Candlewood Elementary School
- Elementary school in Judson ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- Pre-kindergarten - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Judson ISD: N/A
Total students
469
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Judson ISD: 10 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Judson ISD: 86.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Candlewood Elementary School is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Judson ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 469 students. 72.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 6.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,392, which is $1,918 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 9.7 years of experience.
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Principal
- Rachelle Diaz
- rdiaz@judsonisd.org
- (210) 662-1060
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Candlewood Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
469
African American
135 (28.8%)
Judson ISD: 21.6%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
2 (0.4%)
Judson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
286 (61%)
Judson ISD: 59.2%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.4%)
Judson ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
33 (7%)
Judson ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
11 (2.3%)
Judson ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
72.1 %
Judson ISD: 68.5%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
80 %
Judson ISD: 70%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
6.6 %
Judson ISD: 12.4%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
6.4 %
Judson ISD: 12.3%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
5.3 %
Judson ISD: 6.3%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.4 %
Judson ISD: 17.5%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Judson ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Judson ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Judson ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Judson ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
30.2 %
Judson ISD: 26%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
29.5 %
Judson ISD: 27%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Judson ISD: 20.4%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
N/A
Judson ISD: 11.1%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
33.7 %
Judson ISD: 27.4%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Judson ISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
13.8 %
Judson ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
9.1 %
Judson ISD: 24.3%
Statewide: 18.7%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
31.9
African American
10 (31.4%)
Judson ISD: 17.2%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 1.4%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
9 (28.2%)
Judson ISD: 40.6%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
11.9 (37.3%)
Judson ISD: 38.6%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (3.1%)
Judson ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 2.1%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
24.9 (78%)
Judson ISD: 71.4%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
7 (22%)
Judson ISD: 25.9%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Judson ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
14.7
Judson ISD: 14.5
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
9.7 years
Judson ISD: 10 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,392
Judson ISD: $64,898
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$63,829
Judson ISD: $61,359
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$61,911
Judson ISD: $62,060
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$64,085
Judson ISD: $64,939
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,883
Judson ISD: $66,790
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,741
Judson ISD: $68,988
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Judson ISD: $74,976
Statewide: $74,014