Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Helotes’s public schools score below 57% of Texas districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 34% of Helotes’s students scored proficient, below the Texas average (41%). The grade covers the public school district serving Helotes, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Texas, not nationally.
From Texas state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Helotes’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 213 Texas towns with household incomes within a quarter of Helotes’s, its schools beat 19%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 51% of tested students were proficient in reading and 34% in math, against 51% and 41% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
93% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $12,126 per student, against $12,815 across Texas (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Two elementary schools, then 21 middle and one high school
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Childrens Lighthouse Helotes (private) and Marvelously Made - the School for Young Children (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Helotes’s grade
C+: better than 43% of Texas school districts, #381 of 642 Texas towns. Graduation is above the Texas average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Helotes, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
Kindergarten in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Helotes · depends on your address
Kuentz El
Grades PK–5 · 517 students · 12:1 students per teacher
Helotes El
Grades PK–5 · 316 students · 14:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Helotes
O'Connor H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,535 students · 17:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Helotes
O'Connor H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,535 students · 17:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Helotes
O'Connor H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,535 students · 17:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Helotes
O'Connor H S
Grades 9–12 · 2,535 students · 17:1 students per teacher
Helotes’s public schools are run by Northside Independent School District, which also serves Grey Forest, Leon Valley, San Antonio and Shavano Park. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Helotes vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Texas towns that share Helotes’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Helotes | C+ | Northside Independent |
| San Antonio | B− | Northside Independent PK–12 · North East Independent PK–12 |
Every school in Helotes
26 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Texas’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Helotes’s schools
Are Helotes’s schools good?
On Texas’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Helotes children attend score below 57% of Texas’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #381 of 642 Texas towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 19%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Helotes in?
Northside Independent School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 100,208 students in 127 schools (2024–25).
Where do Helotes kids go to high school?
O'Connor H S, with 2,535 students; its own test results earn an A.
What is Helotes’s graduation rate?
93% of the class of 2023 in Northside Independent School District graduated in four years, against 90% across Texas.
How much does Helotes spend per student?
$12,126 in Northside Independent School District (FY2024), against $12,815 across Texas. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Helotes?
Yes: Childrens Lighthouse Helotes (nonsectarian, grades PK–5, 227 students) and Marvelously Made - the School for Young Children (religious, grades PK–8, 169 students).
Parents talk
What Helotes families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Helotes → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Texas. Stars are from neighbors.