Escondido Elementary School
Public elementary school in Converse, Texas · Judson ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Escondido Elementary School serves 833 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Converse (Bexar County). It is one of 35 schools in Judson ISD. By enrollment it is the 343rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 46.77 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Judson ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482499013662 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Judson ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 833 | 23,539 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 15.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 77.6% | 71.8% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Escondido Elementary School in context
Size
Escondido Elementary School is the largest of Judson ISD's 22 elementary schools; its 833 students are 3.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 608; Escondido Elementary School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is pre-K with 134 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 95, against an average of 119 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% fewer students than kindergarten (95 against 115). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 134 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 53.7% here and 59.7% across Judson ISD. Black students are next, at 30%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
77.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.8% across Judson ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 46.77 full-time-equivalent teachers for 833 students, Escondido Elementary School has 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 833 students would have about 56.3 teachers, so Escondido Elementary School has 9.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Escondido Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Converse Academy, 0.6 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 83 other elementary schools, 23 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 53.7% |
| Black | 30% |
| White | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 5% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 134 |
| Kindergarten | 115 |
| Grade 1 | 124 |
| Grade 2 | 112 |
| Grade 3 | 125 |
| Grade 4 | 128 |
| Grade 5 | 95 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5000 Texas Palm, Converse, TX 78109
Phone: (210)945-5100
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Escondido Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Converse Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.6 mi | 743 | 23.8 | 61.9% |
| Elolf STEAM Academy | Judson ISD | 0.8 mi | 558 | 16 | 71.3% |
| Converse Elementary School | Judson ISD | 1.4 mi | 577 | 16.1 | 92.7% |
| James L Masters | Judson ISD | 2.0 mi | 713 | 19.3 | 64.1% |
| Woodlake Elementary School | Judson ISD | 2.0 mi | 639 | 19.4 | 85.8% |
| Spring Meadows College Preparatory PK-1 | Judson ISD | 2.1 mi | 246 | 16.7 | 90.2% |
| Spring Meadows Elementary School | Judson ISD | 2.1 mi | 409 | 17.7 | 91.7% |
| William Paschall Elementary School | Judson ISD | 2.5 mi | 723 | 17.5 | 67.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.