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James L Masters

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James L Masters ranks 3327 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3327^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

James L Masters is a PK-5 elementary school in Converse, TX, serving 713 students within the Judson Independent School District (Isd), where about 64% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch. After years of decline, the school is showing promising signs of a turnaround, with its overall ranking improving from the 12th percentile to the 28th percentile in the most recent data.

The most exciting development at James L Masters is a dramatic improvement in 5th-grade math. In the latest school year, 46.23% of 5th graders were proficient in math—a huge jump from just 16.36% the year before. This score is 9 points above the district average and nearly matches the state average. In fact, it even surpasses the 5th-grade math score at the nearby Idea Converse Academy (27.93%), a charter school that generally outperforms Masters in other subjects. The school also excels with its English Language Learner (ELL) students, who now rank in the 52nd percentile—a major improvement from the 21st percentile the previous year.

However, performance across the school remains uneven. While 3rd-grade reading (41.23% proficient) is relatively strong, 4th-grade math is very low at 27.06%. The biggest concern is 5th-grade science, where only 8.18% of students were proficient, far below the state average of 29.57%. Compared to other local schools, James L Masters is a mid-to-low performer but still outranks several nearby options like Park Village Blended Learning Academy (1st percentile) and Candlewood Elementary (3rd percentile). The school's success in 5th-grade math and with ELL students suggests that targeted strategies are working, and the challenge now is to apply those same approaches across all grades and subjects to build consistent, school-wide improvement.

713

Students ?

19.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,815

Per pupil spending ?

64.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2650 Woodlake Pkwy
Converse, TX 78109

(210) 945-1150

District: Judson Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend James L Masters usually attend:

Middle:	Henry Metzger Middle
High:	Karen Wagner High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

54.7%

African American:

30.4%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 12th percentile in 2025 → 28th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 28th (2026) from a 12th-percentile low (2025)

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 13 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

District avg40%

Texas avg51%

3,327^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 34 pts since 2016

From top 38% (2016) to bottom 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 19Elementary Schools in the Judson Independent School District (Isd)

752^nd of 951Judson 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	3327 of 4627	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.9	4087 of 4651	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	3834 of 4710	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	3961 of 4647	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	3730 of 4581	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.7	3526 of 4578	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	3145 of 4479	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.2	1923 of 4359	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.0	1758 of 4329	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.8	1622 of 4286	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.6	2288 of 4320	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.5	2230 of 4260	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	53.4	2109 of 4221	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	60.2	1695 of 4206	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.2	2182 of 4095	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.0	1396 of 2406	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.0	1347 of 1905	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.5	1756 of 2443	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1591 of 2443	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.1	1306 of 2421	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.8	1343 of 2444	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1693 of 2515	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	750 of 2483	69.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	35.5	3133 of 4461	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.4	2392 of 4331	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.8	3343 of 4295	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	1919 of 4240	54.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	49.5	787 of 1643	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	27.9	2303 of 2918	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	2617 of 3668	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	2791 of 3556	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	2726 of 3487	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.5	565 of 3446	83.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.2	2607 of 3333	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	50.1	1496 of 3226	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3205 of 4575	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2982 of 3744	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.5	3756 of 4658	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	3819 of 4588	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3554 of 4561	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	3553 of 4499	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	2902 of 4348	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.3	1725 of 4306	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.7	2359 of 3075	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	31.0	2194 of 2619	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.9	2116 of 2980	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.9	1503 of 3184	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.5	677 of 3106	78.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.8	2715 of 4413	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.3	3206 of 3644	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.5	3165 of 4465	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	3927 of 4401	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	3817 of 4376	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.9	3955 of 4329	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.8	2971 of 4188	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	1950 of 4168	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.9	3095 of 4520	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	21.4	3309 of 3705	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	3314 of 4594	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4174 of 4521	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.4	3717 of 4477	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.3	3576 of 4451	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3435 of 4309	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	53.8	1769 of 4264	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	30.6	3404 of 4582	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.6	3414 of 3739	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3368 of 4647	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	4041 of 4585	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3890 of 4563	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	3446 of 4498	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.4	3293 of 4357	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.8	2266 of 4319	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.3	511 of 1106	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.5	511 of 975	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1045 of 1099	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.2	641 of 1004	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	430 of 1112	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	583 of 1046	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	3175 of 4301	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.1	2589 of 3549	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	2509 of 4292	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.2	3585 of 4086	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	3399 of 3952	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	3130 of 3799	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.5	1634 of 3684	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	1291 of 3558	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.3	2485 of 3006	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.1	2427 of 2612	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	2671 of 3108	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	2251 of 3106	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.2	2219 of 3082	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.7	2201 of 3082	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	55.0	1372 of 3142	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.1	781 of 3127	75.0%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2026)54th percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)52nd percentile+24 vs school

African American (2026)42nd percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2026)38th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)30th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2026)26th percentile~ school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)23rd percentile-5 vs school

White (2026)17th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading45%-9 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 vs state

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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
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
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
Candlewood Stem Academy Pk-1	Public	PK, KG-1	3635 Candleglenn	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 662-1060	199	12	16.9	82.9%	12 (6.0%)	51 (25.6%)	124 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)								(n/a)
William Paschall Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6351 Lakeview Dr	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 666-4113	723	41	17.4	67.6%	48 (6.6%)	129 (17.8%)	508 (70.3%)	16 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.6%)	23.8	3826^th of 4627 public elementary schools	17.3%		15.9	4238^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.9%	412	44.4		33.3	5.6		22.2	26.2	44.2	38.2	21.5	47.4	28.4	$9,317
Woodlake Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5501 Lk Bend E	San Antonio	78244	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 945-3920	639	33	19.4	85.8%	56 (8.8%)	245 (38.3%)	293 (45.9%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31 (4.9%)	8	4538^th of 4627 public elementary schools	1.9%		7.9	4540^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.4%	2							19.8	28.1	37.5	11.5	8.1	28.7	$8,997
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
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
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
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
Park Village Blended Learning Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	5855 E Midcrown Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	Judson Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 637-4890	376	26	14.1	85.4%	35 (9.3%)	69 (18.4%)	240 (63.8%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	19 (5.1%)	4.9	4586^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.9%		7.8	4546^th of 4651 public elementary schools	2.3%	40							15.6	18.3	18.2	15.9	25.0	6.1	$13,635

Frequently Asked Questions about James L Masters

What schools do graduates of James L Masters attend?

Students who attend James L Masters usually go on to attend:

Middle : Henry Metzger Middle
High : Karen Wagner High School

How many students attend James L Masters?

In the 2024-25 school year, 713 students attended James L Masters.

Is James L Masters a good school?

James L Masters ranks 3327^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What district is James L Masters in?

Judson Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of James L Masters?

Students at James L Masters are 55% Hispanic, 30% African American, 7% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

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