The top reported proficiency rate is 36% in English language arts. The lowest is 14% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on David Barkley/francisco Ruiz El
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary sits on South Navidad Street in San Antonio's 78207 zip code, one of the city's lower-income inner-city areas. It is a regular public elementary school in San Antonio ISD serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade. The enrollment is small for a school covering that full span of early grades, and the community it draws from is economically concentrated: nearly the entire student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is overwhelmingly Hispanic, with very small numbers of students from other racial and ethnic backgrounds. English learner and special education data were not available in what was provided.
On Texas STAAR assessments, the school's results are low and a parent considering this campus should go in with clear eyes about what the numbers show. In third-grade math, well below half of students reached the proficient-or-above threshold. Fourth-grade math and reading showed more students meeting the bar, though still a minority in each case. Fifth-grade reading came closest to the half-way mark among the tested results, while fifth-grade science was the weakest result of all, with only a small fraction of students reaching proficiency. Across all tested subjects and grades combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint relative to districts in Bexar County. There is only one year of data available here, so no trend line can be drawn; a parent may want to ask the school directly about what is changing in instruction and what supports are in place for students who are behind grade level.
That question is worth asking in the context of a broader district shift. Publicly reported coverage indicates San Antonio ISD has been overhauling its curriculum approach after years of campus-by-campus variation produced inconsistent and often weak STAAR results. The district is now requiring a standardized, district-wide curriculum in math and reading and has moved toward a phonics-based approach to literacy instruction. Whether that shift has begun to take hold at this campus specifically is not something the data here can confirm, but it is the direction the district is formally committed to.
The school is also operating in a district that has been resizing. In late 2023, the board voted to close a substantial number of campuses and merge others, driven by long-running enrollment decline. That disruption affected thousands of students district-wide, and a notable share of affected students did not return to SAISD at the start of the following year. Families enrolling now should verify their assigned campus and any boundary or option changes that may have come from that consolidation process.
On the housing side, the zip code where this school sits has home values that are very modest compared to the Texas statewide median and well below the national median, which makes this one of San Antonio's more affordable residential areas for buyers. Rents in the area have been rising at a pace that outstrips the broader market, though rents remain well below what is typical statewide. For a family buying, the estimated monthly carrying cost is relatively accessible, and the price-to-income ratio is among the lower ones you would find anywhere in the country.
San Antonio itself is a large, fast-growing city with a dense urban core, historically significant inner neighborhoods, and sprawling suburban edges. The areas immediately around this school are inner-city and working-class, close to downtown but not part of the River Walk district. VIA Metropolitan Transit serves the area, and the district is investing through a major bond passed in 2020 in facility upgrades across dozens of campuses, though whether renovation work at this specific campus is included or complete is not specified in what was provided.
A graduation rate does not apply here because the school ends at fifth grade. Program offerings for this campus were not available in the data.
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