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Galm Elementary

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Galm Elementary ranks 1274 th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1274^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Galm Elementary in San Antonio, TX, is a PK-5 school serving 541 students in the Northside Independent School District (Isd), and it has staged an impressive turnaround, rocketing from the 14th percentile statewide in 2021-2022 to a 4-star rating in the 72nd percentile for the 2025-2026 school year.

This school’s most remarkable feature is its rapid improvement, especially in math. In the most recent testing year, Galm’s 3rd-grade math proficiency rate of 65.67% was a massive outlier—25 percentage points higher than the district average and 21 points higher than the state average. This score even rivals the nearby charter school Basis San Antonio Pri - Jack Lewis Junior Campus (67.48%), making Galm the only traditional public school in the area that can compete with that high-performing charter in key subjects. For example, in 5th-grade Reading, Galm (68.69%) is also competitive with Basis (84.38%). This success is even more striking when compared to its nearest neighbor, Cody Elementary, which serves a higher-poverty population but ranks in the bottom 34% of schools, showing that Galm’s strategies are proving effective despite similar challenges.

However, the school’s performance is not uniform. While it excels in early math and reading, its 4th-grade scores in both Reading (52.22%) and Math (45.05%) fall below state averages, suggesting a potential bottleneck in that grade. Additionally, while Galm serves its White and Multi-racial students exceptionally well (ranking in the 82nd and 75th percentiles statewide, respectively), its "At Risk" students ranked in the bottom 9th percentile in the most recent data, indicating an equity gap that needs attention. Science is also a growth area, with scores trending positively but remaining volatile. Overall, Galm is a compelling choice for families seeking a school with a strong upward trajectory and a focus on early math and literacy, though it’s important to be aware of the uneven performance across grade levels and student groups.

541

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,529

Per pupil spending ?

47%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1454 Saxon Hill Dr
San Antonio, TX 78253-5922

(210) 397-1150

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Galm Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luna Middle
High:	Brennan High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.4%

White:

17.0%

African American:

9.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 68th percentile in 2016 → 72nd in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (58% vs 51% meeting standards)

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

✓Above the Texas median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school58%

District avg49%

Texas avg51%

1,274^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From top 32% (2016) to top 28% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 83Elementary Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

475^th of 951Northside 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	66.8	1274 of 4627	72.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.1	2016 of 4651	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.5	2091 of 4710	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.5	3541 of 4647	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	3958 of 4581	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.4	3074 of 4578	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	1836 of 4479	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1738 of 4359	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	2090 of 4329	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.9	1373 of 4286	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.3	1412 of 4320	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	74.7	971 of 4260	77.2%	★★★★☆
2013	66.4	1356 of 4221	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	50.7	2232 of 4206	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	66.0	1438 of 4095	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	65.1	1462 of 3937	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	1404 of 3884	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	58.6	1741 of 3768	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	60.0	1668 of 3724	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	73.1	841 of 3476	75.8%	★★★★☆
2005	74.6	722 of 3475	79.2%	★★★★☆
2004	71.9	877 of 3465	74.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.3	1025 of 2406	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	35.7	1293 of 1905	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2078 of 2443	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	2172 of 2421	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.6	2390 of 2444	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	1764 of 2515	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1775 of 2483	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	19.6	4080 of 4461	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	4077 of 4331	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	53.2	1759 of 4295	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.7	2907 of 4240	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.0	1523 of 4575	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	55.6	1479 of 3744	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	1264 of 4658	72.9%	★★★★☆
2023	29.1	3468 of 4588	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	3865 of 4561	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.7	3088 of 4499	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.3	1639 of 4348	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	1979 of 4306	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.4	1237 of 3075	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.1	1641 of 2619	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	2138 of 2980	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	39.2	2236 of 2958	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	78.6	426 of 3006	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	68.9	893 of 3184	72.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	1245 of 3106	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	63.0	1291 of 4413	70.7%	★★★★☆
2025	49.4	1765 of 3644	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.5	1741 of 4465	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.2	3148 of 4401	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.6	4117 of 4376	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	29.4	3271 of 4329	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1947 of 4188	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	1731 of 4168	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	53.4	1886 of 4520	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.4	2389 of 3705	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.3	2534 of 4594	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.3	3697 of 4521	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	3922 of 4477	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.7	3874 of 4451	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.2	2335 of 4309	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.9	2048 of 4264	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	1030 of 4582	77.5%	★★★★☆
2025	49.8	1733 of 3739	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	2964 of 4647	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.9	3544 of 4585	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	3976 of 4563	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.5	2940 of 4498	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	2099 of 4357	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	1503 of 4319	65.2%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	72.6	272 of 1106	75.4%	★★★★☆
2025	70.5	248 of 975	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	51.5	553 of 1112	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	83.8	108 of 1046	89.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	41.7	2350 of 4301	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	34.9	2418 of 3549	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3008 of 4292	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.1	2304 of 4086	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	2884 of 3952	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.8	1326 of 3799	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1400 of 3684	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	1404 of 3558	60.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.7	536 of 3006	82.2%	★★★★☆
2025	73.6	556 of 2612	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	771 of 3108	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	24.6	2613 of 3106	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.6	2247 of 3082	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.0	2107 of 3082	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.3	1225 of 3142	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.4	1335 of 3127	57.3%	★★★☆☆

