EL DORADO EL

As a medium-sized K-5 school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, EL DORADO EL serves 517 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NORTH EAST ISD.

NORTH EAST ISD runs 75 schools in total, collectively educating 56,420 students. EL DORADO EL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, EL DORADO EL lists that nearly all students (87%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 6% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, EL DORADO EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.3%; this one delivers 35.6%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bexar County put the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which EL DORADO EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SST ALAMO, around 1.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EL DORADO EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 45.8%.

EL DORADO EL operates from a city-core location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EL DORADO EL has edged down 28%, going from 719 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.