FIVE PALMS EL

FIVE PALMS EL is one of the moderately sized K-5 schools in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, run under SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD, with 444 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 7,987 students. FIVE PALMS EL is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, FIVE PALMS EL reports that 90% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% White. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FIVE PALMS EL higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 95% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, FIVE PALMS EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 32.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 21.1%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which FIVE PALMS EL is one.

Nearest neighbor: SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FIVE PALMS EL comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. FIVE PALMS EL's enrollment has contracted 6% since 2018, when it stood at 471 (now 444). Hispanic enrollment moved from 96% to 90% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.