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)82nd percentile+10 vs school

Male (2026)78th percentile+5 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)75th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)71st percentile~ school

Female (2026)67th percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)60th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)58th percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)57th percentile-15 vs school

Special Education (2026)45th percentile-27 vs school

At Risk (2022)9th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading61%+7 vs state

Mathematics54%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)		STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)		STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Galm Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1454 Saxon Hill Dr	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1150	541	38	14.2	47.0%	92 (17.0%)	50 (9.2%)	359 (66.4%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.3%)	66.8	1274^th of 4627 public elementary schools	72.5%		52.1	2016^th of 4651 public elementary schools	56.7%	742								61.5	52.2	68.7				65.7	45.1	54.6				$11,529
Ott Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 N Grosenbacher	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5550	606	45	13.3	58.3%	85 (14.0%)	51 (8.4%)	427 (70.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	36 (5.9%)	45.6	2356^th of 4627 public elementary schools	49.1%		40.9	2715^th of 4651 public elementary schools	41.6%	359								58.7	48.2	52.7				37.7	47.2	40.4				$11,587
Harmony School Of Science- San Antonio	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	5566 Wiseman Blvd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Harmony Public Schools - South Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 267-9954	602	35	17.1	42.4%	103 (17.1%)	113 (18.8%)	291 (48.3%)	57 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (6.1%)	54	1908^th of 4627 public elementary schools	58.8%		59.1	1623^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	65.1%	285					60.7	85.4	81.0	39.7	55.8	50.0	58.5	74.7	69.1	47.4	53.3	41.4	50.5	72.9	34.8	$12,571
Lewis Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Seascape Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-2650	437	34	12.8	56.5%	55 (12.6%)	26 (5.9%)	344 (78.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.3%)	51.8	2019^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.4%		38.5	2891^st of 4651 public elementary schools	37.8%	872								64.7	47.9	60.8				50.0	33.8	41.1				$12,343
Forester Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10726 Rousseau	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-0200	723	54	13.5	63.5%	57 (7.9%)	21 (2.9%)	608 (84.1%)	7 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (3.9%)	61.2	1564^th of 4627 public elementary schools	66.2%		57.5	1697^th of 4651 public elementary schools	63.5%	133	33.3	45.0	42.9	35.0				55.2	51.0	63.9				44.9	53.5	53.7				$10,548
Mora Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1520 American Lotus	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2400	569	36	15.8	54.3%	69 (12.1%)	40 (7.0%)	426 (74.9%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (4.9%)	50.6	2081^st of 4627 public elementary schools	55.0%		41.3	2692^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	42.1%	611	40.0							62.6	58.7	53.8				41.3	47.8	29.0				$11,389
Basis San Antonio Pri - Jack Lewis Junior Campus	Public, Charter	K-5	3303 N Ellison Dr	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 981-1071	605	36	16.5		98 (16.2%)	86 (14.2%)	251 (41.5%)	127 (21.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (6.9%)	84.3	600^th of 4627 public elementary schools	87.0%		64.2	1368^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.6%	768								84.4	72.3	84.4				67.5	53.7	52.1				$7,354
Lieck Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	12600 Reid Ranch	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1450	631	40	15.9	39.6%	97 (15.4%)	65 (10.3%)	414 (65.6%)	17 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	37 (5.9%)	63.3	1445^th of 4627 public elementary schools	68.8%		68	1210^th of 4651 public elementary schools	74.0%	235								55.8	63.0	65.0				46.2	45.9	52.5				$9,673
Cody Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	10403 Dugas Dr	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1650	480	45	10.6	78.5%	26 (5.4%)	17 (3.5%)	421 (87.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	12 (2.5%)	35.4	3054^th of 4627 public elementary schools	34.0%		28	3552^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	23.6%	498	33.3		16.7					51.6	44.9	38.9				42.2	40.0	34.7				$12,401
Murnin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	9019 Dugas	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-4550	662	50	13.3	70.5%	49 (7.4%)	48 (7.3%)	537 (81.1%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.3%)	52	2013^th of 4627 public elementary schools	56.5%		34.6	3156^th of 4651 public elementary schools	32.1%	1143								60.4	49.1	59.6				42.2	40.7	47.9				$11,485

Frequently Asked Questions about Galm Elementary

How many students attend Galm Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Galm Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Galm Elementary?

Students at Galm Elementary are 66% Hispanic, 17% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Galm Elementary attend?

Students who attend Galm Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luna Middle
High : Brennan High School

Is Galm Elementary a good school?

Galm Elementary ranks 1274^th of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Galm Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

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