Muriel Forbes Elementary

Summary:

Muriel Forbes Elementary is a public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 159 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the San Antonio Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 811 out of 968 districts in Texas and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Muriel Forbes Elementary faces significant academic challenges, consistently ranking in the bottom half of Texas elementary schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subjects, particularly in mathematics and science. For example, in 2023-2024, only 25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in STAAR Science, compared to the state average of 26.29%. The school also has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with over 90% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Compared to nearby schools in the San Antonio ISD, such as Highland Park Elementary, Charles C Ball Elementary, and Highland Hills Elementary, Muriel Forbes Elementary generally performs worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates on STAAR tests and lower school rankings. However, these nearby schools also serve predominantly Hispanic student populations with high percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, similar to Muriel Forbes Elementary, suggesting that the challenges faced by the school may be indicative of broader issues in the community.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2630 Sally Gay Dr
       San Antonio, TX  78223-2239


(210) 438-6850

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
4414th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $14,764 Help


Students who attend Muriel Forbes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Hot Wells Middle
High:    Highlands High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.0 Help
Number of students:  154

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
86.4%
African American:
8.4%
White:
5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients:  92.9% Help


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Compare Details Muriel Forbes Elementary ranks worse than 94.4% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 39th among 58 ranked elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 12.38. (See more...)
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Compare Details Muriel Forbes Elementary is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2021 the calculated Average Standard Score was 20.61. (See more...)
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (86.4%), African American (8.4%), White (5.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 92.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Muriel Forbes Elementary is 13, which is the 6th best among 58 elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Muriel Forbes Elementary is $14,764, which is the 16th highest among 58 elementary schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd).
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Muriel Forbes Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Muriel Forbes Elementary 4414th of 4675 Texas public elementary schools. (See Muriel Forbes Elementary in the ranking list.)

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San Antonio Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) 811th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Muriel Forbes Elementary

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 27.71 2949th 3465 14.9%
2005 44.31 2291st 3475 34.1%
2006 38.15 2571st 3476 26.0%
2007 44.74 2466th 3724 33.8%
2008 54.64 1953rd 3768 48.2%
2009 48.34 2330th 3884 40.0%
2010 33.43 3142nd 3937 20.2%
2011 35.35 3163rd 4095 22.8%
2012 46.57 2478th 4206 41.1%
2013 30.09 3395th 4221 19.6%
2014 19.89 3817th 4260 10.4%
2015 37.72 2973rd 4320 31.2%
2016 45.67 2514th 4286 41.3%
2017 34.53 2869th 4329 33.7%
2018 42.58 2381st 4359 45.4%
2019 35.10 3020th 4479 32.6%
2021 15.86 4156th 4578 9.2%
2022 40.59 2699th 4581 41.1%
2023 43.72 2555th 4647 45.0%
2024 12.38 4414th 4675 5.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 13.93 3655th 3684 0.8%
2021 28.64 2914th 3799 23.3%
2022 34.86 2667th 3952 32.5%
2023 53.82 1416th 4086 65.3%
2024 22.65 3691st 4261 13.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.62 1588th 4264 62.8%
2019 46.94 2275th 4309 47.2%
2021 20.58 3993rd 4451 10.3%
2022 54.83 1829th 4477 59.1%
2023 53.68 1928th 4521 57.4%
2024 19.47 4144th 4560 9.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.95 2747th 4306 36.2%
2019 39.93 2675th 4348 38.5%
2021 34.02 2929th 4499 34.9%
2022 47.75 2294th 4561 49.7%
2023 61.27 1503rd 4588 67.2%
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Rank History for elementary school At Risk students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 39.68 2678th 4240 36.8%
2019 21.74 3886th 4295 9.5%
2021 14.97 4256th 4331 1.7%
2022 48.94 2166th 4461 51.4%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.56 1965th 4319 54.5%
2019 35.03 2996th 4357 31.2%
2021 11.19 4391st 4498 2.4%
2022 35.09 3062nd 4563 32.9%
2023 30.63 3365th 4585 26.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Muriel Forbes Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 47.67 2087th 4168 49.9%
2019 42.83 2444th 4188 41.6%
2021 20.88 3847th 4329 11.1%
2022 49.04 2162nd 4376 50.6%
2023 49.06 2111th 4401 52.0%
2024 17.40 4085th 4431 7.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Rank History for Muriel Forbes Elementary

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Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 30.21 1596th 2193 27.2%
2021 20.61 1856th 2252 17.6%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Muriel Forbes Elementary Test Scores
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Enrollment information for Muriel Forbes Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 100 26 3 354 n/a n/a n/a 0 483
1989 70 16 0 260 0 n/a n/a 0 346
1990 71 10 0 303 0 n/a n/a 0 384
1991 56 22 0 287 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1992 52 32 0 295 0 n/a n/a 0 379
1993 47 25 0 293 0 n/a n/a 0 365
1994 33 27 0 304 0 n/a n/a 0 364
1995 42 25 0 326 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1996 42 25 0 326 0 n/a n/a 0 393
1997 42 30 0 325 0 n/a n/a 0 397
1998 37 15 0 321 0 n/a n/a 0 373
1999 30 24 0 291 0 n/a n/a 0 345
2000 34 16 0 286 0 n/a n/a 0 336
2001 41 21 0 307 0 n/a n/a 0 369
2002 38 22 1 301 1 n/a n/a 0 363
2003 38 22 1 301 1 n/a n/a 0 363
2004 37 16 0 315 1 n/a n/a 0 369
2005 23 16 2 348 0 n/a n/a 0 389
2006 23 25 2 352 2 n/a n/a 0 404
2007 20 18 1 345 1 n/a n/a 0 385
2008 21 20 1 322 1 n/a n/a 0 365
2009 22 17 0 329 2 n/a n/a 0 370
2010 15 18 0 334 2 n/a n/a 0 369
2011 15 21 0 327 0 0 0 0 363
2012 14 30 1 360 0 2 1 0 408
2013 17 17 0 365 0 0 2 0 401
2014 8 22 0 342 0 0 1 0 373
2015 8 26 0 351 1 0 0 0 386
2016 6 16 0 334 1 0 0 0 357
2017 9 10 0 313 1 0 0 0 333
2018 7 17 0 281 0 0 1 0 306
2019 10 9 0 265 0 0 0 0 284
2020 13 7 0 229 0 0 0 0 249
2021 10 5 0 197 0 0 1 0 213
2022 6 10 0 135 0 0 4 0 155
2023 5 16 0 138 0 0 0 0 159
2024 8 13 0 133 0 0 0 0 154

