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May Elementary

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May Elementary ranks 2852 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2852^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

May Elementary is a PK-5 school in San Antonio, TX, serving 426 students within the Northside Independent School District (Isd), and it currently holds a 2-star rating, ranking in the 38th percentile statewide. This places it significantly below several nearby schools, such as Beard Elementary (93rd percentile) and Helotes Elementary (96th percentile), both of which are 5-star schools located less than 4 miles away. Even Ellison Elementary (83rd percentile) and Steubing Elementary (73rd percentile) outperform May, highlighting a stark contrast in academic achievement within the same district.

A key area of concern is 4th Grade Reading, where only 39.62% of students were proficient on the STAAR test in the 2025-2026 school year—well below the district average of 52.35% and the state average of 53.04%. This is the lowest score among nearby schools, including Boone Elementary (41.67%) and Helotes (85.19%), and it represents a persistent weakness for three consecutive years. On a positive note, May excels in 3rd Grade Mathematics, with 47.5% of students proficient, outperforming both the district (40.44%) and state (44.33%) averages for three years running. The school also shines with its Gifted and Talented students, who ranked in the 87th percentile statewide, earning a 4-star rating.

However, May struggles significantly with its Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) students, who ranked in the 10th percentile statewide (1-star rating), indicating a large achievement gap. Interestingly, the school spends $11,595 per student—higher than high-performing neighbors like Beard ($8,829) and Ellison ($8,747)—suggesting that funding alone isn't the issue. Nearby Wanke Elementary, with a similar poverty rate (49% free/reduced lunch), ranks in the 61st percentile, showing that May is not effectively mitigating challenges tied to its moderate poverty level. Additionally, the school's bilingual program shows inconsistent results, with Spanish-language STAAR scores swinging from 100% proficiency in 2022-2023 to 0% in 2025-2026, warranting a closer look at instructional consistency.

426

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,137

Per pupil spending ?

43.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15707 Chase Hill
San Antonio, TX 78256-1014

(210) 397-2000

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend May Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Garcia Middle
High:	Brandeis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.5%

White:

11.3%

Asian:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 72nd percentile in 2016 → 38th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 50% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2016

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

2,852^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 28% (2016) to bottom 38% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

51^st of 83Elementary Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

475^th of 951Northside 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	38.6	2852 of 4627	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	2521 of 4651	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	2645 of 4710	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	2501 of 4647	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	3238 of 4581	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	50.4	2007 of 4578	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.3	2477 of 4479	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.1	1679 of 4359	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	56.3	1652 of 4329	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	71.5	1185 of 4286	72.4%	★★★★☆
2015	71.5	1180 of 4320	72.7%	★★★★☆
2014	78.3	807 of 4260	81.1%	★★★★☆
2013	78.0	750 of 4221	82.2%	★★★★☆
2012	77.8	760 of 4206	81.9%	★★★★☆
2011	74.8	832 of 4095	79.7%	★★★★☆
2010	73.6	873 of 3937	77.8%	★★★★☆
2009	71.5	997 of 3884	74.3%	★★★★☆
2008	75.9	706 of 3768	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	71.5	968 of 3724	74.0%	★★★★☆
2006	72.8	858 of 3476	75.3%	★★★★☆
2005	73.7	772 of 3475	77.8%	★★★★☆
2004	77.1	575 of 3465	83.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	19.8	2209 of 2443	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1433 of 2421	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	65.8	528 of 2444	78.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	837 of 999	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.3	541 of 814	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	929 of 1045	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.3	856 of 967	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	816 of 1009	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	884 of 1005	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.9	3097 of 4461	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.5	1736 of 4331	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.3	1680 of 4295	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	1357 of 4240	68.0%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	40.7	1735 of 2918	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	2072 of 3668	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.6	2331 of 3556	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	2461 of 3487	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	59.4	1013 of 3446	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	1376 of 3333	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.8	839 of 3226	74.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	31.3	3370 of 4575	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	44.6	2037 of 3744	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	62.3	1454 of 4658	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	1766 of 4588	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	2140 of 4561	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.4	1844 of 4499	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.0	3007 of 4348	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.5	1814 of 4306	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.4	408 of 3075	86.7%	★★★★☆
2025	58.7	1338 of 2619	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	67.7	987 of 2980	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.2	1034 of 2958	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.6	632 of 3006	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	66.4	1071 of 3184	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.8	490 of 3106	84.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	38.5	2881 of 4413	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.9	2363 of 3644	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.8	1474 of 4465	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	2059 of 4401	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	2706 of 4376	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	56.3	1558 of 4329	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	2366 of 4188	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	57.6	1491 of 4168	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	4052 of 4520	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.7	2426 of 3705	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	2379 of 4594	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3698 of 4521	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	4104 of 4477	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	3018 of 4451	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	3817 of 4309	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	3315 of 4264	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	2253 of 4582	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.9	1925 of 3739	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	2910 of 4647	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3294 of 4585	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	3885 of 4563	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.9	2092 of 4498	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	1908 of 4357	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.6	1868 of 4319	56.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.3	3336 of 4301	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.3	2803 of 3549	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	51.4	1805 of 4292	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.4	3008 of 4086	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	3096 of 3952	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.5	2689 of 3799	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2312 of 3684	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.2	1186 of 3558	66.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	2438 of 3006	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	53.3	1230 of 2612	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.8	2051 of 3108	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	2044 of 3106	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2769 of 3082	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	2344 of 3082	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	2225 of 3142	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.4	1560 of 3127	50.1%	★★★☆☆

