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Tradition Elementary

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Tradition Elementary ranks 3323 rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Tradition Elementary in Saint Hedwig, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 561 students as part of the East Central Independent School District (Isd), and it stands out as a relative bright spot in a challenging area, showing a clear upward trend from a low point in the 2023-2024 school year.

While the school’s overall performance is below state averages, it has climbed from the 11th percentile to the 28th percentile, a notable improvement compared to nearby schools like Honor Elementary (6th percentile) and Escondido Elementary (19th percentile). A key strength is 5th-grade reading, where students consistently outperform the district and even approach state averages—for example, achieving a 56.58% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, far exceeding Converse Elementary (28.92%) and James L Masters (35.45%). However, math scores lag significantly behind reading, with 3rd-grade math at 33.06% versus the state average of 44.33%, and science is a critical weakness, with only 15.79% of 5th graders proficient compared to the state’s 29.57%.

For context, the nearby La Vernia Intermediate (in the higher-performing La Vernia Independent School District (Isd)) consistently scores 15-25 percentage points higher in every subject, highlighting the challenges Tradition faces. Despite this, the school’s student-teacher ratio of 16.5:1 is slightly better than many peers, and its Hispanic students have shown strong improvement, ranking in the 49th percentile in 2025-2026. If you’re considering this school, know that it offers a stable, improving environment with a particularly effective 5th-grade team, but you may want to supplement math and science instruction at home.

561

Students ?

16.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,690

Per pupil spending ?

60.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12885 Fm 1346
Saint Hedwig, TX 78152

(210) 622-1700

District: East Central Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Tradition Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	East Central Heritage Middle
High:	East Central High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.4%

White:

28.0%

African American:

7.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2019 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (40% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg43%

Texas avg51%

3,323^rd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 19 pts since 2019

From bottom 10% (2019) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 8Elementary Schools in the East Central Independent School District (Isd)

710^th of 951East Central 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	31.7	3323 of 4627	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.1	3598 of 4651	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4205 of 4710	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3910 of 4647	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	3838 of 4581	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.5	3004 of 4578	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.1	4050 of 4479	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	1734 of 2406	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.4	1660 of 1905	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	2151 of 2443	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1477 of 2443	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	1301 of 2421	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.5	1399 of 2444	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	2278 of 2515	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	1.1	952 of 957	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	4126 of 4461	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	22.6	3880 of 4331	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	3984 of 4295	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	1408 of 2918	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	11.2	3581 of 3668	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	2992 of 3556	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	3314 of 3487	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	2278 of 3333	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.5	3225 of 4575	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.6	2921 of 3744	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4095 of 4658	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	3881 of 4588	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	3570 of 4561	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2786 of 4499	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	3874 of 4348	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	2695 of 3075	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	60.8	1235 of 2619	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.5	2573 of 2980	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	2666 of 2958	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	53.1	1652 of 3006	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.4	1470 of 3184	53.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.4	2237 of 4413	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	30.3	2798 of 3644	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	4078 of 4465	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.4	4024 of 4401	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	3919 of 4376	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3164 of 4329	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3805 of 4188	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	34.7	3256 of 4520	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.5	2769 of 3705	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	3968 of 4594	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.9	4006 of 4521	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	3913 of 4477	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.1	2311 of 4451	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.9	4144 of 4309	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3403 of 4582	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	35.7	2522 of 3739	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.8	4109 of 4647	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	3957 of 4585	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4038 of 4563	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.9	3120 of 4498	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4001 of 4357	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	906 of 1128	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	975 of 1099	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	847 of 1004	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	894 of 961	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	6 of 9	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	3074 of 4301	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	33.1	2530 of 3549	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	3624 of 4292	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	3643 of 4086	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	3200 of 3952	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.6	1925 of 3799	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.7	2714 of 3684	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.2	2776 of 3006	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	2113 of 2612	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2705 of 3108	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2801 of 3106	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.1	2812 of 3082	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	2484 of 3082	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.7	2923 of 3142	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+29 vs school

Hispanic (2026)49th percentile+21 vs school

Native American (2022)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)29th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)28th percentile~ school

African American (2026)28th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2024)20th percentile+9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)12th percentile-16 vs school

White (2026)8th percentile-21 vs school

At Risk (2022)8th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2022)1st percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading46%-8 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 7, 2022

