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Hidden Cove Steam Academy

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3593^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Hidden Cove Steam Academy is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX, serving 453 students in grades PK-5 within the Southwest Independent School District (Isd), a district that faces significant challenges. The school has a 1-star state rating (22nd percentile) for the 2025-2026 school year, reflecting a fragile recovery from a low point in the 8th percentile in 2023-2024. While the school's name emphasizes STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math), its science performance is a critical weakness—only 3.17% of 5th graders were proficient in science in 2024-2025, far below the district (16.63%) and state (29.57%) averages. This is the lowest science proficiency rate among all nearby schools with available data.

Despite these challenges, Hidden Cove has notable strengths. Its bilingual program is a standout success: in 2024-2025, 80% of 4th graders taking the STAAR Reading test in Spanish were proficient, and 60% were proficient in math—dramatically outperforming district and state averages. The school also boasts a favorable student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1, the lowest among nearby schools like Indian Creek Elementary (14.4:1) and Sky Harbour Elementary (14.6:1), and much better than schools in the neighboring South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd), such as Five Palms Elementary (19.8:1). This suggests potential for more individualized attention, though it hasn't yet translated into top-tier academic results.

Hidden Cove's performance varies by subgroup: male students (35th percentile) and special education students (48th percentile) are doing relatively better than the school's overall rank, while female students (11th percentile) and gifted and talented students (16th percentile) need more targeted support. The school's per-student spending ($12,250) is higher than many nearby schools, but this investment hasn't yet closed the gap with higher-performing neighbors like Lackland Elementary, which serves a very different demographic and achieves state rankings in the 66th-72nd percentile. Hidden Cove's primary task is to leverage its small class sizes and successful bilingual strategies to build a more consistent academic program across all grades and subjects, especially in science.

453

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,650

Per pupil spending ?

94%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5102 Trading Post
San Antonio, TX 78242

(210) 623-6220

District: Southwest Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Hidden Cove Steam Academy usually attend:

Middle:	Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle
High:	Southwest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.8%

African American:

2.9%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 8th percentile in 2023 → 22nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 22nd (2026) from a 8th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Reading scores 15 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg42%

Texas avg50%

3,593^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 27 pts since 2016

From top 50% (2016) to bottom 22% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 11Elementary Schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd)

663^rd of 951Southwest 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	27.6	3593 of 4627	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.2	3715 of 4651	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4341 of 4710	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	4289 of 4647	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	3832 of 4581	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	3353 of 4578	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	3841 of 4479	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	3787 of 4359	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	34.6	2866 of 4329	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.1	2150 of 4286	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	2861 of 4320	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.9	3816 of 4260	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	5.7	4164 of 4221	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	1.8	4190 of 4206	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	27.6	3484 of 4095	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	2986 of 3937	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.0	3239 of 3884	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	3162 of 3768	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.7	3045 of 3724	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	52.1	1947 of 3476	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	37.2	2583 of 3475	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.0	3054 of 3465	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.7	2902 of 4461	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.2	2037 of 4331	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.9	2972 of 4295	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.7	2904 of 4240	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	32.6	2097 of 2918	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	3378 of 3668	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1986 of 3556	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.9	1318 of 3487	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.4	1107 of 3446	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.2	1876 of 3333	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.2	1855 of 3226	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	4061 of 4575	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.2	3227 of 3744	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	4360 of 4658	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	4407 of 4588	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	4016 of 4561	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	3480 of 4499	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	3840 of 4348	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	3838 of 4306	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.6	2589 of 3075	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	34.0	2131 of 2619	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.5	2596 of 2980	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.1	2522 of 3006	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.2	1557 of 3184	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.7	2363 of 3106	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.8	3408 of 4413	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.8	2870 of 3644	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	4197 of 4465	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	4018 of 4401	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3541 of 4376	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2838 of 4329	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.6	3481 of 4188	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	3442 of 4168	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.5	2826 of 4520	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.5	2667 of 3705	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	4245 of 4594	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	4074 of 4521	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3358 of 4477	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	2885 of 4451	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	3515 of 4309	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.8	3337 of 4264	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	2966 of 4582	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	38.3	2363 of 3739	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.0	4322 of 4647	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	3844 of 4585	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	3483 of 4563	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3037 of 4498	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	3617 of 4357	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	3586 of 4319	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	43.1	2235 of 4301	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.2	2806 of 3549	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	4159 of 4292	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	3138 of 4086	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2026 of 3952	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2507 of 3799	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2711 of 3684	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.1	1462 of 3558	58.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)48th percentile+26 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+15 vs school

Male (2026)35th percentile+13 vs school

At Risk (2022)35th percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)28th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)23rd percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2026)11th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading40%-15 vs state

Mathematics36%-11 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, April 5, 2018

