Elm Creek Elementary

Summary:

Elm Creek Elementary is a public elementary school in Atascosa, Texas, serving around 700 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the Southwest Independent School District, which is ranked 669 out of 968 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Elm Creek Elementary's academic performance, as measured by STAAR test scores, is generally below the state and district averages across various subjects and grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in STAAR Reading ranged from 39.83% (3rd grade) to 46.67% (5th grade), compared to the state averages of 48.85% (3rd grade) and 53.96% (5th grade). The school's performance on STAAR Science for 5th grade (8.49% proficient) is also significantly lower than the state average of 26.29%. Additionally, Elm Creek Elementary's statewide ranking among Texas elementary schools has declined over the years, from a high of 1023 out of 4,320 schools in 2014-2015 to a low of 2800 out of 4,675 schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

Interestingly, Elm Creek Elementary's academic performance is generally lower than the nearby Sky Harbour Elementary and Kriewald Road School Of The Arts within the same Southwest ISD. However, when compared to schools in other districts, such as Lytle Elementary (Lytle ISD) and the schools in the Medina Valley ISD, Elm Creek Elementary's performance is more comparable or even slightly better in some areas. The school also faces significant disparities in student group performance, with White students generally performing better than their Hispanic and economically disadvantaged peers.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 11535 Pearsall Rd
       Atascosa, TX  78002


(210) 622-4430

District: Southwest Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
2800th of 4,675 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,850 Help


Students who attend Elm Creek Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Ronald E McNair Middle
High:    Southwest High School

Student/teacher ratio:  14.6 Help
Number of students:  700

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
89.7%
White:
9.3%
African American:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  75.7% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Elm Creek Elementary ranks worse than 59.9% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks 6th among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.24. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Elm Creek Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd). Racial makeup is: Hispanic (89.7%), White (9.3%), African American (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 75.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Elm Creek Elementary is 14.6. 8 elementary schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Elm Creek Elementary is $10,850. 9 elementary schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

Elm Creek Elementary was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Southwest Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Southwest Independent School District (Isd) 669th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Elm Creek Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 31.49 2816th 3465 18.7%
2005 40.37 2466th 3475 29.0%
2006 39.11 2535th 3476 27.1%
2007 55.37 1938th 3724 48.0%
2008 56.74 1848th 3768 51.0%
2009 50.96 2193rd 3884 43.5%
2010 43.96 2639th 3937 33.0%
2011 41.56 2872nd 4095 29.9%
2012 54.53 2020th 4206 52.0%
2013 54.67 2031st 4221 51.9%
2014 57.09 1925th 4260 54.8%
2015 74.56 1023rd 4320 76.3%
2016 72.30 1135th 4286 73.5%
2017 56.48 1642nd 4329 62.1%
2018 64.18 1283rd 4359 70.6%
2019 55.28 1755th 4479 60.8%
2021 48.26 2123rd 4578 53.6%
2022 44.39 2473rd 4581 46.0%
2023 46.39 2392nd 4647 48.5%
2024 40.24 2800th 4675 40.1%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.30 601st 3226 81.4%
2019 77.37 386th 3333 88.4%
2021 66.33 753rd 3446 78.1%
2022 45.68 1906th 3487 45.3%
2023 52.72 1533rd 3556 56.9%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.80 626th 3558 82.4%
2019 57.65 1033rd 3684 72.0%
2021 56.65 1094th 3799 71.2%
2022 43.56 2024th 3952 48.8%
2023 42.30 2128th 4086 47.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 70.39 851st 4264 80.0%
2019 64.37 1098th 4309 74.5%
2021 59.93 1403rd 4451 68.5%
2022 48.30 2263rd 4477 49.5%
2023 47.58 2334th 4521 48.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.43 1177th 4306 72.7%
2019 56.04 1719th 4348 60.5%
2021 42.71 2434th 4499 45.9%
2022 48.04 2279th 4561 50.0%
2023 49.20 2214th 4588 51.7%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.97 1788th 3106 42.4%
2019 47.60 2116th 3184 33.5%
2021 57.23 1516th 3006 49.6%
2022 45.31 2040th 2958 31.0%
2023 41.21 2215th 2980 25.7%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.36 680th 4240 84.0%
2019 75.03 600th 4295 86.0%
2021 72.71 623rd 4331 85.6%
2022 56.67 1633rd 4461 63.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.56 1408th 4319 67.4%
2019 54.23 1759th 4357 59.6%
2021 53.84 1796th 4498 60.1%
2022 42.11 2621st 4563 42.6%
2023 44.15 2501st 4585 45.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.21 943rd 4168 77.4%
2019 62.35 1248th 4188 70.2%
2021 56.00 1579th 4329 63.5%
2022 47.02 2289th 4376 47.7%
2023 46.58 2293rd 4401 47.9%
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Rank History for White students at Elm Creek Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.00 870th 3127 72.2%
2019 56.95 1290th 3142 58.9%
2021 68.46 795th 3082 74.2%
2022 62.75 1065th 3082 65.4%
2023 84.68 260th 3106 91.6%
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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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Enrollment information for Elm Creek Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1998 160 4 0 398 1 n/a n/a 0 563
1999 165 4 2 434 1 n/a n/a 0 606
2000 137 3 0 423 2 n/a n/a 0 565
2001 138 2 1 404 2 n/a n/a 0 547
2002 133 1 0 417 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2003 133 1 0 417 0 n/a n/a 0 551
2004 120 0 1 464 0 n/a n/a 0 585
2005 117 3 1 435 0 n/a n/a 0 556
2006 104 4 1 458 1 n/a n/a 0 568
2007 109 3 1 469 0 n/a n/a 0 582
2008 115 4 2 476 0 n/a n/a 0 597
2009 95 5 1 587 1 n/a n/a 0 689
2010 88 4 1 631 1 n/a n/a 0 725
2011 74 1 1 675 0 0 2 0 753
2012 73 2 1 604 0 0 2 0 682
2013 69 5 1 599 0 0 2 0 676
2014 65 5 0 603 0 0 5 0 678
2015 65 5 0 591 0 0 4 0 665
2016 51 6 0 607 1 0 3 0 668
2017 60 5 0 640 1 0 1 0 707
2018 49 4 0 635 1 0 1 0 690
2019 45 1 0 648 1 0 1 0 696
2020 51 1 0 645 1 0 1 0 699
2021 54 1 0 618 1 0 6 0 680
2022 60 2 0 602 0 0 3 0 667
2023 65 6 0 628 0 0 1 0 700

