Converse El, Converse TX - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Converse El

Converse El is a public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in the Judson school district. The school is located in Converse, a fast-growing military-adjacent suburb in northeast Bexar County, roughly half an hour from downtown San Antonio. Its enrollment is around five hundred students, drawn from this residential area where most housing stock dates from the last two decades and a substantial share of families have military or military-adjacent ties through Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph.

The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a significant Black enrollment and smaller populations of white and mixed-race students. Roughly two-thirds of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, placing the school in a lower-income demographic. Data on special education and English learner populations were not available in the school's public reporting.

The school's state assessment results, based on the most recent STAAR testing, show consistent academic challenges across both reading and math. In third grade, reading and math proficiency each reached about two in five students. In fourth grade, reading proficiency held at about that same rate, but math proficiency dropped sharply to about one in six students—a notable drop worth following up on directly with the school. In fifth grade, reading proficiency improved slightly to about three in ten students, while math remained low at about the same rate. Fifth-grade science proficiency was particularly weak, with only about one in fourteen students meeting standard. Across all tested subjects, only about one in three students scored at the proficient level or above school-wide, placing this school below the midpoint of proficiency among the county's districts. Reading (English language arts) performance was somewhat stronger than math, and very few students scored at the highest performance tier across subjects.

This pattern suggests students at Converse El are not yet gaining adequate ground in foundational math and science skills as they progress through the upper elementary grades. A parent considering this school or currently enrolled should ask directly what interventions and supports are in place for struggling math learners, particularly at the fourth-grade transition, and what the school's plan is to strengthen science instruction.

The school sits in a community experiencing steady growth. Housing in the Converse area is moderately priced relative to the San Antonio metro, with most new development driven by major national builders and strong demand from families seeking affordability near military employment. The area remains car-dependent with limited pedestrian infrastructure, though the city has been adding some greenway trails and parks. Employment for residents centers on retail, healthcare and food service, construction trades, and proximity to the air base; Joint Base San Antonio is the region's dominant employer.

Judson ISD covers this growing area, and the district's recent priorities or strategic changes were not readily available through public sources. A parent would benefit from contacting the district directly to understand how it plans to address the academic gaps evident at Converse El and how schools across the district compare on similar measures.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 26% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 416%

School 16% · District 32% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 31% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 342%

School 42% · District 18% · ▲ 24 pts above district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 437%

School 37% · District 30% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 529%

School 29% · District 45% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 57%

School 7% · District 0% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

This schoolJUDSON ISD, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income36%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income27%Higher-income44%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income15%Higher-income27%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income23%Higher-income67%44 pp gap