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

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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 Muriel Forbes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 27.0 17.8 n/a
1989 346 n/a n/a n/a
1990 384 22.0 17.4 n/a
1991 365 22.0 16.5 n/a
1992 379 22.0 17.2 71.2
1993 365 24.0 15.2 87.7
1994 364 23.7 15.4 78.6
1995 393 22.9 17.2 79.6
1996 393 22.9 17.2 79.6
1997 397 24.0 16.5 79.8
1998 373 24.3 15.3 53.9
1999 345 22.4 15.4 46.7
2000 336 21.1 15.9 31
2001 369 19.8 18.6 20.1
2002 363 21.9 16.6 5.8
2003 363 21.9 16.6 5.8
2004 369 20.0 18.5 1.9
2005 389 22.2 17.5 2.8
2006 404 24.0 16.8 3.2
2007 385 21.6 17.8 2.1
2008 365 20.5 17.8 53.7
2009 370 20.5 18.0 51.9
2010 369 22.5 16.4 44.7
2011 363 22.5 16.1 34.4
2012 408 23.4 17.3 19.9
2013 401 22.0 18.2 92
2014 373 23.5 15.8 96.5
2015 386 24.0 16.0 89.4
2016 357 21.0 17.0 95.8
2017 333 23.6 14.0 96.4
2018 306 23.5 13.0 95.4
2019 284 18.0 15.6 93
2020 249 17.1 14.5 93.6
2021 213 16.4 12.9 90.6
2022 155 9.2 16.7 92.3
2023 159 11.7 13.5 91.2
2024 154 11.7 13.0 92.9

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 Muriel Forbes Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 483 27.0 17.8 n/a
1989 346 n/a n/a n/a
1990 384 22.0 17.4 n/a
1991 365 22.0 16.5 n/a
1992 379 22.0 17.2 71.2
1993 365 24.0 15.2 87.7
1994 364 23.7 15.4 78.6
1995 393 22.9 17.2 79.6
1996 393 22.9 17.2 79.6
1997 397 24.0 16.5 79.8
1998 373 24.3 15.3 53.9
1999 345 22.4 15.4 46.7
2000 336 21.1 15.9 31
2001 369 19.8 18.6 20.1
2002 363 21.9 16.6 5.8
2003 363 21.9 16.6 5.8
2004 369 20.0 18.5 1.9
2005 389 22.2 17.5 2.8
2006 404 24.0 16.8 3.2
2007 385 21.6 17.8 2.1
2008 365 20.5 17.8 53.7
2009 370 20.5 18.0 51.9
2010 369 22.5 16.4 44.7
2011 363 22.5 16.1 34.4
2012 408 23.4 17.3 19.9
2013 401 22.0 18.2 92
2014 373 23.5 15.8 96.5
2015 386 24.0 16.0 89.4
2016 357 21.0 17.0 95.8
2017 333 23.6 14.0 96.4
2018 306 23.5 13.0 95.4
2019 284 18.0 15.6 93
2020 249 17.1 14.5 93.6
2021 213 16.4 12.9 90.6
2022 155 9.2 16.7 92.3
2023 159 11.7 13.5 91.2
2024 154 11.7 13.0 92.9

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 Muriel Forbes Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,041 (16.8%) $10,091 (83.2%) $12,132
2020 $2,951 (22.1%) $10,406 (77.9%) $13,357
2021 $2,429 (16.5%) $12,335 (83.5%) $14,764

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Muriel Forbes Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 3020th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2555th of 4647 Elementary schools
 12.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Muriel Forbes Elementary)3632
 4%
   3rd Grade Reading (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))2730
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Muriel Forbes Elementary)3337
 4%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3024
 6%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Muriel Forbes Elementary)3553
 18%
   4th Grade Reading (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))2831
 3%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Muriel Forbes Elementary)5559
 4%
   4th Grade Mathematics (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3030
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Muriel Forbes Elementary)3256
 24%
   5th Grade Reading (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3340
 7%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Muriel Forbes Elementary)4444
   5th Grade Mathematics (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))3931
 8%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Muriel Forbes Elementary)2815
 13%
   5th Grade Science (San Antonio Independent School District (Isd))2616
 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 Students284159
 44%
African American916
 77.8%
American Indian00
Asian00
Hispanic265138
 47.9%
Pacific Islander00
White105
 50%
Two or More Races00
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients93%91.2%
 1.8%


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Muriel Forbes Elementary ranks in the bottom 5.6% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend Muriel Forbes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hot Wells Middle
High : Highlands High School

Students at Muriel Forbes Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% White.

In the 2023-24 school year, 154 students attended Muriel Forbes Elementary.


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