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Helotes Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

203^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 96% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Helotes Elementary is a small, high-performing public school in Helotes, TX, serving 316 students from Pre-K through 5th grade within the Northside Independent School District (Isd). This school has earned a 5-star rating for four consecutive years and ranks in the top 5% of elementary schools in Texas, a testament to its consistent academic excellence.

Helotes Elementary stands out dramatically from its nearby peers. It is the highest-ranked school in its immediate area, outperforming even its closest competitor, Beard Elementary, by a significant margin in statewide rankings. For example, in 5th grade reading, 90.38% of Helotes students were proficient, compared to just 57.71% across the district and 58.47% statewide. This exceptional performance is consistent across all student groups, including those receiving special education services, indicating a highly effective and equitable instructional model. The school's small size may contribute to its success, allowing for a more personalized learning environment and targeted interventions that larger schools like Wanke Elementary (with 590 students) could learn from.

While Helotes Elementary excels in reading and math, it shares a common challenge with other area schools: a "science gap." In 5th grade science, only 41.82% of students were proficient, a notable drop from their 81.82% proficiency in reading. This is a clear area for growth, though even the high-performing Beard Elementary only achieved 52.83% proficiency in science. Overall, Helotes Elementary offers a top-tier education with a strong sense of community, making it an excellent choice for families seeking a school that consistently delivers outstanding academic results.

316

Students ?

14.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$12,155

Per pupil spending ?

17.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

13878 Riggs Rd
Helotes, TX 78023-3916

(210) 397-3800

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Helotes Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Garcia Middle
High:	O'Connor High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.8%

White:

38.9%

Two or more races:

6.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 85th percentile in 2016 → 96th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (79% vs 51% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 4% of Texas elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2016

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school79%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

203^rd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 4%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From top 15% (2016) to top 4% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 83Elementary Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

468^th of 947Northside 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	94.3	203 of 4643	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	93.1	269 of 4651	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.4	233 of 4710	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	89.5	398 of 4647	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	461 of 4581	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	649 of 4578	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	81.6	640 of 4479	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	547 of 4359	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	83.8	588 of 4329	86.4%	★★★★☆
2016	82.4	623 of 4286	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.5	824 of 4320	80.9%	★★★★☆
2014	87.3	335 of 4260	92.1%	★★★★★
2013	83.8	487 of 4221	88.5%	★★★★☆
2012	82.6	533 of 4206	87.3%	★★★★☆
2011	83.8	242 of 4095	94.1%	★★★★★
2010	83.9	210 of 3937	94.7%	★★★★★
2009	85.6	181 of 3884	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	87.3	90 of 3768	97.6%	★★★★★
2007	84.3	185 of 3724	95.0%	★★★★★
2006	82.9	266 of 3476	92.3%	★★★★★
2005	80.4	439 of 3475	87.4%	★★★★☆
2004	82.1	302 of 3465	91.3%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	76.6	548 of 4461	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	60.9	1165 of 4331	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	54.9	1643 of 4295	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	61.8	1209 of 4240	71.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	94.5	155 of 4588	96.6%	★★★★★
2025	86.7	356 of 3744	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	299 of 4658	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	89.6	344 of 4588	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	81.6	622 of 4561	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.5	673 of 4499	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	694 of 4348	84.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.3	614 of 4306	85.7%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.2	644 of 3080	79.1%	★★★★☆
2025	71.2	623 of 2619	76.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	536 of 2980	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.3	966 of 2958	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	76.1	601 of 3006	80.0%	★★★★☆
2019	69.9	829 of 3184	74.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	853 of 3106	72.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.8	158 of 4425	96.4%	★★★★★
2025	92.7	125 of 3644	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	76 of 4465	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	84.2	396 of 4401	91.0%	★★★★★
2022	82.3	440 of 4376	89.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.1	446 of 4329	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	85.4	308 of 4188	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.7	314 of 4168	92.5%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.7	684 of 4535	84.9%	★★★★☆
2025	71.6	663 of 3705	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	89.7	174 of 4594	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	69.4	941 of 4521	79.2%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	707 of 4477	84.2%	★★★★☆
2021	58.8	1472 of 4451	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	2047 of 4309	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	1866 of 4264	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	91.2	272 of 4597	94.1%	★★★★★
2025	93.6	170 of 3739	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	212 of 4647	95.4%	★★★★★
2023	81.7	648 of 4585	85.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	473 of 4563	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.1	581 of 4498	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.6	622 of 4357	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.3	522 of 4319	87.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	84.7	322 of 4308	92.5%	★★★★★
2025	84.8	235 of 3549	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	85.6	298 of 4292	93.1%	★★★★★
2023	84.5	299 of 4086	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	86.7	209 of 3952	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	51.8	1325 of 3799	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.3	473 of 3684	87.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.7	541 of 3558	84.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	90.6	86 of 3015	97.1%	★★★★★
2025	85.0	214 of 2612	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.4	313 of 3108	89.9%	★★★★☆
2023	82.8	325 of 3106	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	506 of 3082	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	72.5	649 of 3082	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	64.0	1011 of 3142	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	759 of 3127	75.7%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)94th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)93rd percentile-3 vs school

