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H W Schulze Elementary

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H W Schulze Elementary ranks 2212 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

H W Schulze Elementary is a PK-5 public school in San Antonio, TX, serving 726 students within the Harlandale Independent School District (Isd), a high-poverty community where about 87% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. This school has experienced a dramatic turnaround, jumping from a 1-star rating to a 3-star rating in the most recent ranking cycle, placing it in the top half of Texas elementary schools for the first time since 2019. This makes Schulze the clear academic leader within its district, far outperforming nearby schools like V M Adams Elementary (23rd percentile), Gillette Elementary (25th percentile), and Wright Elementary (7th percentile).

Schulze’s success is especially notable in English-language reading, where 3rd graders achieved a 59% proficiency rate—well above the district average of 37% and even above the state average of 51%. The school also excels with English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the 72nd percentile for their performance, and with male and Hispanic students, who both rank in the 60th percentile. Its bilingual program appears to be a key strength, as students taking Spanish-language STAAR tests often outperform district and state averages, helping build foundational skills that contribute to overall gains.

Despite these impressive achievements, a critical weakness remains in science, where only 10.5% of 5th graders were proficient—far below the state average of 29.6%. This gap highlights an urgent area for improvement. Overall, Schulze serves as a beacon in a challenging district, achieving strong results despite its high-poverty context, and offers a powerful example of what is possible with effective interventions and a focus on literacy and bilingual education.

726

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,063

Per pupil spending ?

86.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

9131 Yett Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78221-4199

(210) 989-3250

District: Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend H W Schulze Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Kingsborough Middle
High:	McCollum High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

95.7%

White:

2.3%

African American:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2016 → 52nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2016

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)

✓Above the Texas median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school47%

District avg34%

Texas avg50%

2,212^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 15 pts since 2016

From bottom 37% (2016) to top 48% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 9Elementary Schools in the Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)

802^nd of 951Harlandale 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	48.1	2212 of 4627	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	31.3	3344 of 4651	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	3357 of 4710	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	3045 of 4647	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.9	3548 of 4581	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.3	3424 of 4578	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.7	2183 of 4479	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	2558 of 4359	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	27.4	3308 of 4329	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	42.1	2711 of 4286	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	2918 of 4320	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2014	50.6	2295 of 4260	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	44.1	2639 of 4221	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.3	3030 of 4206	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	41.1	2894 of 4095	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	47.0	2480 of 3937	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.6	2757 of 3884	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.9	2374 of 3768	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.8	2417 of 3724	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.3	2225 of 3476	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	48.4	2095 of 3475	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.7	2275 of 3465	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	33.5	3277 of 4461	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.3	3904 of 4331	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	2537 of 4295	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.6	1842 of 4240	56.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	830 of 2918	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	1332 of 3668	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.1	870 of 3556	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	26.9	2906 of 3487	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.5	3357 of 3446	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	87.4	156 of 3333	95.3%	★★★★★
2018	69.2	681 of 3226	78.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	2720 of 4575	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	43.6	2090 of 3744	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2472 of 4658	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.6	2639 of 4588	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.7	3640 of 4561	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.5	3356 of 4499	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.4	2093 of 4348	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.3	2663 of 4306	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.2	1249 of 3075	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	56.0	1468 of 2619	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.3	1778 of 2980	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	2538 of 2958	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.9	2018 of 3006	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	1424 of 3184	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	20.4	2837 of 3106	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	1772 of 4413	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	2130 of 3644	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.3	2696 of 4465	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.4	2533 of 4401	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3284 of 4376	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	3100 of 4329	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.6	1752 of 4188	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2174 of 4168	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	1544 of 4520	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.7	2037 of 3705	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.8	3275 of 4594	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2410 of 4521	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	3177 of 4477	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.8	3128 of 4451	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.1	1348 of 4309	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.4	2274 of 4264	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.2	1803 of 4582	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	33.9	2629 of 3739	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	3518 of 4647	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	3282 of 4585	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3414 of 4563	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.1	3387 of 4498	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2260 of 4357	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.6	2471 of 4319	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.5	1696 of 4301	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	53.0	1412 of 3549	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.3	839 of 4292	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	49.6	1669 of 4086	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.7	2751 of 3952	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.5	3083 of 3799	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	3115 of 3684	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.0	1952 of 3558	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)66th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)61st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2026)61st percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)60th percentile+8 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)59th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)41st percentile-12 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading51%-3 vs state

