Big Country Elementary

Public PK, KG-5

 2250 Pue Rd
       San Antonio, TX  78245


(210) 645-7560

District: Southwest Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
1546th of 4,647 Texas Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,314 Help


Students who attend Big Country Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Francis R Scobee Middle
High:    Southwest High School

Student/teacher ratio:  13.4 Help
Number of students:  617

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
84.4%
African American:
6.6%
White:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  73.3% Help


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Compare Details Big Country Elementary ranks better than 66.7% of elementary schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 11 ranked elementary schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 61.26. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.4%), African American (6.6%), White (5.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 73.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Big Country Elementary is 13.4, which is the 4th best among 11 elementary schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Big Country Elementary is $10,314, which is the lowest among 11 elementary schools in the Southwest Independent School District (Isd)!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Big Country Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Big Country Elementary 1546th of 4647 Texas public elementary schools. (See Big Country Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


English Language Learner students:
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Low Socio Economic Status students:
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Male students:
African American students:
Hispanic students:
White students:


Southwest Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Southwest Independent School District (Isd) 675th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Big Country Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 78.00 512th 3465 85.2%
2005 71.29 920th 3475 73.5%
2006 67.56 1147th 3476 67.0%
2007 63.40 1453rd 3724 61.0%
2008 55.70 1901st 3768 49.5%
2009 64.69 1444th 3884 62.8%
2010 60.63 1723rd 3937 56.2%
2011 50.72 2364th 4095 42.3%
2012 53.35 2078th 4206 50.6%
2013 41.47 2787th 4221 34.0%
2014 53.31 2138th 4260 49.8%
2015 64.14 1556th 4320 64.0%
2016 70.67 1229th 4286 71.3%
2017 66.25 1193rd 4329 72.4%
2018 62.79 1352nd 4359 69.0%
2019 64.37 1296th 4479 71.1%
2021 35.94 2793rd 4578 39.0%
2022 60.52 1568th 4581 65.8%
2023 61.26 1546th 4647 66.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.54 814th 3226 74.8%
2019 70.52 621st 3333 81.4%
2021 47.79 1590th 3446 53.9%
2022 66.49 835th 3487 76.1%
2023 66.04 872nd 3556 75.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 53.64 1209th 3558 66.0%
2019 45.12 1718th 3684 53.4%
2021 32.32 2614th 3799 31.2%
2022 58.58 1136th 3952 71.3%
2023 55.84 1294th 4086 68.3%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.57 735th 4264 82.8%
2019 73.01 669th 4309 84.5%
2021 41.67 2625th 4451 41.0%
2022 61.27 1407th 4477 68.6%
2023 70.56 873rd 4521 80.7%
See the entire list of Best Texas Elementary Schools for Low Socio Economic Status Students!

Rank History for Female students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 56.10 1681st 4306 61.0%
2019 58.79 1564th 4348 64.0%
2021 42.09 2461st 4499 45.3%
2022 59.00 1612th 4561 64.7%
2023 60.52 1539th 4588 66.5%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.74 739th 3106 76.2%
2019 54.89 1790th 3184 43.8%
2021 39.48 2091st 3006 30.4%
2022 74.76 447th 2958 84.9%
2023 58.22 1561st 2980 47.6%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.13 878th 4240 79.3%
2019 76.44 537th 4295 87.5%
2021 40.11 2558th 4331 40.9%
2022 69.33 873rd 4461 80.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.21 1169th 4319 72.9%
2019 67.67 1103rd 4357 74.7%
2021 32.02 3039th 4498 32.4%
2022 60.18 1596th 4563 65.0%
2023 60.43 1554th 4585 66.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 52.81 1019th 2483 59.0%
2019 57.29 867th 2515 65.5%
2021 48.41 1096th 2444 55.2%
2022 79.69 266th 2421 89.0%
2023 83.72 217th 2443 91.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 68.27 938th 4168 77.5%
2019 70.21 864th 4188 79.4%
2021 44.27 2297th 4329 46.9%
2022 69.76 935th 4376 78.6%
2023 66.42 1124th 4401 74.5%
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Rank History for White students at Big Country Elementary

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.97 1181st 3127 62.2%
2019 79.59 427th 3142 86.4%
2021 15.03 2852nd 3082 7.5%
2022 35.24 2218th 3082 28.0%
2023 65.93 970th 3106 68.8%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Big Country Elementary

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 199 55 6 166 n/a n/a n/a 0 426
1989 209 55 5 224 0 n/a n/a 0 493
1990 225 53 6 230 0 n/a n/a 0 514
1991 226 61 6 255 1 n/a n/a 0 549
1992 228 53 10 307 0 n/a n/a 0 598
1993 253 62 13 352 0 n/a n/a 0 680
1994 251 79 10 374 0 n/a n/a 0 714
1995 292 125 12 455 3 n/a n/a 0 887
1996 292 125 12 455 3 n/a n/a 0 887
1997 274 117 14 477 0 n/a n/a 0 882
1998 247 106 16 526 0 n/a n/a 0 895
1999 152 48 17 295 0 n/a n/a 0 512
2000 157 58 9 341 0 n/a n/a 0 565
2001 115 55 17 350 0 n/a n/a 0 537
2002 99 51 8 369 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2003 99 51 8 369 0 n/a n/a 0 527
2004 78 40 10 382 0 n/a n/a 0 510
2005 78 33 13 380 0 n/a n/a 0 504
2006 72 31 11 404 0 n/a n/a 0 518
2007 77 36 24 387 0 n/a n/a 0 524
2008 60 41 16 413 0 n/a n/a 0 530
2009 65 38 15 476 0 n/a n/a 0 594
2010 57 50 14 480 1 n/a n/a 0 602
2011 47 40 10 516 1 0 11 0 625
2012 45 36 6 546 4 0 9 0 646
2013 52 30 6 560 4 0 16 0 668
2014 54 34 2 583 3 2 16 0 694
2015 54 24 3 611 3 0 16 0 711
2016 70 32 2 582 3 0 20 0 709
2017 64 27 1 581 1 0 21 0 695
2018 60 32 3 551 2 0 17 0 665
2019 56 39 2 544 1 0 13 0 655
2020 52 35 1 585 1 0 10 0 684
2021 46 38 1 582 1 0 12 0 680
2022 41 43 1 529 1 0 13 0 628
2023 33 41 2 521 1 2 17 0 617

