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Powell Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3523^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Powell Elementary in San Antonio, TX, is a PK-5 school in the Northside Independent School District (Isd) serving 418 students in a high-poverty area, where over 84% qualify for free or reduced lunch. The school has faced significant challenges, ranking in the 24th percentile statewide (1-star rating) for the 2025-2026 school year, a steep decline from its peak in 2015-2016 when it ranked in the 71st percentile (4-star rating). This drop is sharper than at nearby schools like Driggers Elementary or Villarreal Elementary, which have consistently been in the 1-2 star range.

A standout strength is Powell’s performance with Special Education students, who ranked in the 77th percentile statewide (4-star rating) in 2025-2026—a dramatic jump from the 44th percentile the previous year. This suggests effective support systems, though it’s a recent development that needs monitoring. Academically, Reading is a relative bright spot, with average proficiency across grades 3-5 at 38.5% (compared to the district’s 53.9%), while Math lags at 36.6% (district: 43.6%). Notably, 4th graders exceeded the district in Math (47.89% vs. 45.28%). However, 3rd-grade performance is very low, with only 25.76% proficient in both Reading and Math, roughly half the district rate.

Despite its low overall ranking, Powell is the highest-performing among its five closest Northside ISD peers, outperforming Linton Elementary (2nd percentile), Glass Elementary (6th percentile), Oak Hills Terrace Elementary (5th percentile), and Villarreal (11th percentile). Only Esparza Elementary (46th percentile) does better in this cluster. However, nearby charter schools like Sst Discovery (55th percentile) and Idea Ingram Hills Academy (34th percentile) outperform Powell, offering families higher-performing options. Powell’s per-student spending ($11,410) is higher than some peers but yields low results, raising questions about resource allocation compared to SST Discovery, which spends similarly ($11,054) but achieves much better outcomes.

418

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,366

Per pupil spending ?

84.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6003 Thunder Dr
San Antonio, TX 78238-3499

(210) 397-0450

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Powell Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Ross Middle
High:	Holmes High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

10.0%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2016 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (38% vs 51% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 47 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school38%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

3,523^rd of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 47 pts since 2016

From top 29% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

64^th 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	28.8	3523 of 4643	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.0	3493 of 4651	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.9	2961 of 4710	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.1	3453 of 4647	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3250 of 4581	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2880 of 4578	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	3054 of 4479	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	3009 of 4359	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.4	2219 of 4329	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	70.7	1227 of 4286	71.4%	★★★★☆
2015	78.3	838 of 4320	80.6%	★★★★☆
2014	60.8	1711 of 4260	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	71.9	1083 of 4221	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	70.6	1105 of 4206	73.7%	★★★★☆
2011	69.7	1202 of 4095	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	77.1	645 of 3937	83.6%	★★★★☆
2009	67.3	1281 of 3884	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	75.9	703 of 3768	81.3%	★★★★☆
2007	52.5	2090 of 3724	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.8	1334 of 3476	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	59.8	1535 of 3475	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.6	1776 of 3465	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.8	1378 of 2414	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1229 of 2421	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	75.2	323 of 2444	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	46.3	1284 of 2515	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	15.8	2360 of 2483	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	932 of 1000	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	705 of 814	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	36.3	3070 of 4461	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.0	4048 of 4331	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.2	3243 of 4295	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	3739 of 4240	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.2	1218 of 1646	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.6	1426 of 2918	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	78.3	362 of 3333	89.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	3688 of 4588	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.5	2774 of 3744	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.0	2961 of 4658	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	3392 of 4588	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	2950 of 4561	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.6	3026 of 4499	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.6	3088 of 4348	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.4	2660 of 4306	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.5	1433 of 3080	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	58.8	1333 of 2619	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.9	1353 of 2980	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1869 of 2958	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	78.8	410 of 3006	86.4%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	1178 of 3184	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	938 of 3106	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.3	3251 of 4425	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	37.4	2437 of 3644	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	2399 of 4465	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.9	3169 of 4401	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	3209 of 4376	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.2	3089 of 4329	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	2774 of 4188	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	2545 of 4168	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.1	3086 of 4535	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.8	2360 of 3705	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.2	1623 of 4594	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	3044 of 4521	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.4	3064 of 4477	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	2242 of 4451	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	2986 of 4309	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	2849 of 4264	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	33.8	3200 of 4597	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.5	2408 of 3739	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	2472 of 4647	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3443 of 4585	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	3459 of 4563	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	2778 of 4498	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	2869 of 4357	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	3274 of 4319	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.5	992 of 4308	77.0%	★★★★☆
2025	42.8	1985 of 3549	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.0	1831 of 4292	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	2635 of 4086	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.7	3190 of 3952	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	53.0	1258 of 3799	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.8	1545 of 3684	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	2683 of 3558	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	2279 of 3015	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.3	2356 of 2612	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1980 of 3142	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.9	1066 of 3127	65.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2026)77th percentile+53 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)53rd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2026)43rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)32nd percentile+8 vs school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile~ school

