The top reported proficiency rate is 23% in English language arts. The lowest is 17% in Science.
Original Research by School Decision on Sky Harbour El
Sky Harbour Elementary is a pre-kindergarten through fifth grade public school in San Antonio's far southwest side, part of Southwest ISD. The single most important thing a parent or prospective resident needs to know upfront: publicly reported sources indicate the district decided in late 2025 to close Sky Harbour Elementary due to a budget deficit and shifting enrollment patterns, with the closure scheduled for the 2026-27 school year. Affected families are being rezoned to other campuses, and a new bond-funded elementary school is planned to open further from the urban core. Anyone considering a home in this attendance zone should contact the district directly to confirm their child's assigned campus going forward.
With that context in place, here is what the data shows about the school itself.
The student body is almost entirely Hispanic, and nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, making this one of the higher-poverty elementary campuses in the region. English learner counts and IEP counts were not reported in the data available, so those dimensions of the student support picture cannot be characterized here.
On the Texas STAAR assessments, the most recent results show low proficiency rates across subjects. In fourth grade math and reading, passing rates sit in the low-to-mid range of what the state would consider on grade level or above. Third grade results are particularly low in both math and reading. Fifth grade results in math and reading are largely suppressed due to very small tested groups, so they do not offer a reliable picture. The fifth grade science result, drawn from a larger tested group, is also well below what would be considered grade-level proficiency. Looking at the broader STAAR performance framework, which tracks students at the Approaches, Meets, and Masters grade-level standards, the school shows that a majority of students reach the minimum "Approaches" threshold across subjects, but far fewer reach the higher "Meets" standard, and only a very small share reach "Masters." Positioned against other districts in Bexar County, the school's overall proficiency index falls in the bottom quartile of the comparison set. A parent wanting to understand the trajectory of academic support for their child would be well served by asking the school about its intervention programs and how it addresses reading and math gaps in the early grades.
Only one year of testing data was available, so trends over time cannot be assessed.
On the housing side, the zip code surrounding the school sits well below both the Texas statewide median home value and the national median, making this one of the more affordable corners of the San Antonio metro. Home values in the area have declined modestly over the past year, and rents have also edged down. The rent-to-income ratio here is relatively manageable compared to national norms, and buying costs are meaningfully lower than renting in this zip code when comparing monthly outlays. San Antonio itself is one of the fastest-growing metros in the country, with substantial new construction concentrated in the southern part of the region, and Southwest ISD's 2023 bond, its largest to date, funds new elementary campuses, safety upgrades, and facility renovations. That bond passed with voter support and does carry a modest property tax rate increase, which families weighing a home purchase in the district would want to factor in.
Program offerings for Sky Harbour were not reported in the data, so whether it carries any enrichment, dual-language, or specialty programming cannot be confirmed here.
Given the planned closure for 2026-27, the question of what Sky Harbour Elementary is today matters less to most families than the question of where its students will go next. The district is the right place to get that answer.
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