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Wanke Elementary

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Wanke Elementary ranks 1794 th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1794^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,643 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Wanke Elementary is a mid-sized school in San Antonio, TX, serving 590 students in grades PK-5 within the Northside Independent School District (Isd), and it offers a stable, middle-of-the-pack academic experience with a few standout strengths that set it apart from nearby schools.

Wanke’s most impressive feature is its exceptional support for specific student groups. The school ranks in the 90th percentile statewide for its Special Education students and the 85th percentile for its African American students, making it a top choice for families seeking strong programs in these areas. Additionally, its bilingual program (Spanish) is a clear winner, with 3rd graders outperforming both the district and state in reading and math on Spanish-language STAAR tests. However, the school shows some inconsistency: 4th-grade math scores can swing dramatically from year to year (e.g., jumping from 34% to 66% proficiency), and 5th-grade science is a persistent weak spot, with only 15% of students proficient in 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools, Wanke sits in a unique economic middle ground—less affluent than Carson Elementary and Kuentz Elementary, but more so than Carnahan Elementary, which struggles with a 71% poverty rate and ranks in the bottom 20% of Texas schools. Wanke’s 49% free/reduced lunch rate and 61st percentile ranking show it’s outperforming its more challenged neighbor by a wide margin.

For parents, Wanke is a solid, reliable choice, but not the top academic option in the area. Higher-performing schools like Steubing Elementary and Braun Station Elementary (both 4-star ratings) consistently score higher in math and reading, though they serve more affluent populations. Wanke’s gender gap is also notable—it’s more effective with male students (69th percentile) than female students (53rd percentile)—and its year-to-year performance can be unpredictable, depending heavily on the specific group of kids in each grade. Overall, if you value strong support for diverse learners and a bilingual program, Wanke is a great fit; if you prioritize top-tier test scores across the board, you might look at its higher-ranked neighbors.

590

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,817

Per pupil spending ?

49.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

10419 Old Prue Rd
San Antonio, TX 78249

(210) 397-6700

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Wanke Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Stinson Middle
High:	Brandeis High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.1%

White:

14.7%

African American:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 44th percentile in 2024 → 61st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 61st (2026) from a 44th-percentile low (2024)

✓Above the Texas median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school50%

District avg48%

Texas avg50%

1,794^th of 4,643

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 12 pts since 2016

From top 27% (2016) to top 39% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	56.4	1794 of 4643	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2025	50.3	2129 of 4651	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.5	2629 of 4710	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	2047 of 4647	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.0	1748 of 4581	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	49.1	2087 of 4578	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.4	1748 of 4479	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	1978 of 4359	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	54.4	1741 of 4329	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	1139 of 4286	73.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.1	1264 of 4320	70.7%	★★★★☆
2014	68.6	1282 of 4260	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	81.8	576 of 4221	86.4%	★★★★☆
2012	79.6	680 of 4206	83.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.5	724 of 4095	82.3%	★★★★☆
2010	76.5	692 of 3937	82.4%	★★★★☆
2009	80.9	439 of 3884	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.9	651 of 3768	82.7%	★★★★☆
2007	69.1	1132 of 3724	69.6%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.8	372 of 2414	84.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.3	541 of 2515	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	87.3	163 of 2483	93.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	64.4	384 of 1045	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	605 of 1009	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.7	630 of 1005	37.3%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	56.5	1640 of 4461	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	33.5	3087 of 4331	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.4	1815 of 4295	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.8	2899 of 4240	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	1615 of 2918	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	2058 of 3668	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.0	1574 of 3556	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	1464 of 3487	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	2595 of 3446	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.9	1134 of 3333	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.8	1025 of 3226	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	48.9	2168 of 4588	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	45.5	1989 of 3744	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	2775 of 4658	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.4	2193 of 4588	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.8	1799 of 4561	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	1945 of 4499	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.2	1495 of 4348	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.1	2227 of 4306	48.3%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.8	1541 of 3080	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	61.4	1207 of 2619	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	1215 of 2980	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1825 of 2958	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.0	1484 of 3006	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	1350 of 3184	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.7	1035 of 3106	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	58.4	1573 of 4425	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	52.1	1615 of 3644	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	2664 of 4465	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.6	1740 of 4401	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.9	1465 of 4376	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	2327 of 4329	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	1719 of 4188	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	2164 of 4168	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	44.3	2564 of 4535	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	55.5	1442 of 3705	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	3575 of 4594	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	3323 of 4521	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2554 of 4477	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	3169 of 4451	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.4	3099 of 4309	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.0	2701 of 4264	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	62.4	1437 of 4597	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	61.5	1236 of 3739	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.7	2195 of 4647	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	1944 of 4585	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.7	1777 of 4563	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	46.3	2182 of 4498	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	2066 of 4357	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.8	1854 of 4319	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2024	40.6	739 of 1128	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.9	907 of 1099	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	896 of 1004	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	624 of 961	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.1	513 of 1112	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.7	322 of 1046	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	61.7	1077 of 4308	75.0%	★★★★☆
2025	79.7	349 of 3549	90.2%	★★★★★
2024	67.6	901 of 4292	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	822 of 4086	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	39.9	2275 of 3952	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.8	1270 of 3799	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	1067 of 3684	71.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	1031 of 3558	71.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	47.8	1660 of 3015	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	56.5	1112 of 2612	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.3	1864 of 3108	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	1527 of 3106	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	1556 of 3082	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.8	1667 of 3082	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1702 of 3142	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	2194 of 3127	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2026)85th percentile+23 vs school

