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Mora Elementary

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Mora Elementary ranks 2081 st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2081^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 55% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Mora Elementary is a PK-5 school in San Antonio, TX, serving 569 students as part of the Northside Independent School District (Isd), and has shown remarkable improvement over the past five years, climbing from a low-performing school to one that now slightly exceeds the state average.

The school’s standout feature is its exceptionally strong bilingual program, which consistently produces top-tier results on Spanish-language STAAR exams. For example, in 4th-grade math, Mora students achieved an 83% proficiency rate, far outpacing the district’s 28% and the state’s 23%. This success is also reflected in strong outcomes for Hispanic students, who rank in the 62nd percentile statewide. However, the school faces a clear challenge in its English-language curriculum, particularly in upper-grade math and science. While 3rd and 4th graders often perform at or above district averages, 5th graders struggle significantly—only 29% were proficient in English math, compared to 45% district-wide. Nearby schools like Wernli Elementary (85th percentile) and Lieck Elementary (74th percentile) consistently outperform Mora in English subjects, while Cody Elementary (24th percentile) shares similar struggles in 5th-grade math.

Mora’s overall trajectory is one of a successful turnaround, but it must address the “5th-grade wall” in English subjects to ensure all students are prepared for middle school. Additionally, support for special education students has been inconsistent, with performance swinging from the 78th percentile to the 36th percentile in recent years. For parents, this school offers a powerful bilingual program and a clear upward trend, but it’s important to monitor how the school plans to strengthen its English-language instruction and provide more stable support for all learners.

569

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,389

Per pupil spending ?

54.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1520 American Lotus
San Antonio, TX 78245

(210) 398-2400

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Mora Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Luna Middle
High:	Brennan High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

74.9%

White:

12.1%

African American:

7.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 37th percentile in 2021 → 55th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2021

✓Above the Texas median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school49%

District avg49%

Texas avg50%

2,081^st of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 18 pts since 2021

From bottom 37% (2021) to top 45% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

38^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	50.6	2081 of 4627	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.3	2692 of 4651	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.3	2351 of 4710	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	3039 of 4647	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.9	3607 of 4581	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	2875 of 4578	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.9	1243 of 2406	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2300 of 2443	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	1382 of 2421	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	12.8	2397 of 2444	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	3691 of 4461	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	2867 of 4331	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1517 of 2918	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	1795 of 3668	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.7	2539 of 3556	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	3322 of 3487	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	39.6	2099 of 3446	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	54.7	1823 of 4575	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	51.6	1670 of 3744	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1933 of 4658	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.6	2873 of 4588	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	3491 of 4561	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	2592 of 4499	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.3	1679 of 3075	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	62.0	1169 of 2619	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	31.3	2513 of 2980	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	1954 of 2958	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.4	1712 of 3006	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	56.4	1683 of 4413	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	49.1	1778 of 3644	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	2559 of 4465	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	2849 of 4401	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.3	3895 of 4376	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.5	2680 of 4329	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	50.4	2104 of 4520	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	39.7	2369 of 3705	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.8	2352 of 4594	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	3085 of 4521	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4086 of 4477	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	32.9	3190 of 4451	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	45.7	2393 of 4582	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.1	2020 of 3739	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	2932 of 4647	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	3160 of 4585	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.9	3705 of 4563	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.5	3147 of 4498	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	359 of 975	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	7.6	1078 of 1099	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	710 of 1004	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	37.0	2743 of 4301	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	66.7	787 of 3549	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	1091 of 4292	74.6%	★★★★☆
2023	21.0	3731 of 4086	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	2621 of 3952	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.1	2248 of 3799	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	35.8	2131 of 3006	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	41.0	1679 of 2612	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	874 of 3108	71.9%	★★★★☆
2023	54.0	1445 of 3106	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.2	1408 of 3082	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.9	1184 of 3082	61.6%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)63rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2026)62nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2026)60th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)53rd percentile~ school

African American (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2026)48th percentile-7 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)45th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)36th percentile-19 vs school

White (2026)29th percentile-26 vs school

At Risk (2022)17th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading58%+4 vs state

Mathematics39%-8 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
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
Behlau Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2355 Camp Light Way	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-1000	623	42	15.0	37.9%	59 (9.5%)	62 (10.0%)	448 (71.9%)	16 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	30 (4.8%)	37	2950^th of 4627 public elementary schools	36.2%		43.1	2561^st of 4651 public elementary schools	44.9%	389							49.4	53.1	53.5	34.6	34.5	27.9	$10,344
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
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
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
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
Idea Burke Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	10434 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4650	730	31	23.1	59.9%	74 (10.1%)	94 (12.9%)	534 (73.2%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	45.7	2352^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	49.2%		62.7	1452^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	68.8%	900							65.3	54.2	68.3	29.0	23.1	33.3	$9,390
Big Country Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2250 Pue Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Southwest Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 645-7560	660	44	14.8	70.8%	45 (6.8%)	35 (5.3%)	564 (85.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.0%)	67.6	1242^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	73.2%		64.1	1377^th of 4651 public elementary schools	70.4%	135	40.0		22.2	90.0		11.1	64.0	50.6	61.5	52.8	56.6	57.3	$11,200
Wernli Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1881 Arcadia Path	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2450	737	49	15.0	35.3%	110 (14.9%)	116 (15.7%)	421 (57.1%)	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (10.0%)	67.4	1247^th of 4627 public elementary schools	73.0%		82.2	677^th of 4651 public elementary schools	85.4%	570							56.2	57.6	68.1	43.4	54.8	62.9	$9,350
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mora Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Mora Elementary?

Students at Mora Elementary are 75% Hispanic, 12% White, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Mora Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 569 students attended Mora Elementary.

Is Mora Elementary a good school?

Mora Elementary ranks 2081^st of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Mora Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mora Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Luna Middle
High : Brennan High School

What district is Mora Elementary in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

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

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2023–24 dropout rates & graduation ratesSep 17, 2025

2024–25 STAAR EOC & STAAR Spanish test scoresJun 23, 2025

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