COLE EL

COLE EL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of NORTHSIDE ISD. The school hosts 769 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 48% bigger than typical.

Within NORTHSIDE ISD, which oversees 128 schools and 100,435 students, COLE EL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, COLE EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% White, 8% Black, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school reports having 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 28% of students at COLE EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, COLE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.6%; this one delivers 48.7%.

Across the wider county, Bexar County reports that median household income runs about $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. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), COLE EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE- SAN ANTONIO, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), COLE EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.2%.

COLE EL operates from a residential location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 4%: 799 students in 2018 compared to 769 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 60% to 70%.

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