CABLE EL

CABLE EL is a primary school of intimate scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD, hosting 392 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so CABLE EL sits 24% smaller than that benchmark.

Across the 128 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD (100,435 students total), CABLE EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, CABLE EL logs that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 4% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, CABLE EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 26.4%.

In the surrounding community, Bexar County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which CABLE EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: JONES MIDDLE, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CABLE EL. On composite proficiency, CABLE EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 28.2%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 42%: 679 students in 2018 compared to 392 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, members of the CABLE EL community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.