The top reported proficiency rate is 37% in English language arts. The lowest is 27% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Rose Garden El
Rose Garden Elementary sits on FM 1518 in Schertz, a fast-growing suburban city on the northeastern edge of San Antonio that spans parts of Guadalupe, Bexar, and Comal counties. The school serves pre-kindergarten through fourth grade within Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD and carries an enrollment large enough to suggest it is among the bigger elementary campuses for its grade band.
The student body is racially and ethnically diverse. Hispanic students make up a bare majority, white students are the next largest group, and Black students, multiracial students, and small numbers of Asian students round out the population. Close to half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, meaning the school serves a genuine socioeconomic mix rather than a uniformly affluent community. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available in what we reviewed.
On the Texas STAAR assessment, which is the only academic performance data available here, the picture is worth looking at closely. State testing begins in third grade, so pre-K through second-grade students are not included in these results. At third grade, roughly two in five students reached the "approaches grade level" bar in reading and language arts, and just under three in ten did so in math. Fourth-grade results were similar in shape: reading and ELA scores were somewhat higher than math, but in both subjects the share of students scoring at or above grade level remained below the midpoint. The share reaching the more demanding "meets" and "masters" levels was lower still, and the portion at masters across all subjects was quite small. Placed against districts in Bexar County, Rose Garden's overall proficiency index lands just above the midpoint of that comparison set, meaning it sits in the middle range rather than at the low end, though it is well below the stronger performers in that group. Only one year of data was available, so trend direction cannot be determined. A parent who wants to understand whether scores have been improving, holding steady, or declining should ask the school directly.
The broader district context matters here. Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD voters narrowly rejected a tax-rate election in late 2025 that would have generated ongoing operating revenue for pay, programs, and safety, leaving the district to manage a reported shortfall. Voters then approved a multi-year bond in May 2026 covering facility upgrades, campus security, HVAC, and technology across the district's campuses, publicly reported as the first bond in roughly a decade with no anticipated tax-rate increase. Separately, starting in fall 2026 the district is replacing certified librarians on all campuses with paraprofessionals, a cost-saving move that shifts both staffing qualifications and book-selection authority. These decisions shape the resource environment children at Rose Garden will experience over the next several years, and a parent weighing them may want to ask the school how the changes land specifically at this campus.
The school itself is a regular public elementary with no charter or magnet designation, and no Title I status was available in the data we reviewed.
Schertz as a place is car-dependent but actively building out a trail and sidewalk network. The city hosts major logistics employers including Amazon, FedEx, Sysco, and Caterpillar, and Randolph Air Force Base anchors a substantial military community nearby. The publicly reported housing market for the zip code shows home values running close to the Texas state benchmark, with modest year-over-year softening on both prices and rents. New construction is active, including master-planned communities and some recent affordable housing development, so the neighborhood around Rose Garden is still taking shape.
Program and course-access data for Rose Garden specifically were not available, and discipline and attendance figures were also absent from what we reviewed. Families interested in enrichment offerings, student support services, or the school's specific approach to intervention should contact the campus.
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