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If you had an hour of school board time for FERNANDEZ EL, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312021008
Fernandez Elementary School
6845 RIDGEBROOK, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78250 · (210) 397-1900 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
256 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 43 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . -3.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
34.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -3.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 34 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are down about 3 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 19.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% | 23.0% |
| Mathematics | 11.0% | 23.0% | 28.0% | 38.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 47.0% | 34.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 62.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.0% | 37.0% |
| 2020-21 | 50.0% | 37.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fernandez Elementary School
Fernandez Elementary School's state test result (43.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernandez Elementary School this school | 416 | 61.5% | 43.1% |
| Sherwood Elementary School HOUSTON | 437 | 61.1% | 36.1% |
| Pflugerville Elementary School PFLUGERVILLE | 381 | 64.3% | 33.7% |
| Boone Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 458 | 65.9% | 32.9% |
| College Park Elementary School DEER PARK | 432 | 62.0% | 61.9% |
| Griffith Elementary School CLUTE | 493 | 63.1% | 53.8% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fernandez Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.1% | #2,200 of 4,401 | #105 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #3,579 of 4,466 ▼ 1,206 | #205 of 317 ▼ 90 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #2,921 of 4,466 ▼ 180 | #168 of 317 ▼ 22 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -16.5pp | #125 of 3,998 | #14 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #3,354 of 4,938 | #240 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #271 of 4,622 | #34 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.8% | #2,593 of 4,628 | #116 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.5% | #3,042 of 4,789 | #225 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.5% | #437 of 2,838 | #34 of 192 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
416
-121 (-23%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 600
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 416 | 35.5 | 11.7:1 | 62% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 36 | 12.6:1 | 67% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 498 | 35.5 | 14.0:1 | 72% (358) |
| 2020-21 | 537 | 37 | 14.5:1 | 49% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 607 | 43 | 14.1:1 | 50% (306) |
| 2015-16 | 637 | 42 | 15.2:1 | 56% (356) |
| 2010-11 | 721 | 43 | 16.8:1 | 53% (380) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 48 | 15.1:1 | 34% (247) |
| 1990-91 | 600 | 29 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fernandez Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (607 to 416); teachers down 18% (43 to 35.5).
About Fernandez Elementary School
In SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of Bexar County, Fernandez Elementary School is an elementary school. It had 416 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Fernandez Elementary School is among 127 schools run by NORTHSIDE ISD, which serves 100,208 students.
At Fernandez Elementary School, 70% of students are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 17% White, 5% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Bexar County is roughly 60% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Fernandez Elementary School scores 48%.
The school has 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 11.7 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in Texas is 15.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. The school reported 62% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Public schools in Bexar County average a similar 63%.
Compared with Texas schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Fernandez Elementary School's results are 4.3 points below predicted: 43.1% against 47.4%.
The school is in Bexar County, where the median household earns about $72,341 a year, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Fernandez Elementary School shares Bexar County with 637 other public schools.
Second Chance Academy is about 0.9 miles away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 41.1% on proficiency, and Fernandez Elementary School is above that at 43.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's enrollment decreased 23% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.7:1, from 14.5:1.
The allk12 page for Fernandez Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Second Chance Academy0.9 mi · 8
- Connally Middle School0.9 mi · 692
- Zachry Middle School0.9 mi · 1,043
- Carson Elementary School1.0 mi · 488
- Northwest Crossing Elementary School1.1 mi · 362
- Knowlton Elementary School1.2 mi · 564
Frequently asked questions
About Fernandez Elementary SchoolHow large is Fernandez Elementary School?
Fernandez Elementary School enrolls approximately 416 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Fernandez Elementary School serve?
Fernandez Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Fernandez Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Fernandez Elementary School is approximately 11.7:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Fernandez Elementary School?
At Fernandez Elementary School, the student body is approximately 17% White, 70% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Fernandez Elementary School public or private?
Fernandez Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.