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Walzem Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3935^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Walzem Elementary is a PK-5 public school in San Antonio, TX, serving 625 students within the North East Independent School District (Isd), where about 87-90% of students come from low-income households. While the school has historically ranked in the bottom 15-20% of Texas elementary schools, it has a standout strength: its Gifted and Talented (GT) program ranks in the 84th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating. This "GT paradox" suggests that resources and teaching strategies in this program are highly effective, offering a potential model for improvement in other areas.

Walzem faces significant challenges in core subjects, with STAAR scores in Reading and Mathematics consistently 15-20 points below the district average. Science performance is a particular concern, with only 17.98% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 35.12% in the district. However, the school shows relative strength in Spanish-language instruction, where math scores sometimes exceed state averages. Nearby schools like Serna Elementary (4th percentile) and Windcrest Elementary (7th percentile) face similar struggles, suggesting systemic challenges in this area. Notably, Wilshire Elementary (46th percentile) performs much better despite an even higher poverty rate, making it a key peer for Walzem to study.

Walzem’s per-student spending ($10,804) is lower than some nearby schools with similar demographics, yet its overall ranking (15th percentile) is slightly better than East Terrell Hills Elementary (8th percentile) and Serna (6th percentile), suggesting efficient resource use. The school’s performance for African American students showed a notable jump to the 47th percentile in 2024-2025 before dropping back, indicating a need to examine what worked and why it wasn’t sustained. For parents, Walzem offers a unique opportunity for GT students, but families should be aware of the broader academic gaps, especially in science and math, and consider how the school’s strengths in bilingual education might align with their child’s needs.

625

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,652

Per pupil spending ?

87.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4618 Walzem Rd
San Antonio, TX 78218-1609

(210) 407-8400

District: North East Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Walzem Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Krueger Middle
High:	Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

7.7%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 28th percentile in 2025 → 15th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (34% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 28th-percentile peak (2025) to 15th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school34%

District avg53%

Texas avg50%

3,935^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▲ up 9 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 15% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

35^th of 43Elementary Schools in the North East Independent School District (Isd)

408^th of 951North East 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.1	3935 of 4627	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	3360 of 4651	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	3788 of 4710	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.7	3715 of 4647	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	4219 of 4581	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.1	3433 of 4578	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	4145 of 4479	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	4119 of 4359	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	4028 of 4329	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.9	4011 of 4286	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	22.0	3690 of 4320	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	3948 of 4260	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	3900 of 4221	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	17.3	3933 of 4206	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	3806 of 4095	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.5	3759 of 3937	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.6	3606 of 3884	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.8	3679 of 3768	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	32.1	2992 of 3724	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	37.2	2603 of 3476	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	17.4	3240 of 3475	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	26.5	2986 of 3465	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.7	1881 of 2406	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	45.4	1007 of 1905	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1915 of 2443	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2262 of 2443	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	2138 of 2421	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.0	2314 of 2444	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	2183 of 2515	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1639 of 2483	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	980 of 999	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	2.5	799 of 814	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	3670 of 4461	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	2453 of 4331	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3153 of 4295	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	3340 of 4240	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	25.3	1389 of 1643	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	39.9	1774 of 2918	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	2804 of 3668	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.8	1171 of 3556	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	2378 of 3487	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.9	1429 of 3446	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	2434 of 3333	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.5	1521 of 3226	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	4050 of 4575	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.1	2732 of 3744	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4192 of 4658	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	3778 of 4588	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	4273 of 4561	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	3297 of 4499	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4043 of 4348	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	4037 of 4306	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	73.9	500 of 3075	83.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	1710 of 2619	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.6	1407 of 3184	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.6	2461 of 3106	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	3443 of 4413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	36.7	2467 of 3644	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.2	3712 of 4465	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	2925 of 4401	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	3680 of 4376	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.0	2756 of 4329	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.3	3772 of 4188	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	3912 of 4168	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4047 of 4520	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.0	2521 of 3705	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	3990 of 4594	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3638 of 4521	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3999 of 4477	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.8	3406 of 4451	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	3898 of 4309	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	3917 of 4264	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.6	3617 of 4582	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.5	2728 of 3739	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3512 of 4647	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	3534 of 4585	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	4097 of 4563	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3499 of 4498	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.4	4020 of 4357	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	4041 of 4319	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.2	3901 of 4301	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	25.7	2941 of 3549	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	3442 of 4292	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.5	2754 of 4086	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	2750 of 3952	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.2	2240 of 3799	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	2802 of 3684	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	2553 of 3558	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	60.4	1196 of 3106	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	6.6	3095 of 3142	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2978 of 3127	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Gifted and Talented (2026)84th percentile+69 vs school