At Risk (2022)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile-11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)79th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading83%+29 vs state

Mathematics74%+27 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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
Helotes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	13878 Riggs Rd	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3800	316	22	14.4	17.7%	123 (38.9%)	1 (0.3%)	167 (52.8%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.6%)	94.3	203^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	95.6%		93.1	269^th of 4651 public elementary schools	94.2%	66							75.4	85.2	90.4		72.3	64.8	86.5		$12,155
Kuentz Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12303 Leslie Rd	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8050	517	42	12.3	28.2%	145 (28.0%)	15 (2.9%)	321 (62.1%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (5.4%)	64.1	1402^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	69.8%		63.8	1396^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.0%	6							60.0	52.3	68.5		51.4	43.7	57.3		$13,317
Beard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8725 Sonoma Pkwy	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6600	499	36	13.8	12.0%	151 (30.3%)	20 (4.0%)	246 (49.3%)	57 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.8%)	90.6	338^th of 4643 public elementary schools	92.7%		94.9	189^th of 4651 public elementary schools	95.9%	149							70.7	75.6	83.5		60.0	65.1	81.2		$9,842
Los Reyes Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10785 Triana Pkwy	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1200	438	35	12.4	22.8%	129 (29.5%)	5 (1.1%)	279 (63.7%)	8 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.9%)	85.1	576^th of 4643 public elementary schools	87.6%		72.4	1024^th of 4651 public elementary schools	78.0%	448							66.2	76.7	74.3		54.1	69.9	65.3		$11,919
Steubing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11655 Braefield	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4350	436	36	12.0	40.4%	86 (19.7%)	39 (8.9%)	214 (49.1%)	51 (11.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (10.6%)	67.2	1261^st of 4643 public elementary schools	72.8%		75.6	912^th of 4651 public elementary schools	80.4%	349							50.0	62.2	62.8		44.1	61.0	60.3		$14,070
Krueger Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9900 Wildhorse Pkwy	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-3850	477	37	12.8	34.6%	121 (25.4%)	13 (2.7%)	314 (65.8%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	21 (4.4%)	60.3	1608^th of 4643 public elementary schools	65.4%		61	1529^th of 4651 public elementary schools	67.1%	79							58.3	57.1	68.1		54.2	48.6	36.2		$12,110
Nichols Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9560 Braun Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4050	321	28	11.4	33.3%	67 (20.9%)	7 (2.2%)	227 (70.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.7%)	43.9	2461^st of 4643 public elementary schools	47.0%		61.8	1482^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.1%	979							48.0	66.7	49.1		42.0	34.8	38.6		$14,697
Scobee Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	11223 Cedar Park	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-0700	470	35	13.4	47.7%	106 (22.6%)	8 (1.7%)	325 (69.1%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	15 (3.2%)	43.1	2513^th of 4643 public elementary schools	45.9%		55.6	1800^th of 4651 public elementary schools	61.3%	713							66.7	46.4	55.2		48.2	33.7	33.3		$11,673
Wanke Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10419 Old Prue Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6700	590	45	13.1	49.5%	87 (14.7%)	20 (3.4%)	449 (76.1%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (3.4%)	56.4	1794^th of 4643 public elementary schools	61.4%		50.3	2129^th of 4651 public elementary schools	54.2%	335	50.0	42.9	12.5	50.0	11.1	12.5	51.7	60.5	55.0		38.3	66.2	42.9		$10,817
Sst Hill Country	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	9202 W Loop 1604 N	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 688-9758	675	38	17.6	47.1%	96 (14.2%)	50 (7.4%)	474 (70.2%)	42 (6.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.8%)	55.1	1862^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	59.9%		61.8	1486^th of 4651 public elementary schools	68.0%	376							40.0	59.3	68.2	56.5	41.9	43.9	47.8	45.8	$12,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Helotes Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Helotes Elementary?

Students at Helotes Elementary are 53% Hispanic, 39% White, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Helotes Elementary attend?

Students who attend Helotes Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Garcia Middle
High : O'Connor High School

What district is Helotes Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

How many students attend Helotes Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 316 students attended Helotes Elementary.

Is Helotes Elementary a good school?

Yes! Helotes Elementary is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 203^rd of 4643 Texas elementary schools.

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2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

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