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Pershing Elementary

Q: Is Pershing Elementary a good school?

Pershing Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Texas elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Pershing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Pershing Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Pershing Elementary?

Students at Pershing Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of Pershing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pershing Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Davis Middle High : Houston High School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

3787^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Pershing Elementary in San Antonio, TX, is a PK-5 school in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) serving 309 students in a high-poverty area, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch. After a decade of being one of the lowest-performing schools in Texas, Pershing has made a dramatic turnaround, jumping from the 0th percentile in 2024-2025 to the 18th percentile in 2025-2026—its highest ranking in over ten years. This sharp improvement is the largest single-year gain among nearby schools like Cameron Elementary and Washington Elementary, which have shown more gradual changes.

A standout strength is Pershing’s 3rd-grade math performance, where 50% of students achieved proficiency in English, nearly double the district average and above the state average. This even surpasses nearby charter schools like Idea Carver Academy (35.21%) and Idea Eastside Academy (20%). The school’s bilingual program is also a bright spot, with 3rd-grade math in Spanish reaching 53.33% proficiency—well above district and state averages—and competitive reading scores in Spanish for 4th and 5th grades. This contrasts with Washington Elementary, which had 0% proficiency in 3rd-grade Spanish assessments. The improvement is systemic, with all student subgroups, including Hispanic and Special Education students, seeing significant gains.

Despite these successes, a critical challenge remains in science, where only 4.17% of 5th graders were proficient in English and 0% in Spanish in 2024-2025. Pershing’s per-student spending ($12,505) is higher than the Idea charter schools but lower than some SAISD peers like Cameron ($16,117), suggesting the turnaround is driven by effective instruction rather than just funding. While the school still has work to do, the 2025-2026 data offers the strongest evidence in years that Pershing is on a positive trajectory, closing the gap with higher-performing schools in the area.

309

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,973

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Sandmeyer St
San Antonio, TX 78208-1699

(210) 738-9820

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Pershing Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Davis Middle
High:	Houston High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.1%

African American:

11.0%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 7th percentile in 2015 → <1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (35% vs 50% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school35%

District avg36%

Texas avg50%

3,787^th of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 46Elementary Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

776^th of 951San Antonio 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
2025	4.3	4628 of 4651	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	4448 of 4710	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.1	4579 of 4647	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	4354 of 4581	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.7	4499 of 4578	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	4317 of 4479	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	4165 of 4359	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.4	4299 of 4329	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	4223 of 4286	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.4	4026 of 4320	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	31.2	3352 of 4260	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	3119 of 4221	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	40.8	2845 of 4206	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	40.8	2906 of 4095	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	3818 of 3937	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.8	3879 of 3884	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	3713 of 3768	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.5	3551 of 3724	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.1	3052 of 3476	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	4.1	3452 of 3475	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	25.4	3022 of 3465	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	1889 of 1905	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	2407 of 2443	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	2145 of 2421	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	2259 of 2444	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	2355 of 2515	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1862 of 2483	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	1.7	999 of 1009	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	1003 of 1005	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	27.7	3650 of 4461	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.2	4212 of 4331	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	4017 of 4295	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	4018 of 4240	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	2588 of 2918	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	3255 of 3668	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	2822 of 3556	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.3	1807 of 3487	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.7	2734 of 3446	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	2992 of 3333	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	2355 of 3226	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	3677 of 3744	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.6	4251 of 4658	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	4143 of 4588	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4199 of 4561	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.3	4395 of 4499	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	4242 of 4348	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4204 of 4306	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	3583 of 3644	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	4141 of 4465	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	4325 of 4401	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4034 of 4376	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.8	4232 of 4329	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	3944 of 4188	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	4018 of 4168	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	3660 of 3705	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4274 of 4594	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	4465 of 4521	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	4131 of 4477	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.4	4332 of 4451	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4104 of 4309	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	4004 of 4264	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	3705 of 3739	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	4463 of 4647	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.5	4568 of 4585	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	4256 of 4563	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	4395 of 4498	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4117 of 4357	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	3975 of 4319	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	3456 of 3549	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4233 of 4292	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	4035 of 4086	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	3584 of 3952	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.6	3518 of 3799	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	2135 of 3684	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.0	2987 of 3558	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

At Risk (2022)18th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Asian (2019)1st percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Reading38%-16 vs state

