ELROD EL

ELROD EL is a tight-knit elementary campus in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of NORTHSIDE ISD. The school instructs 318 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so ELROD EL sits 39% below that benchmark.

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

In terms of who attends, ELROD EL logs that 78% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 13% White, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 54% of students at ELROD EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), ELROD EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.5%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bexar County shows 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. ELROD EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

The closest other public school is SECOND CHANCE ACADEMY, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ELROD EL at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.5%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 30%: 457 students in 2018 compared to 318 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 22% to 13%. Class-load math has fell: from 14.5:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the ELROD EL community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.