One of the teacher's aides was too rough with my special needs son leaving him with bruises on his arm. I no longer felt safe sending him here. After the CPS case closed some of the staff became very cold and petty towards me and they sent my son away to another school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				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 Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	Total
Tradition Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12885 Fm 1346	Saint Hedwig	78152	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 622-1700	561	34	16.5	60.2%	157 (28.0%)	43 (7.7%)	333 (59.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.3%)	31.7	3323^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	28.2%		27.1	3598^th of 4651 public elementary schools	22.6%	275	49.6	38.7	50.0	33.1	33.3	34.7	$8,690
Honor Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3610 N Graytown Rd	Converse	78109	Bexar County	East Central Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 634-6100	806	44	18.2	63.8%	108 (13.4%)	238 (29.5%)	381 (47.3%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	71 (8.8%)	14.2	4335^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.3%					(n/a)	25.4	39.6	39.4	12.7	32.6	20.6	$00
Idea Converse Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	5490 Fm 1516	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3800	743	31	23.7	61.9%	74 (10.0%)	175 (23.6%)	455 (61.2%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	20 (2.7%)	23	3872^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	16.3%		36.8	3002^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	35.5%	870	45.1	35.6	45.0	31.3	25.0	27.9	$10,540
Copperfield Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	7595 E Loop 1604 N	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 619-0460	730	43	16.7	61.8%	100 (13.7%)	202 (27.7%)	357 (48.9%)	11 (1.5%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	53 (7.3%)	34.7	3111^th of 4627 public elementary schools	32.8%		31.8	3325^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.5%	214	37.1	57.0	58.0	29.9	34.4	30.7	$10,143
Escondido Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5000 Texas Palm	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-5100	833	47	17.8	77.6%	76 (9.1%)	250 (30.0%)	447 (53.7%)	14 (1.7%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	42 (5.0%)	25.3	3733^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	19.3%		14.6	4316^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.2%	583	43.4	34.0	50.0	27.7	32.0	33.7	$9,139
Converse Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6720 Fm 1516	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-1210	577	36	16.0	92.7%	60 (10.4%)	114 (19.8%)	365 (63.3%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	28 (4.9%)	25.4	3727^th of 4627 public elementary schools	19.5%		20.8	3983^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	14.4%	256	31.5	46.1	46.7	27.0	28.2	40.0	$11,803
Elolf Steam Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	6335 Beech Trl	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 661-1130	558	35	15.9	71.3%	79 (14.2%)	143 (25.6%)	291 (52.2%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	33 (5.9%)	18.1	4150^th of 4627 public elementary schools	10.3%		34.7	3148^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.3%	1002	37.9	32.8	38.2	32.2	31.1	24.6	$10,251
James L Masters	Public	PK, KG-5	2650 Woodlake Pkwy	Converse	78109	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-1150	713	37	19.2	64.1%	51 (7.2%)	217 (30.4%)	390 (54.7%)	14 (2.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	31.7	3327^th of 4627 public elementary schools	28.1%		18.9	4087^th of 4651 public elementary schools	12.1%	760	41.2	41.7	52.8	28.1	27.1	46.2	$9,815
Rose Garden Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	10414 E Fm 1518	Schertz	78154	Bexar County	Schertz-Cibolo-U City Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 619-4350	861	59	14.6	43.8%	252 (29.3%)	121 (14.1%)	419 (48.7%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.7%)	55 (6.4%)	20.9	3996^th of 4627 public elementary schools	13.6%		20.3	4009^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.8%	13	35.4	40.7		28.7	26.1		$8,970
La Vernia Pri	Public	PK, KG-2	249 S Fm 1346	La Vernia	78121	Wilson County	La Vernia Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(830) 779-6660	822	41	20.2	32.7%	485 (59.0%)	7 (0.9%)	303 (36.9%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.8%)								(n/a)							$7,709

Frequently Asked Questions about Tradition Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Tradition Elementary?

Students at Tradition Elementary are 59% Hispanic, 28% White, 8% African American, 4% Two or more races.

What district is Tradition Elementary in?

East Central Independent School District (Isd)

Is Tradition Elementary a good school?

Tradition Elementary ranks 3323^rd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Tradition Elementary attend?

Students who attend Tradition Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : East Central Heritage Middle
High : East Central High School

How many students attend Tradition Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 561 students attended Tradition Elementary.

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