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B+

Cambridge El

PublicElementaryGrades 1–5

1001 Townsend Ave, San Antonio, TX 78209 · (210) 822-3611 · Part of Alamo Heights Independent School District

Alamo Heights’ School Grade A better than 87% of Texas school districts

Directions
Students
806
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
28%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
1–5
The gist

What stands out about Cambridge El

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 74% of Texas’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts above the state
  • Next stop for Alamo Heights kids: Alamo Heights J H

On the path

Where Alamo Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–KHoward Elin San Antonio
1–5Cambridge ElYou are here
6–8Alamo Heights J Hin San Antonio

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 36.6%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 41.8%

Its own letter, B+, places these results among Texas’s 7,796 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1001 Townsend Ave, San Antonio

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 1147
Grade 2165
Grade 3160
Grade 4171
Grade 5163
Enrollment over time
814’20
815’21
772’22
773’23
806’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 47%White 44%Two or more races 5%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cambridge El from Alamo Heights families.

Other schools in Alamo Heights Independent School District

The district →
Howard El
Elementary · Grades PK–K · San Antonio
418 students13:1
Woodridge El
Elementary · Grades 1–5 · San Antonio
A
833 students13:1
Alamo Heights J H
Middle · Grades 6–8 · San Antonio
A−
1,123 students16:1
Alamo Heights H S
High · Grades 9–12 · San Antonio
A
1,569 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Texas’s other public schools; Alamo Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.