Special Education (2026)75th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2026)69th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2026)64th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2024)63rd percentile+19 vs school

At Risk (2022)63rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)53rd percentile-9 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)50th percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)43rd percentile-18 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)34th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading56%~ state avg

Mathematics49%~ state avg

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	Total
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
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
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
Braun Station Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8631 Tezel Rd	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1550	332	43	7.6	41.0%	94 (28.3%)	4 (1.2%)	222 (66.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	67	1268^th of 4643 public elementary schools	72.7%		72.6	1021^st of 4651 public elementary schools	78.0%	247							49.2	55.4	61.9	58.5	58.5	58.7		$20,848
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
Carson Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8151 Old Tezel Rd	San Antonio	78250	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-1100	488	38	13.0	36.7%	96 (19.7%)	12 (2.5%)	361 (74.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (3.3%)	61.5	1552^nd of 4643 public elementary schools	66.6%		55.7	1792^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	61.5%	240							66.1	60.9	58.6	50.0	50.0	44.2		$11,526
Carnahan Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6839 Babcock Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-5850	528	47	11.2	71.8%	93 (17.6%)	39 (7.4%)	249 (47.2%)	85 (16.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (11.6%)	57	1766^th of 4643 public elementary schools	62.0%		23.4	3828^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.7%	2062							59.4	56.1	50.7	44.9	61.4	43.7		$11,763
Alternative Elementary	Public	4-5	6839 Babcock Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8500	2	2	.9	—	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														$43,232
Boone Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	6614 Springtime Dr	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-1450	458	39	11.7	65.9%	57 (12.4%)	26 (5.7%)	336 (73.4%)	16 (3.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.6%)	31	3381^st of 4643 public elementary schools	27.2%		29.5	3466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.5%	85							34.0	41.7	54.1	30.8	25.8	45.3		$12,811
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Wanke Elementary

What schools do graduates of Wanke Elementary attend?

Students who attend Wanke Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Stinson Middle
High : Brandeis High School

What district is Wanke Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Wanke Elementary?

Students at Wanke Elementary are 76% Hispanic, 15% White, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Wanke Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 590 students attended Wanke Elementary.

Is Wanke Elementary a good school?

Wanke Elementary ranks 1794^th of 4643 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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2015–16 through 2025–26 immunization rates (updated)Oct 20, 2026

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 30, 2026

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

2021–22 through 2023–24 school spending dataJan 10, 2026

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