Male (2026)30th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2026)27th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2026)26th percentile~ school

White (2026)24th percentile~ school

Female (2026)20th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2026)7th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading39%-16 vs state

Mathematics37%-10 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 (2025)	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 Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	Total
Powell Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6003 Thunder Dr	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0450	418	32	13.0	84.2%	42 (10.0%)	21 (5.0%)	316 (75.6%)	30 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.2%)	28.8	3523^rd of 4643 public elementary schools	24.1%		29	3493^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	24.9%	30							25.8	50.7	39.1			25.8	47.9	36.2			$13,366
Sst Discovery	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	5707 Bandera Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 543-1111	508	38	13.2	69.7%	38 (7.5%)	25 (4.9%)	389 (76.6%)	41 (8.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.4%)	50.7	2085^th of 4643 public elementary schools	55.1%		43.4	2536^th of 4651 public elementary schools	45.5%	451							58.1	44.7	65.9	64.9	61.1	51.2	34.0	36.6	29.7	44.4	$12,957
Idea Ingram Hills Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	3115 Majestic Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3700	588	26	22.3	86.2%	41 (7.0%)	35 (6.0%)	503 (85.5%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	35.4	3069^th of 4643 public elementary schools	33.9%		55.3	1823^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	60.8%	1246							56.3	48.5	54.6			32.6	31.6	21.2			$9,621
Villarreal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2902 White Tail Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5800	532	46	11.5	83.5%	8 (1.5%)	17 (3.2%)	501 (94.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	18.6	4134^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.0%		24.4	3771^st of 4651 public elementary schools	18.9%	363	34.4	36.0	33.3	28.1	38.5	19.1	29.9	33.9	44.4			24.2	30.9	34.4			$11,378
Linton Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2103 Oakhill Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0750	368	33	11.1	82.3%	18 (4.9%)	37 (10.1%)	301 (81.8%)	8 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	9.1	4529^th of 4643 public elementary schools	2.5%		24.7	3746^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.5%	783							31.6	24.5	29.4			17.5	20.4	24.5			$14,291
Esparza Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5700 Hemphill Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1850	462	40	11.6	84.2%	10 (2.2%)	8 (1.7%)	439 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	43.1	2517^th of 4643 public elementary schools	45.8%		32.1	3303^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	29.0%	786	41.2	42.9	28.6	50.0	42.1	38.5	43.6	57.1	61.1			34.2	17.4	50.0			$13,065
Driggers Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6901 Shadow Mist	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5900	458	41	11.1	77.1%	42 (9.2%)	32 (7.0%)	372 (81.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	33	3236^th of 4643 public elementary schools	30.3%		25.7	3687^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.7%	451	60.0			0.0			44.8	34.3	54.0			31.0	32.8	46.9			$12,543
Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	6535 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-2634	101	8	12.4	81.2%	4 (4.0%)	10 (9.9%)	86 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18.9	4117^th of 4643 public elementary schools	11.3%		33.7	3215^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.9%	902							23.5	60.0	50.0			11.8	10.0	28.6			$13,003
Oak Hills Terrace Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5710 Cary Grant Dr	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-0550	392	35	11.2	71.7%	33 (8.4%)	48 (12.2%)	290 (74.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.6%)	12.5	4415^th of 4643 public elementary schools	4.9%		24.9	3728^th of 4651 public elementary schools	19.8%	687							37.0	34.2	40.0			19.6	13.9	21.4			$11,983
Glass Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	519 Clearview Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1950	384	34	11.1	84.9%	19 (4.9%)	32 (8.3%)	317 (82.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.9%)	14.4	4342^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	6.5%		13.6	4354^th of 4651 public elementary schools	6.4%	12							40.4	39.5	30.7			21.1	20.5	20.6			$13,451

Frequently Asked Questions about Powell Elementary

Is Powell Elementary a good school?

Powell Elementary ranks in the bottom 24.1% of Texas elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Powell Elementary attend?

Students who attend Powell Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Ross Middle
High : Holmes High School

What district is Powell Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Powell Elementary?

Students at Powell Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 10% White, 7% Asian, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Powell Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 418 students attended Powell Elementary.

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

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