Woodlawn Hills El, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Woodlawn Hills El

Woodlawn Hills Elementary is a charter school serving prekindergarten through fifth grade in San Antonio's 78228 zip code. The school enrolls a small student body, nearly all of whom qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student population is predominantly Hispanic, with very few students from other racial or ethnic backgrounds.

The school's 2024-25 state test results show substantially low proficiency across tested grades and subjects. In math, proficiency ranges from the low teens to the low twenties across third, fourth, and fifth grades. In English language arts, third-grade students showed no proficiency on the Spanish-language assessment, while fifth-grade ELA results were notably stronger, with proficiency approaching forty percent. Science proficiency was reported at zero for fifth grade on the Spanish-language STAAR. Overall, across all tested subjects and grades, the school's proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among districts in Bexar County.

The breadth of the assessment data suggests the school uses both English and Spanish-language testing, though the grade-level patterns are incomplete. Only grade five has results reported for all three core subjects. The reasons for the English-Spanish split in testing by grade are not explained in available data. The school's low overall performance may be worth discussing directly with the school if your child is considering attendance; understanding what instructional approaches are in place, what support exists for struggling learners, and what changes the school has made in response to these results would give a clearer picture of the school's trajectory.

San Antonio ISD, the charter's authorizer, has undergone substantial restructuring. In late 2023 the district closed a large share of its schools and merged others as part of a rightsizing effort driven by long-term enrollment decline. The closures affected many families, and a meaningful portion of students reassigned to new campuses did not return to the district. The district has also standardized curriculum across its schools in math and reading, moving away from campus-by-campus variation and adopting a phonics-based literacy approach. These are district-wide changes that affect the broader context in which the school operates, though as a charter school Woodlawn Hills may have autonomy over some curriculum and operational matters.

The San Antonio area is one of the nation's fastest-growing cities, with substantial new residential construction in suburban neighborhoods like Stone Oak and Alamo Ranch, as well as ongoing downtown revitalization. Home values in the school's zip code are moderate, and a large majority of rental and owner-occupied housing is affordable relative to regional median incomes. The area has a diversified economy anchored by healthcare, military installations, and a growing IT and cybersecurity sector. Families choosing this school are selecting a small, heavily economically disadvantaged, predominantly Hispanic charter campus within a district that has undergone significant structural change and whose academic results remain a concern at both district and school levels.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 317%

School 17% · District 30% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 423%

School 23% · District 29% · ▼ 6 pts below district

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

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 29% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 30%

School 0% · District 35% · ▼ 35 pts below district

▼ 46 pts below state median · ▼ 38 pts below county median

Grade 419%

School 19% · District 32% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 539%

School 39% · District 44% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 50%

School 0% · District 5% · ▼ 5 pts below district

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

This schoolSAN ANTONIO 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 3Lower-income24%Higher-income40%16 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income33%Higher-income40%7 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income17%Higher-income20%3 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income12%Higher-income40%28 pp gap