Mathematics45%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, May 11, 2011

My children are students at H W Schulze Elementary and I was also a student there and I know that this is the best school my children have ever attended. The teachers there are also very polite and kind towards the children. Close Quote

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H W Schulze Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9131 Yett Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3250	726	47	15.5	86.8%	17 (2.3%)	7 (1.0%)	695 (95.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	48.1	2212^th of 4627 public elementary schools	52.2%		31.3	3344^th of 4651 public elementary schools	28.1%	1132	33.3	46.2	40.0	26.7	30.8		59.0	38.3	57.4	41.6	44.7	47.1	$10,063
Bellaire Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	142 E Amber Pl	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2850	674	46	14.6	83.8%	12 (1.8%)	3 (0.4%)	656 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	13.8	4349^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.0%		12.4	4396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	5.5%	47	8.3	13.3	18.8	36.7	52.0	12.5	30.6	38.5	38.5	9.1	29.4	24.0	$9,408
Idea South Flores Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	6919 S Flores	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4150	680	28	24.0	71.8%	35 (5.1%)	17 (2.5%)	620 (91.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	26.3	3675^th of 4627 public elementary schools	20.6%		38.5	2888^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.9%	787							35.3	39.1	52.5	20.3	28.2	44.5	$9,042
Gillette Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	625 Gillette Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3100	527	34	15.4	91.5%	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	524 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.4	3460^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.2%		27.8	3566^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.3%	106	47.4	35.3	40.0	42.9	5.9	12.5	28.3	46.9	55.6	9.1	38.8	39.3	$10,434
Vestal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Cantrell Dr	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3350	536	35	15.3	92.0%	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	9.5	4502^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	2.7%		17.2	4174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%	328	13.3	30.8	25.0	35.7	38.5	28.6	32.8	26.7	21.8	13.1	33.3	15.1	$9,226
Julian C Gallardo Elementary	Public	1-5	1300 Del Lago Rd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Southside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 882-1609	602	38	15.7	84.1%	37 (6.1%)	12 (2.0%)	542 (90.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	52.6	1979^th of 4627 public elementary schools	57.2%		44.1	2491^st of 4651 public elementary schools	46.4%	512	36.0	50.0	37.5	42.9	20.0		58.1	57.4	48.7	53.5	50.4	40.6	$9,571
Wright Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	115 E Huff Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3400	430	31	14.0	84.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	426 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	15.2	4281^st of 4627 public elementary schools	7.5%		20.2	4016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	13.7%	265	14.3	30.0	37.5	14.3	50.0	25.0	33.3	32.4	40.9	33.3	17.6	25.4	$10,204
V M Adams Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	135 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2800	732	48	15.2	91.7%	13 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	715 (97.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	28.2	3550^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.3%		27.1	3601^st of 4651 public elementary schools	22.6%	51	37.5	50.0	36.4	23.1	50.0	40.9	41.4	38.1	40.2	39.2	41.4	30.5	$8,547
E H Gilbert Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	931 E Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3050	633	38	16.4	93.5%	7 (1.1%)	5 (0.8%)	620 (97.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	4453^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	3.8%		15.9	4240^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.8%	213	21.4	20.0	27.3	57.1	20.0	63.6	26.7	33.7	32.0	14.8	30.3	17.1	$8,906
Hutchins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 W Hutchins Pl	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7200	441	26	17.0	90.5%	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	33.5	3187^th of 4627 public elementary schools	31.1%		23.6	3817^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.9%	630	15.4	47.1	20.0	30.8	23.5	10.0	52.6	42.1	47.8	26.3	35.1	43.5	$10,786

Frequently Asked Questions about H W Schulze Elementary

What is the racial makeup of H W Schulze Elementary?

Students at H W Schulze Elementary are 96% Hispanic, 2% White.

What district is H W Schulze Elementary in?

Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)

Is H W Schulze Elementary a good school?

H W Schulze Elementary ranks 2212^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of H W Schulze Elementary attend?

Students who attend H W Schulze Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Kingsborough Middle
High : McCollum High School

How many students attend H W Schulze Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 726 students attended H W Schulze Elementary.

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