My community is considered low-income, including myself as I am a college student and single mother taking care of my kids by myself financially. With that being said I do not appreciate an employee of Hidden Cove Elementary making unnecessary comments such as my house looks like no one lives there, looks ABANDONED, no one answered the door, hmm no one answered the door is probably because I was at school furthering my education or work to provide for my kids that I'm doing alone! I know what the house looks like, why do you think I'm going to school?! To graduate, get my degree, make the big bucks, and move into a bigger, better house that we can call home and my hard work will pay off! You work with kids and are an adult so you SHOULD know not to make those kind of comments. That's not the worst part, the worst part where you messed up is saying that IN-FRONT of my child! Okay, you obviously have a decent income since you completed school and working at one to pay your bills and live in your nice house, but technically rubbing your income in peoples faces is something that you just DON'T DO. When I was in elementary school, I was taught "If you don't have anything nice to say than don't say anything at all." HELLO, we as adults are supposed to be that leading example. I hope when you get home and are eating your steak and potatoes, slip into your luxury nightgown, put on your expensive cream, watch Netflix on your big-screen, while sitting on your big comfy sofa, you are thinking about what you said to a low-income family! Close Quote

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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
Hidden Cove Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5102 Trading Post	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6220	453	36	12.4	94.0%	11 (2.4%)	13 (2.9%)	425 (93.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	27.6	3593^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	22.3%		25.2	3715^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.1%	122		33.3			16.7		38.1	37.3	43.3	33.3	50.9	25.0	$11,650
Indian Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5830 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6520	573	40	14.4	89.2%	16 (2.8%)	17 (3.0%)	533 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	34.2	3136^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.2%		35.8	3067^th of 4651 public elementary schools	34.1%	69	9.1	33.3		21.7			30.6	23.1	62.3	26.5	37.7	49.3	$11,814
Sky Harbour Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5902 Fishers Bend	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-6580	595	41	14.6	96.3%	14 (2.4%)	6 (1.0%)	569 (95.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	24.3	3794^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.0%		23.3	3833^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.6%	39	36.4	20.0	50.0	45.5	20.0	0.0	37.7	47.5	41.9	27.5	35.6	30.2	$12,152
Idea Brackenridge Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 639-3068	631	26	24.2	81.9%	41 (6.5%)	27 (4.3%)	551 (87.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	10.5	4464^th of 4627 public elementary schools	3.5%		34.5	3164^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.0%	1300							20.6	35.4	39.7	12.3	27.4	20.0	$9,044
Five Palms Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7138 Five Palms Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-3850	444	22	19.8	95.0%	25 (5.6%)	8 (1.8%)	401 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	31.8	3309^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.5%		23.8	3808^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.1%	499	31.3	40.7	35.7	25.0	66.7	24.1	53.1	37.5	34.3	40.6	46.9	22.9	$9,056
Neil Armstrong Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7111 Apple Valley Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 623-8787	322	20	15.9	90.7%	28 (8.7%)	4 (1.2%)	283 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	36.2	3007^th of 4627 public elementary schools	35.0%		18.8	4091^st of 4651 public elementary schools	12.0%	1084							38.9	50.0	47.2	20.0	58.3	36.1	$11,899
Medio Creek Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6511 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78252	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-4950	684	47	14.7	87.6%	30 (4.4%)	47 (6.9%)	589 (86.1%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.5%)	30.3	3407^th of 4627 public elementary schools	26.4%		23.2	3845^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.3%	438	28.6			16.7			46.1	29.0	48.0	40.0	38.7	33.3	$10,440
Frank Madla Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6100 Royalgate Dr	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-3800	382	24	16.0	100.0%	16 (4.2%)	11 (2.9%)	349 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18.4	4135^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.6%		12	4414^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.1%	279							38.2	40.0	45.8	14.6	20.0	31.3	$10,822
Palo Alto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Palo Alto Rd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7125	528	31	17.1	93.2%	25 (4.7%)	12 (2.3%)	489 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.2	4379^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.4%		14.7	4310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.3%	69							33.8	24.4	41.4	29.0	22.1	19.7	$9,838
Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Price Ave	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7550	501	27	18.9	99.0%	25 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	24.6	3776^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.4%		10.2	4474^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.8%	698	29.4	42.9	37.5	23.5	35.7	12.5	38.5	27.8	36.4	25.0	40.7	45.5	$9,465

Frequently Asked Questions about Hidden Cove Steam Academy

What schools do graduates of Hidden Cove Steam Academy attend?

Students who attend Hidden Cove Steam Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle
High : Southwest High School

What is the racial makeup of Hidden Cove Steam Academy?

Students at Hidden Cove Steam Academy are 94% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Hidden Cove Steam Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 453 students attended Hidden Cove Steam Academy.

Is Hidden Cove Steam Academy a good school?

Hidden Cove Steam Academy ranks in the bottom 22.3% of Texas elementary schools.

What district is Hidden Cove Steam Academy in?

Southwest Independent School District (Isd)

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