Mathematics34%-13 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 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 Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I 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 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Pershing Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Sandmeyer St	San Antonio	78208	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9820	309	20	15.4	97.4%	6 (1.9%)	34 (11.0%)	263 (85.1%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	24.4	3787^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.2%		4.3	4628^th of 4651 public elementary schools	0.5%	841	13.3	40.0	33.3	53.3	35.0	16.7		38.9	31.3	45.8				50.0	28.1	29.2					$13,973
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1823 Nolan St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9840	381	23	16.6	99.2%	10 (2.6%)	70 (18.4%)	296 (77.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	28.1	3557^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.1%		23.3	3832^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	17.6%	275	37.5	30.0	22.2	37.5	50.0	25.0		36.1	40.0	41.2				33.3	42.5	37.1					$11,526
Bowden Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	515 Willow St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9770	439	28	15.7	96.1%	20 (4.6%)	24 (5.5%)	378 (86.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	12 (2.7%)	9	4521^st of 4627 public elementary schools	2.3%		6.5	4581^st of 4651 public elementary schools	1.5%	60	0.0	40.0	50.0	20.0	80.0	33.3	72.7	21.9	21.1	23.1	22.9	25.7	21.4	6.5	29.0	16.7	25.7	3.9	33.3	17.1	$13,409
Celebrate Dyslexia School	Public, Charter	K-2	2800 Broadway	San Antonio	78209	Bexar County	Celebrate Dyslexia Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 942-8668	61	5	12.2		13 (21.3%)	1 (1.6%)	43 (70.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.6%)	0.9	4627^th of 4627 public elementary schools	0.0%					(n/a)								0.0	15.4					2.5	0.0
Cameron Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3635 Belgium Ln	San Antonio	78219	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 978-7960	344	19	18.2	96.5%	9 (2.6%)	162 (47.1%)	159 (46.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	10 (2.9%)	29.8	3437^th of 4627 public elementary schools	25.7%		25.3	3711^th of 4651 public elementary schools	20.2%	274								33.3	36.4	47.1				25.6	40.9	52.9					$14,783
Idea Carver Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	468	22	21.0	77.6%	22 (4.7%)	33 (7.1%)	410 (87.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	3788^th of 4627 public elementary schools	18.1%		41.9	2643^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	43.2%	1145								38.6	34.0	52.6				35.2	19.2	35.9					$11,021
Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	115 W Josephine St	San Antonio	78212	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 738-9795	740	51	14.4	75.5%	41 (5.5%)	19 (2.6%)	659 (89.1%)	11 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.2%)	19.5	4067^th of 4627 public elementary schools	12.1%		26.5	3640^th of 4651 public elementary schools	21.7%	427		33.3					62.5	37.3	34.6	50.0	39.5	48.6	44.9	23.5	17.9	20.6	23.4	9.8	24.7	29.0	$11,337
Idea Eastside Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2519 Martin Luther King Dr	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4800	392	17	23.2	97.4%	11 (2.8%)	70 (17.9%)	310 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28.5	3525^th of 4627 public elementary schools	23.8%		33.5	3226^th of 4651 public elementary schools	30.6%	299		33.3			16.7			37.5	41.7	65.0				20.0	21.7	36.7					$11,587
Smith Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	823 S Gevers St	San Antonio	78203	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3360	408	31	12.9	95.6%	13 (3.2%)	37 (9.1%)	357 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21.6	3965^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.3%		17	4182^nd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%	217	40.0	20.0	85.7	40.0	40.0	85.7		36.8	20.6	38.3				29.0	35.3	40.4					$13,123
Driscoll Madison Square Child Development Center	Public, Charter	PK-K	319 Camden St	San Antonio	78215	Bexar County	Driscoll Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(361) 933-2064	55				5 (9.1%)	2 (3.6%)	46 (83.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.6%)								(n/a)																					$12,455

Frequently Asked Questions about Pershing Elementary

What schools do graduates of Pershing Elementary attend?

Students who attend Pershing Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Davis Middle
High : Houston High School

How many students attend Pershing Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 309 students attended Pershing Elementary.

What district is Pershing Elementary in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Is Pershing Elementary a good school?

Pershing Elementary ranks in the bottom 18.2% of Texas elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Pershing Elementary?

Students at Pershing Elementary are 85% Hispanic, 11% African American, 2% White.

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