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 Elm Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 563 39.3 14.3 50.6
1999 606 39.4 15.4 65.2
2000 565 39.2 14.4 64.6
2001 547 35.4 15.5 65.4
2002 551 35.3 15.6 64.6
2003 551 35.3 15.6 64.6
2004 585 36.5 16.0 66.3
2005 556 35.1 15.8 65.8
2006 568 35.1 16.2 72.5
2007 582 34.9 16.7 67.5
2008 597 35.9 16.6 67.2
2009 689 39.8 17.3 77.4
2010 725 40.9 17.7 76.4
2011 753 42.8 17.5 73.2
2012 682 39.6 17.2 75.4
2013 676 41.0 16.4 75.1
2014 678 40.5 16.7 76.8
2015 665 42.0 15.8 75
2016 668 44.0 15.1 74.7
2017 707 45.0 15.7 75.8
2018 690 45.4 15.1 76.1
2019 696 45.3 15.3 82.5
2020 699 44.9 15.5 80.7
2021 680 44.8 15.1 78.8
2022 667 47.0 14.1 78.3
2023 700 47.6 14.6 75.7

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 Elm Creek Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1998 563 39.3 14.3 50.6
1999 606 39.4 15.4 65.2
2000 565 39.2 14.4 64.6
2001 547 35.4 15.5 65.4
2002 551 35.3 15.6 64.6
2003 551 35.3 15.6 64.6
2004 585 36.5 16.0 66.3
2005 556 35.1 15.8 65.8
2006 568 35.1 16.2 72.5
2007 582 34.9 16.7 67.5
2008 597 35.9 16.6 67.2
2009 689 39.8 17.3 77.4
2010 725 40.9 17.7 76.4
2011 753 42.8 17.5 73.2
2012 682 39.6 17.2 75.4
2013 676 41.0 16.4 75.1
2014 678 40.5 16.7 76.8
2015 665 42.0 15.8 75
2016 668 44.0 15.1 74.7
2017 707 45.0 15.7 75.8
2018 690 45.4 15.1 76.1
2019 696 45.3 15.3 82.5
2020 699 44.9 15.5 80.7
2021 680 44.8 15.1 78.8
2022 667 47.0 14.1 78.3
2023 700 47.6 14.6 75.7

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 Elm Creek Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,187 (12.4%) $8,357 (87.6%) $9,544
2020 $941 (9.5%) $8,993 (90.5%) $9,935
2021 $1,598 (14.7%) $9,252 (85.3%) $10,850

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Elm Creek Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1755th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 2392nd of 4647 Elementary schools
 12.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Elm Creek Elementary)3841
 3%
   3rd Grade Reading (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))3543
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Elm Creek Elementary)4828
 20%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4132
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Elm Creek Elementary)3445
 11%
   4th Grade Reading (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))3743
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Elm Creek Elementary)5153
 2%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4542
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Elm Creek Elementary)5257
 5%
   5th Grade Reading (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4152
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Elm Creek Elementary)6647
 19%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))5741
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Elm Creek Elementary)5225
 27%
   5th Grade Science (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4024
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students696700
 0.6%
African American16
 500%
American Indian10
 100%
Asian00
Hispanic648628
 3.1%
Pacific Islander00
White4565
 44.4%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients82.5%75.7%
 6.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Elm Creek Elementary

Elm Creek Elementary ranks 2800th of 4675 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Elm Creek Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 9% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 700 students attended Elm Creek Elementary.

Students who attend Elm Creek Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ronald E McNair Middle
High : Southwest 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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