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Enrollment
882
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312012989
BOLDT EL
310 HOLLIMON PKWY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 398-2000 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL882 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
346 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
50.0%
TX avg 51.8% . -17.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
37.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 37 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are down about 17 points since 2022, while math scores are down about 13 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
39.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
882
+111 (+14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 16.8:1
% White
23%
was 36%
% Hispanic
57%
was 46%
% Black
9%
was 10%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BOLDT EL
BOLDT EL is one of the sizable K-5 schools in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within NORTHSIDE ISD, with 882 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 70% bigger than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.
BOLDT EL is one of 128 schools operated by NORTHSIDE ISD, a district that serves 100,435 students overall.
Looking at the student body, BOLDT EL shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 57% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 23% White, 9% multiracial, 9% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bexar County as a whole.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Bexar County's rate of about 63%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), BOLDT EL is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 56.7%; BOLDT EL posts 39.1%, -17.6 points below that line.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bexar County put the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which BOLDT EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: POTRANCO EL, around 1.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), BOLDT EL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 51.5%.
The school occupies a residential site.
Five-year trend. BOLDT EL's enrollment has ticked up 14% since 2018, when it stood at 771 (now 882). White enrollment moved from 36% to 23% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.
On allk12, posts here usually surface around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NORTHSIDE ISD
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
- TAFT H SHigh · 2,670 students
- BRANDEIS H SHigh · 2,657 students
- MARSHALL H SHigh · 2,634 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- POTRANCO EL1.2 mi · 839
- LANGLEY EL1.3 mi · 717
- MEDINA VALLEY LOMA ALTA MIDDLE1.3 mi · 1,046
- BERNAL MIDDLE1.5 mi · 1,617
- LADERA EL2.5 mi · 804
- WERNLI EL2.6 mi · 737
Frequently asked questions
About BOLDT ELHow many students attend BOLDT EL?
BOLDT EL enrolls approximately 882 students in grades PK-05.
Is BOLDT EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BOLDT EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BOLDT EL have?
BOLDT EL employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
How diverse is BOLDT EL?
BOLDT EL reports a student body of 23% White, 57% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Who oversees BOLDT EL?
BOLDT EL is overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.