The top reported proficiency rate is 22% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Glenoaks El
Glenoaks Elementary sits on the northwest side of San Antonio, serving students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade within Northside ISD. The school draws a genuinely diverse student body: the largest share of students is Hispanic, with meaningful Asian, white, and Black populations, and students identifying as two or more races. Well over nine in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which tells a parent that this is a school whose families are largely working through economic pressure. English learner counts were not available in the data provided.
State testing results from the most recent year give a clear, if sobering, picture. Texas assesses students at third, fourth, and fifth grade on the STAAR, and Glenoaks reports results across those grades in math and reading. The proficiency data that is available shows that in third-grade math and fourth-grade reading, roughly around one in five students reached the meets-grade-level standard or above. Fourth-grade math results were lower still. For fifth grade, the tested group in each subject was small enough that the state did not report a rate, which is typical when group sizes fall below privacy thresholds. Across all tested subjects combined, about half of students reached the approaches-grade-level threshold, which is Texas's lowest passing bar, while the share meeting grade level was roughly a quarter, and the share at the masters level was quite small. Social studies results were notably weaker even by those comparisons. Relative to districts in Bexar County, the school's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile of the 38 districts for which data was available. These are real gaps a parent should ask the school about directly, including what interventions are in place and how the school tracks individual student growth.
One structural note: several of the tested groups sat for the STAAR in Spanish rather than English, which reflects a bilingual or dual-language program for a portion of students. This is a characteristic of the school's instructional approach worth exploring when visiting, especially for families with Spanish-speaking children or those interested in Spanish-language literacy development.
Program details beyond what the assessment data implies were not available, and the district brief did not surface parent-relevant changes underway in Northside ISD, so those dimensions are left out rather than guessed at.
The surrounding neighborhood sits within a zip code where home prices are well below both the Texas state median and national median, and have declined modestly over the past year. Rents in the area are also below the state norm. By a rough rent-to-income measure, the area is relatively accessible compared to the broader national picture, making this part of San Antonio one of the more affordable pockets within a city that itself has led the country in income-restricted apartment construction in recent years. San Antonio as a whole is a fast-growing city with a sprawling geography, car-dependent outside the downtown core, and anchored economically by healthcare, military, finance, and a growing tech and cybersecurity sector.
For a family weighing Glenoaks, the school's diversity and its apparent bilingual programming may be genuine assets depending on what a family is looking for. The academic proficiency data is low and warrants a direct conversation with the school about how students are supported and what progress looks like year to year.
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