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E H Gilbert Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5
4240th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools
Better than 9% of Texas elementary schools
Summary

E H Gilbert Elementary is a public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 645 students in grades PK-5 as part of the Harlandale Independent School District.

The school consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of Texas elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on STAAR assessments across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 30.34% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in STAAR Reading, compared to 52.02% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in STAAR Mathematics and Science, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.87% to 33.33%. E H Gilbert Elementary also serves a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 93.64% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024.

While nearby schools like Hillcrest Elementary and Idea South Flores Academy show relatively stronger academic performance, the majority of schools in the Harlandale Independent School District face similar challenges to E H Gilbert Elementary. The school's performance on STAAR assessments for Gifted and Talented students is particularly weak, ranking in the bottom 10% of Texas elementary schools in this category in recent years.

633
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$8,906
Per pupil spending ?
93.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 931 E Southcross Blvd
       San Antonio, TX  78214-1896

(210) 989-3050

District: Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)


Students who attend E H Gilbert Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Harlandale Middle
High:    Harlandale High School
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
97.9%
White:
1.1%
African American:
0.8%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 19th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (27% vs 46% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school27%
District avg28%
Texas avg46%
4,240th of 4,651
Texas public elementary schools ?
Bottom 9%▼ down 10 pts since 2015
From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
7th of 9Elementary Schools in the Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)
843rd of 961Harlandale Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202515.94240 of 46518.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202417.24209 of 471010.6%★☆☆☆☆
202322.43861 of 464716.9%★☆☆☆☆
202219.83956 of 458113.6%★☆☆☆☆
202113.64309 of 45785.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201937.72839 of 447936.6%★★☆☆☆
201827.73340 of 435923.4%★☆☆☆☆
201730.53124 of 432927.8%★☆☆☆☆
201620.93691 of 428613.9%★☆☆☆☆
201526.23516 of 432018.6%★☆☆☆☆
201427.33521 of 426017.3%★☆☆☆☆
201334.43178 of 422124.7%★☆☆☆☆
201246.92458 of 420641.6%★★☆☆☆
201173.7929 of 409577.3%★★★★☆
201044.82598 of 393734.0%★★☆☆☆
200956.31899 of 388451.1%★★★☆☆
200868.11171 of 376868.9%★★★☆☆
200767.41232 of 372466.9%★★★☆☆
200644.02333 of 347632.9%★★☆☆☆
200553.21865 of 347546.3%★★☆☆☆
200459.51514 of 346556.3%★★★☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202232.03380 of 446124.2%★☆☆☆☆
202121.43961 of 43318.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201945.52286 of 429546.8%★★☆☆☆
201830.13363 of 424020.7%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202526.22368 of 291818.8%★☆☆☆☆
202427.92925 of 366820.3%★☆☆☆☆
202341.52159 of 355639.3%★★☆☆☆
202232.82623 of 348724.8%★☆☆☆☆
202134.72379 of 344631.0%★★☆☆☆
201959.21124 of 333366.3%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.23399 of 37449.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202418.84148 of 465810.9%★☆☆☆☆
202332.63238 of 458829.4%★☆☆☆☆
202224.43763 of 456117.5%★☆☆☆☆
202116.24141 of 44998.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201947.52198 of 434849.4%★★☆☆☆
201837.42782 of 430635.4%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20217.32891 of 30063.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201970.0822 of 318474.2%★★★★☆
201865.81160 of 310662.7%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.73188 of 364412.5%★☆☆☆☆
202419.84002 of 446510.4%★☆☆☆☆
202328.13475 of 440121.0%★☆☆☆☆
202224.23749 of 437614.3%★☆☆☆☆
202117.34043 of 43296.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201944.32356 of 418843.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.33025 of 416827.4%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.73153 of 370514.9%★☆☆☆☆
202418.64219 of 45948.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202333.63302 of 452127.0%★☆☆☆☆
202225.73753 of 447716.2%★☆☆☆☆
202116.64212 of 44515.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201942.82577 of 430940.2%★★☆☆☆
201831.63282 of 426423.0%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.03311 of 373911.4%★☆☆☆☆
202414.84328 of 46476.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202316.34180 of 45858.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202217.14130 of 45639.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202114.54212 of 44986.4%☆☆☆☆☆
201930.53285 of 435724.6%★☆☆☆☆
201820.63797 of 431912.1%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.23246 of 35498.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202429.53318 of 429222.7%★☆☆☆☆
202322.03679 of 408610.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202227.93183 of 395219.5%★☆☆☆☆
202125.93123 of 379917.8%★☆☆☆☆
201981.1285 of 368492.3%★★★★★
201837.92174 of 355838.9%★★☆☆☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
At Risk (2022)24th percentile+11 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile+6 vs school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)11th percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)9th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2021)4th percentile~ school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
Reading31%-23 vs state
Mathematics29%-17 vs state
Science8%-22 vs state

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E H Gilbert Elementary ranks in the bottom 8.8% of Texas elementary schools.

Students who attend E H Gilbert Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harlandale Middle
High : Harlandale High School

Students at E H Gilbert Elementary are 98% Hispanic, 1% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 633 students attended E H Gilbert Elementary.


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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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