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Big Country Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 426 16.0 26.6 n/a
1989 493 n/a n/a n/a
1990 514 25.0 20.5 n/a
1991 549 25.1 21.8 n/a
1992 598 32.0 18.6 15.4
1993 680 37.0 18.4 31.2
1994 714 42.4 16.8 20.7
1995 887 51.0 17.4 23.9
1996 887 51.0 17.4 23.9
1997 882 53.3 16.5 29.1
1998 895 57.0 15.7 32.7
1999 512 36.9 13.9 47.9
2000 565 37.7 15.0 50.8
2001 537 38.3 14.0 48
2002 527 34.8 15.1 55
2003 527 34.8 15.1 55
2004 510 33.1 15.4 56.3
2005 504 34.1 14.8 58.1
2006 518 34.7 14.9 62.9
2007 524 33.2 15.8 62.2
2008 530 33.1 16.0 63.4
2009 594 35.1 16.9 72.4
2010 602 35.0 17.1 72.9
2011 625 35.9 17.3 75.8
2012 646 37.8 17.0 76
2013 668 38.5 17.3 75.1
2014 694 41.5 16.7 71.5
2015 711 45.0 15.8 73
2016 709 45.0 15.7 72.1
2017 695 46.0 15.1 78.3
2018 665 45.0 14.7 73.4
2019 655 42.0 15.5 75.9
2020 684 42.7 15.9 71.8
2021 680 44.0 15.4 70.7
2022 628 42.9 14.6 67.8
2023 617 45.7 13.4 73.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Big Country Elementary

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 426 16.0 26.6 n/a
1989 493 n/a n/a n/a
1990 514 25.0 20.5 n/a
1991 549 25.1 21.8 n/a
1992 598 32.0 18.6 15.4
1993 680 37.0 18.4 31.2
1994 714 42.4 16.8 20.7
1995 887 51.0 17.4 23.9
1996 887 51.0 17.4 23.9
1997 882 53.3 16.5 29.1
1998 895 57.0 15.7 32.7
1999 512 36.9 13.9 47.9
2000 565 37.7 15.0 50.8
2001 537 38.3 14.0 48
2002 527 34.8 15.1 55
2003 527 34.8 15.1 55
2004 510 33.1 15.4 56.3
2005 504 34.1 14.8 58.1
2006 518 34.7 14.9 62.9
2007 524 33.2 15.8 62.2
2008 530 33.1 16.0 63.4
2009 594 35.1 16.9 72.4
2010 602 35.0 17.1 72.9
2011 625 35.9 17.3 75.8
2012 646 37.8 17.0 76
2013 668 38.5 17.3 75.1
2014 694 41.5 16.7 71.5
2015 711 45.0 15.8 73
2016 709 45.0 15.7 72.1
2017 695 46.0 15.1 78.3
2018 665 45.0 14.7 73.4
2019 655 42.0 15.5 75.9
2020 684 42.7 15.9 71.8
2021 680 44.0 15.4 70.7
2022 628 42.9 14.6 67.8
2023 617 45.7 13.4 73.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Big Country Elementary

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,259 (13.1%) $8,342 (86.9%) $9,601
2020 $1,008 (10.6%) $8,537 (89.4%) $9,545
2021 $1,436 (13.9%) $8,878 (86.1%) $10,314

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Big Country Elementary

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1296th of 4479 Elementary schoolsRanks 1546th of 4647 Elementary schools
 4.3%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade Reading (Big Country Elementary)4045
 5%
   3rd Grade Reading (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))3543
 8%
   3rd Grade Reading (Texas)4450
 6%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Big Country Elementary)4234
 8%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4132
 9%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (Texas)4843
 5%
4th Grade Reading (Big Country Elementary)5051
 1%
   4th Grade Reading (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))3743
 6%
   4th Grade Reading (Texas)4347
 4%
4th Grade Mathematics (Big Country Elementary)5453
 1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4542
 3%
   4th Grade Mathematics (Texas)4647
 1%
5th Grade Reading (Big Country Elementary)5973
 14%
   5th Grade Reading (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4152
 11%
   5th Grade Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Big Country Elementary)8056
 24%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))5741
 16%
   5th Grade Mathematics (Texas)5650
 6%
5th Grade Science (Big Country Elementary)5038
 12%
   5th Grade Science (Southwest Independent School District (Isd))4024
 16%
   5th Grade Science (Texas)4834
 14%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students655617
 5.8%
African American3941
 5.1%
American Indian11
Asian22
Hispanic544521
 4.2%
Pacific Islander02
White5633
 41.1%
Two or More Races1317
 30.8%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients75.9%73.3%
 2.6%


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Students who attend Big Country Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Francis R Scobee Middle
High : Southwest High School

Big Country Elementary ranks 1546th of 4647 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Big Country Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 7% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 617 students attended Big Country Elementary.


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