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)87th percentile+48 vs school

Male (2026)51st percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)35th percentile-4 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile~ school

Female (2026)26th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2026)22nd percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)19th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2026)16th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)10th percentile-28 vs school

African American (2023)10th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics42%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
May Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	15707 Chase Hill	San Antonio	78256	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-2000	426	32	13.4	43.7%	48 (11.3%)	26 (6.1%)	292 (68.5%)	41 (9.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.2%)	38.6	2852^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	38.4%		43.6	2521^st of 4651 public elementary schools	45.8%	331	22.2	35.7	0.0	12.5	28.6	0.0	46.2	39.6	51.3	47.5	39.6	40.0	$13,137
Beard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8725 Sonoma Pkwy	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6600	499	36	13.8	12.0%	151 (30.3%)	20 (4.0%)	246 (49.3%)	57 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	90.6	337^th of 4627 public elementary schools	92.7%		94.9	189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.9%	148							70.7	75.6	83.5	60.0	65.1	81.2	$9,842
Carnahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6839 Babcock Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5850	528	47	11.2	71.8%	93 (17.6%)	39 (7.4%)	249 (47.2%)	85 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.6%)	57	1762^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	61.9%		23.4	3828^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%	2066							59.4	56.1	50.7	44.9	61.4	43.7	$11,763
Scobee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11223 Cedar Park	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-0700	470	35	13.4	47.7%	106 (22.6%)	8 (1.7%)	325 (69.1%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	43.1	2507^th of 4627 public elementary schools	45.8%		55.6	1800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%	707							66.7	46.4	55.2	48.2	33.7	33.3	$11,673
Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6614 Springtime Dr	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1450	458	39	11.7	65.9%	57 (12.4%)	26 (5.7%)	336 (73.4%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	31	3373^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	27.1%		29.5	3466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	93							34.0	41.7	54.1	30.8	25.8	45.3	$12,811
Ellison Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7132 Oak Dr	San Antonio	78256	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1850	780	55	14.1	32.6%	102 (13.1%)	42 (5.4%)	558 (71.5%)	30 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (5.9%)	78.6	806^th of 4627 public elementary schools	82.6%		70.2	1128^th of 4651 public elementary schools	75.7%	322	30.0	50.0	41.7	43.3	20.0	15.4	65.9	68.8	78.4	55.0	57.3	54.2	$10,354
Locke Hill Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5050 De Zavala Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1600	538	44	12.3	57.8%	99 (18.4%)	58 (10.8%)	292 (54.3%)	39 (7.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (8.6%)	47.1	2266^th of 4627 public elementary schools	51.0%		35.5	3087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	33.6%	821							50.8	50.6	53.0	40.3	55.1	36.1	$11,922
Steubing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11655 Braefield	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4350	436	36	12.0	40.4%	86 (19.7%)	39 (8.9%)	214 (49.1%)	51 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	67.2	1258^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.8%		75.6	912^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%	346							50.0	62.2	62.8	44.1	61.0	60.3	$14,070
Thornton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6450 Pembroke	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3950	573	43	13.3	57.1%	91 (15.9%)	37 (6.5%)	290 (50.6%)	99 (17.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	55 (9.6%)	30.2	3415^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.2%		37	2991^st of 4651 public elementary schools	35.7%	424							44.0	45.2	43.0	29.0	33.3	41.8	$11,742
Wanke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10419 Old Prue Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6700	590	45	13.1	49.5%	87 (14.7%)	20 (3.4%)	449 (76.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	56.4	1790^th of 4627 public elementary schools	61.3%		50.3	2129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.2%	339	50.0	42.9	12.5	50.0	11.1	12.5	51.7	60.5	55.0	38.3	66.2	42.9	$10,817

Frequently Asked Questions about May Elementary

Is May Elementary a good school?

May Elementary ranks 2852^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of May Elementary?

Students at May Elementary are 69% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% Asian, 6% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is May Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend May Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended May Elementary.

What schools do graduates of May Elementary attend?

Students who attend May Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garcia Middle
High : Brandeis High School

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