White (2023)61st percentile+41 vs school

Hispanic (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)21st percentile+6 vs school

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)11th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading41%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Walzem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4618 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-8400	625	45	13.8	87.4%	23 (3.7%)	48 (7.7%)	511 (81.8%)	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	22.1	3935^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		31.1	3360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.8%	575	28.3	40.0	39.6	31.4	32.4	30.4			35.3	37.0	48.3				27.8	25.6	33.3				$11,652
Compass Rose Journey	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Crestwind Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	502	25	20.1	87.3%	50 (10.0%)	107 (21.3%)	305 (60.8%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	13.2	4380^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.3%		16.2	4220^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.3%	160							39.2	46.0	20.0	30.9	48.0	28.8	47.1	49.1	24.4	13.0	36.0	18.6	28.0	15.4	$11,337
Heritage Academy Of Windcrest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8750 Fourwinds Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-7753	98	10	9.5	96.9%	9 (9.2%)	35 (35.7%)	43 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.2%)	32.7	3242^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.7	3814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	572									33.3	21.4	43.8				50.0	28.6	56.3				$15,591
Serna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2569 N E Loop 410	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-7200	312	33	9.3	87.8%	30 (9.6%)	90 (28.8%)	165 (52.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	13.5	4368^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.4	4466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.0%	98									28.6	25.0	43.6				24.5	6.4	35.9				$15,099
Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5311 Merlin Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-1400	492	41	11.9	85.6%	31 (6.3%)	103 (20.9%)	280 (56.9%)	42 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	21.9	3945^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.7%		28.3	3538^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.9%	407									29.0	36.1	47.4				18.4	45.1	29.9				$12,388
Windcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Faircrest Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-9600	473	33	14.3	76.3%	65 (13.7%)	46 (9.7%)	320 (67.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (7.0%)	14.7	4311^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.8%		16.9	4183^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%	128									26.3	36.4	47.6				8.8	19.4	26.8				$10,215
East Terrell Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Bloomdale Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-2800	584	50	11.7	90.9%	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	530 (90.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	15.6	4264^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		16	4236^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.9%	28	23.9	46.3	36.4	23.4	59.0	34.0			15.2	36.1	42.9				12.1	28.6	33.3				$11,979
Clear Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 Clear Spring Dr	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-2000	314	29	10.9	84.4%	23 (7.3%)	22 (7.0%)	250 (79.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)																					$13,285
Wilshire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6523 Cascade	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-9400	183	24	7.5	91.3%	24 (13.1%)	18 (9.8%)	135 (73.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								(n/a)																					$20,688
Alternative Elementary	Public	1-5	6523 Cascade	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-9400	11	22	.4	63.6%	2 (18.2%)	1 (9.1%)	7 (63.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (9.1%)								(n/a)																					$386

Frequently Asked Questions about Walzem Elementary

What district is Walzem Elementary in?

North East Independent School District (Isd)

Is Walzem Elementary a good school?

Walzem Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.0% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Walzem Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 625 students attended Walzem Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Walzem Elementary?

Students at Walzem Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% White, 4% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Walzem Elementary attend?

Students who attend Walzem Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Krueger Middle
High : Roosevelt High School

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