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Essence Preparatory Charter School

Q: Is Essence Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Essence Preparatory Charter School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Essence Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Essence Preparatory Charter School.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Essence Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Essence Preparatory Charter School are 71% African American, 27% Hispanic, 1% White.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-8

4547^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Essence Preparatory Charter School in San Antonio, TX, serves 365 students in grades PK-8 and is located in a high-poverty area where nearly all surrounding schools face significant academic challenges. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 2-9% of Texas elementary schools over the past three years, with 99.45% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch in the 2024-2025 school year—the highest concentration of poverty among comparable nearby schools.

Mathematics performance is critically low, with 0% of 7th and 8th graders proficient in math in 2024-2025 and only 2.17% of 3rd graders proficient in 2025-2026. This systemic failure in math instruction far exceeds struggles at nearby low-performing schools like M L King Academy and Hirsch Elementary. However, a bright spot exists: 60% of 8th graders were proficient in Social Studies in 2025-2026, nearly double the state average of 31.69% and significantly higher than the 22.22% at Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy. The school's student-teacher ratio also jumped from 9:1 in 2022-2023 to 17.4:1 in 2024-2025, likely reflecting budget constraints that may have impacted recent performance declines.

Essence Prep is part of a "cluster of struggle" in its neighborhood, with schools like Hirsch Elementary (1st percentile), M L King Academy (1st percentile), and Candlewood Elementary (3rd percentile) all in the bottom 5% of the state. Compared to Idea Najim Academy, another charter serving a high-poverty population, Essence Prep shows lower and more volatile performance, particularly in reading. The school also appears to lack an effective Gifted and Talented program, with data ranking in the 0th percentile, suggesting missed opportunities for its highest-achieving students.

365

Students ?

17.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,408

Per pupil spending ?

99.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

723 SE Loop 410
San Antonio, TX 78220

(210) 997-5636

District: Essence Preparatory Charter School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.7%

Hispanic:

26.6%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 9th percentile in 2024 → 2nd in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (22% vs 48% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2024

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

Texas avg48%

Elementary school

4,547^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 8 pts since 2024

From bottom 9% (2024) to bottom 2% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,947^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 17%

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

924^th of 951Essence Preparatory Charter School 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	7.5	4547 of 4627	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.3	4469 of 4651	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	4264 of 4710	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	2402 of 2406	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	15.4	1812 of 1905	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	2103 of 2443	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	975 of 999	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.5	4353 of 4575	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	10.7	3610 of 3744	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	4178 of 4658	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	0.6	3070 of 3075	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.1	3946 of 4413	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.4	2796 of 3644	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	3480 of 4465	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	8.3	4453 of 4520	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	13.3	3548 of 3705	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	4019 of 4594	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	5.5	4537 of 4582	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	8.1	3655 of 3739	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	4062 of 4647	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.8	4241 of 4301	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	3549 of 3549	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Hispanic (2026)11th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2026)5th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

African American (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)<1st percentile~ school

Middle school

Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2026)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

African American (2026)8th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2026)3rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)2nd percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Social Studies60%+28 vs state

Reading25%-30 vs state

Mathematics16%-27 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 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 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 Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Essence Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	723 SE Loop 410	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Essence Preparatory Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 997-5636	365	21	17.4	99.5%	5 (1.4%)	258 (70.7%)	97 (26.6%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	7.5	4547^th of 4627 public elementary schools	1.7%		10.3	4469^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.9%	78								10.6	26.9	31.7	23.3	45.5	20.0	2.2	36.0	23.1	10.3	22.7	11.1	60.0	$22,408
Idea Najim Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	926 S Ww White Rd	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 413-5274	540	24	22.0	93.5%	18 (3.3%)	144 (26.7%)	371 (68.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6.6	4562^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	1.4%		12.9	4377^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.9%	185	0.0	0.0	31.3	0.0	0.0	12.5		29.5	21.8	36.5				11.6	11.5	14.3					$9,613
Hirsch Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4826 Seabreeze Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7985	578	34	17.1	96.9%	25 (4.3%)	211 (36.5%)	321 (55.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (2.8%)	4.4	4599^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.6%		6.2	4588^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.4%	11								15.9	18.5	28.6				11.1	21.0	14.1					$10,978
Carroll Early Childhood Campus	Public	PK, KG-2	463 Holmgreen	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7965	364	22	16.3	97.8%	5 (1.4%)	67 (18.4%)	285 (78.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)								(n/a)																					$12,208
M L King Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	510 Morningview Dr	San Antonio	78220	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7935	532	36	14.9	96.1%	3 (0.6%)	118 (22.2%)	405 (76.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	4.7	4590^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.8%		7.5	4555^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.1%	35	0.0	31.3	19.1	0.0	31.3	9.5	77.8	18.2	3.5	17.5	21.3	24.3	16.1	15.2	10.0	17.5	12.5	0.0	52.9	3.2	$20,999
Sinclair Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6126 Sinclair Rd	San Antonio	78222	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 648-4620	739	39	18.8	68.3%	65 (8.8%)	126 (17.1%)	518 (70.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	20 (2.7%)	22.9	3883^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.1%		23.2	3843^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.4%	40								40.5	32.2	46.7				30.3	27.0	36.7					$10,372
Hopkins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2440 Ackerman Rd	San Antonio	78219	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 661-1120	707	44	16.1	81.3%	38 (5.4%)	80 (11.3%)	558 (78.9%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (3.1%)	23	3871^st of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		21.1	3971^st of 4651 public elementary schools	14.6%	100	33.3	23.8	33.3	33.3	22.2			36.3	38.6	34.6				26.3	38.5	37.4					$9,693
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Belgium Ln	San Antonio	78219	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7960	344	19	18.2	96.5%	9 (2.6%)	162 (47.1%)	159 (46.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	29.8	3437^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		25.3	3711^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.2%	274								33.3	36.4	47.1				25.6	40.9	52.9					$14,783
Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1950 Rigsby Ave	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6875	645	43	15.0	94.1%	22 (3.4%)	34 (5.3%)	576 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	8.7	4526^th of 4627 public elementary schools	2.2%		11.5	4433^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	4.7%	93	19.1	30.6	13.0	39.1	30.3	14.3	47.3	14.3	17.1	32.8	24.1	28.6	38.2	17.5	13.3	29.9	14.8		25.8	22.2	$13,096
Candlewood Elementary	Public	2-5	3635 Candleglen	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 662-1060	263	16	16.1	82.1%	20 (7.6%)	79 (30.0%)	152 (57.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (3.8%)	9.9	4491^st of 4627 public elementary schools	2.9%		12.1	4412^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.1%	79								25.3	30.3	36.2				16.0	21.2	27.6					$11,761

Frequently Asked Questions about Essence Preparatory Charter School

What is the racial makeup of Essence Preparatory Charter School?

Students at Essence Preparatory Charter School are 71% African American, 27% Hispanic, 1% White.

Is Essence Preparatory Charter School a good school?

Essence Preparatory Charter School ranks in the bottom 1.7% of Texas elementary schools.

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How many students attend Essence Preparatory Charter School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 365 students attended Essence Preparatory Charter School.

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2025–26 STAAR, STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 12, 2026

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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