9 13.5
2016 788 48.0 16.4 14.5
2017 760 47.2 16.0 15
2018 726 46.0 15.7 15.6
2019 679 45.0 15.0 21.1
2020 635 42.0 15.1 20.9
2021 593 40.5 14.6 19.4
2022 557 39.9 13.9 20.3
2023 526 39.5 13.3 24.3
2024 542 44.0 12.3 30.8

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 Kuentz Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2010 765 47.0 16.2 15
2011 800 48.0 16.6 15.9
2012 808 49.0 16.4 15
2013 832 47.9 17.3 14.9
2014 822 50.0 16.4 14.4
2015 798 50.0 15.9 13.5
2016 788 48.0 16.4 14.5
2017 760 47.2 16.0 15
2018 726 46.0 15.7 15.6
2019 679 45.0 15.0 21.1
2020 635 42.0 15.1 20.9
2021 593 40.5 14.6 19.4
2022 557 39.9 13.9 20.3
2023 526 39.5 13.3 24.3
2024 542 44.0 12.3 30.8

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 Kuentz Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $520 (5.7%) $8,631 (94.3%) $9,151
2020 $607 (6.5%) $8,664 (93.5%) $9,271
2021 $693 (6.9%) $9,298 (93.1%) $9,991

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Kuentz Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 741st of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2027th of 4647 Elementary schools
 27.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Kuentz Elementary)6250
 12%
   3rd Grade Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd))4148
 7%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Kuentz Elementary)6748
 19%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Northside Independent School District (Isd))4641
 5%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Kuentz Elementary)5152
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd))4345
 2%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Kuentz Elementary)5844
 14%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Northside Independent School District (Isd))4340
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Kuentz Elementary)5952
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd))5255
 3%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Kuentz Elementary)7646
 30%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Northside Independent School District (Isd))6050
 10%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Kuentz Elementary)6129
 32%
   5th Grade Science (Northside Independent School District (Isd))4631
 15%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students679526
 22.5%
African American129
 25%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian135
 61.5%
Hispanic407351
 13.8%
Pacific Islander30
 100%
White224143
 36.2%
Two or More Races1718
 5.9%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients21.1%24.3%
 3.3%


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Students at Kuentz Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 27% White, 4% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Kuentz Elementary ranks 1513th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2023-24 school year, 542 students attended Kuentz Elementary.

Students who attend Kuentz Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Jefferson Middle
High : O'Connor High School


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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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