Sun Valley Elementary School
- Elementary school in Southwest ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- Early education - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Total students
616
Avg. teacher experience
12.4 years
Southwest ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Southwest ISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Sun Valley Elementary School is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southwest ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 616 students. 74% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 17% 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 $64,547, which is $2,073 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.4 years of experience.
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Principal
- Sondra Lara
- vcuenca-wilson@swisd.net
- (210) 645-7570
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Sun Valley 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
616
African American
22 (3.6%)
Southwest ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
1 (0.2%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Southwest ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
549 (89.1%)
Southwest ISD: 89.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
2 (0.3%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
28 (4.5%)
Southwest ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
13 (2.1%)
Southwest ISD: 1.2%
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
74 %
Southwest ISD: 72.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
79.5 %
Southwest ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
16.6 %
Southwest ISD: 19.2%
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
17 %
Southwest ISD: 19%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
10.4 %
Southwest ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
19.3 %
Southwest ISD: 18.2%
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
Southwest ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest 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
20.9 %
Southwest ISD: 32.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
20.8 %
Southwest ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Southwest ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
Masked
Southwest ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
20.4 %
Southwest ISD: 33.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Southwest ISD: 50%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
30 %
Southwest ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
21.4 %
Southwest ISD: 25.5%
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
44
African American
1 (2.3%)
Southwest ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
32 (72.7%)
Southwest ISD: 69.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
11 (25%)
Southwest ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 1%
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%)
Southwest ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
29 (65.9%)
Southwest ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
15 (34.1%)
Southwest ISD: 30.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
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
Southwest ISD: 14.8
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
12.4 years
Southwest ISD: 11.7 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
$64,547
Southwest ISD: $63,343
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$60,201
Southwest ISD: $55,754
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$60,612
Southwest ISD: $60,375
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$62,522
Southwest ISD: $61,327
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,765
Southwest ISD: $64,656
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$69,742
Southwest ISD: $69,883
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
N/A
Southwest ISD: $73,382
Statewide: $74,014