Summary:
The Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy is a single K-8 charter school in San Antonio, TX, serving 486 students as its own independent district. This school has established itself as a top-tier academic performer, with its district ranking 37th out of 951 in Texas (96th percentile) and earning a 5-star rating, while the school itself has consistently ranked in the top 15% of all Texas elementary and middle schools for three consecutive years.
The school's standout strength is its reading program, where every grade from 3rd through 8th significantly outperforms the state average, with 7th and 8th graders achieving proficiency rates of 85.45% and 87.5% respectively. In advanced math, 100% of students taking Algebra I are proficient, nearly double the state average. The school also excels in 8th-grade social studies, where 84.31% of students were proficient in 2024-2025 compared to just 29.64% statewide. With a favorable student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1 and only 12.76% of students eligible for free or reduced lunch, the school provides a supportive learning environment.
However, there are notable weaknesses. Fourth-grade math is a persistent challenge, with only 44.64% proficiency in 2025-2026, falling below the state average of 49.28%. Additionally, there is a dramatic drop in math proficiency between 6th and 7th grade, from 68.33% to just 23.08%, likely because top math students are accelerated into Algebra I. Despite these issues, the school's overall performance is exceptional, with an average reading proficiency of 77.16% across all grades and a 0.0% dropout rate, making it a consistently high-performing choice for families in the area.
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