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Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary

Public Grades PK, KG-5

4474^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,651 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary is an elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, serving 462 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the South San Antonio Independent School District (ISD), which is ranked 879 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 5-10% of Texas elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's performance on STAAR tests is significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. The school has a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with 98.92% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. When compared to nearby schools in the South San Antonio ISD, such as Roy Benavidez Elementary and Price Elementary, Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary is performing significantly worse.

The school's spending per student has increased over the years, from $10,039 in 2018-2019 to $11,918 in 2020-2021, but this spending level is still below the state average. The student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable, ranging from 14.2 to 16.2 students per teacher. Interestingly, the school's performance on STAAR tests varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students having higher rankings compared to the overall school performance. However, the school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past several years, indicating that it is falling further behind its peers in academic achievement.

501

Students ?

18.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,465

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 Price Ave
San Antonio, TX 78211

(210) 977-7550

District: South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Students who attend Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Dwight Middle
High:	South San Antonio High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

White:

5.0%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (20% vs 46% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 34 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg29%

Texas avg46%

4,474^th of 4,651

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 34 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 8Elementary Schools in the South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

879^th of 961South San 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	10.2	4474 of 4651	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	4452 of 4710	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	4525 of 4647	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	4522 of 4581	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.9	4349 of 4578	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	4179 of 4479	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	4264 of 4359	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	2493 of 4329	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.9	2795 of 4286	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	43.3	2684 of 4320	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2014	36.8	3065 of 4260	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	3529 of 4221	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	41.1	2827 of 4206	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	38.3	3039 of 4095	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.7	2759 of 3937	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.4	3011 of 3884	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	45.0	2416 of 3768	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	38.3	2760 of 3724	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	51.6	1972 of 3476	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.1	2477 of 3475	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	56.9	1645 of 3465	52.5%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.5	4430 of 4461	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.1	4036 of 4331	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	3164 of 4295	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.5	4210 of 4240	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	2496 of 2918	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	3079 of 3668	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	3484 of 3744	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	4222 of 4658	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.8	4188 of 4588	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	4444 of 4561	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4105 of 4499	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	3958 of 4348	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	4183 of 4306	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2382 of 2619	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.4	2960 of 3006	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	3455 of 3644	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	4192 of 4465	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	4300 of 4401	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.5	4329 of 4376	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	4069 of 4329	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	3913 of 4188	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	4065 of 4168	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	3456 of 3705	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	4193 of 4594	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	4388 of 4521	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	4415 of 4477	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.0	4342 of 4451	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4020 of 4309	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	4147 of 4264	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	3627 of 3739	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	4472 of 4647	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.0	4546 of 4585	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.2	4441 of 4563	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	4317 of 4498	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	4155 of 4357	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	4221 of 4319	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	3329 of 3549	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	3026 of 4292	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	3841 of 4086	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	2532 of 3952	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	19.7	3682 of 3799	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.4	2256 of 3684	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	2627 of 3558	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+11 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

Reading25%-30 vs state

Mathematics20%-26 vs state

Science10%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2025)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Spanish Science (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Spanish Science 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 Science 5th Grade	Total
Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	500 Price Ave	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7550	501	27	18.9	99.0%	25 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	471 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	10.2	4474^th of 4651 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.3	4452^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	5.5%	22	13.3	33.3	20.0	20.0	33.3	20.0	0.0	23.1	35.3	19.0	19.2	21.6	19.0	10.1	$9,465
Price Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	245 Price Ave	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7225	417	28	14.8	95.2%	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	406 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	40	2770^th of 4651 public elementary schools	40.4%		24.3	3820^th of 4710 public elementary schools	18.9%	1050	18.2		21.4	45.5		38.5	15.4	45.3	44.2	31.7	45.3	54.6	33.3	21.4	$11,730
Roy Benavidez Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	8340 Interstate 35 Access Rd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7175	669	34	19.4	89.1%	36 (5.4%)	11 (1.6%)	617 (92.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	29.6	3457^th of 4651 public elementary schools	25.7%		28.9	3526^th of 4710 public elementary schools	25.1%	69	20.0	21.4	28.6	46.7	28.6	16.7	0.0	41.3	37.4	42.3	41.3	33.7	40.0	10.8	$8,645
Idea Ewing Halsell Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	2523 W Ansley Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4850	704	29	24.2	77.7%	47 (6.7%)	14 (2.0%)	640 (90.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	38.5	2886^th of 4651 public elementary schools	37.9%		46.3	2415^th of 4710 public elementary schools	48.7%	471								57.9	49.6	48.5	27.6	22.9	27.1	37.7	$8,961
Hutchins Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1919 W Hutchins Pl	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7200	441	26	17.0	90.5%	24 (5.4%)	1 (0.2%)	411 (93.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	23.6	3817^th of 4651 public elementary schools	17.9%		19.5	4099^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.0%	282	13.6	44.4		18.2	22.2			33.3	37.0	45.8	27.5	32.6	39.0	6.8	$10,786
Prelude Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1707 Centennial Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Prelude Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 780-7661	162	12	13.8	91.4%	4 (2.5%)	5 (3.1%)	149 (92.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	42.8	2590^th of 4651 public elementary schools	44.3%		43.2	2652^nd of 4710 public elementary schools	43.7%	62								38.9	69.2	50.0	44.4	38.5	41.2	16.7	$12,958
Palo Alto Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1725 Palo Alto Rd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7125	528	31	17.1	93.2%	25 (4.7%)	12 (2.3%)	489 (92.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14.7	4310^th of 4651 public elementary schools	7.3%		8.6	4584^th of 4710 public elementary schools	2.7%	274								30.1	36.8	33.8	21.9	27.9	26.5	4.5	$9,838
Collier Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	834 W Southcross Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-2950	485	34	14.1	94.0%	6 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	478 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.3	4277^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.0%		19.8	4080^th of 4710 public elementary schools	13.4%	197	18.2	40.0	10.0	27.3	33.3	0.0	0.0	40.7	40.9	34.3	28.8	13.6	16.4	1.4	$9,338
Vestal Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1102 Cantrell Dr	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-3350	536	35	15.3	92.0%	16 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	518 (96.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.2	4174^th of 4651 public elementary schools	10.3%		12.4	4444^th of 4710 public elementary schools	5.6%	270	27.8	20.0	29.4	44.4	20.0	11.8	0.0	42.2	17.3	42.9	34.1	21.2	17.9	9.8	$9,226
Charles Graebner Elementary	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	530 Hoover St	San Antonio	78225	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-3320	651	44	14.8	93.7%	17 (2.6%)	5 (0.8%)	625 (96.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.2	4590^th of 4651 public elementary schools	1.3%		11.1	4499^th of 4710 public elementary schools	4.5%	91	23.8	20.8	23.1	28.6	20.8	3.9	0.0	15.0	26.7	33.3	15.0	15.6	12.7	0.0	$12,902

Frequently Asked Questions about Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary

Is Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary a good school?

Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary ranks in the bottom 3.8% of Texas elementary schools.

How many students attend Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 501 students attended Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary.

What district is Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary in?

South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

What schools do graduates of Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary attend?

Students who attend Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Dwight Middle
High : South San Antonio High School

What is the racial makeup of Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary?

Students at Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

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