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What's the one class at FOLKS MIDDLE every student should take?
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Enrollment
1,497
Middle
DISTRICT 903 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312012838
Folks Middle School
9855 SWAYBACK RANCH, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254 · (210) 398-1600 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,497 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
413 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 478 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 507 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 512 | 34% |
Student demographics
58%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
67.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +22.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
49.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 49 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 22 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 35.0% | 32.0% | 22.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 18.0% | 31.0% | 29.0% | 22.0% |
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 | 67.0% | 49.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 52.0% |
| 2022-23 | 59.0% | 52.0% |
| 2021-22 | 61.0% | 41.0% |
| 2020-21 | 45.0% | 31.0% |
% 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
56.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Folks Middle School
Folks Middle School's state test result (56.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Folks Middle School this school | 1,497 | 27.6% | 56.5% |
| Briscoe Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,263 | 24.5% | 55.4% |
| Straus Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,363 | 34.3% | 48.8% |
| Bernal Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,617 | 34.0% | 53.7% |
| Rawlinson Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,161 | 30.4% | 51.1% |
| Hill Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 1,057 | 28.1% | 60.7% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Folks Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #317 of 1,635 | #10 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #581 of 1,670 ▲ 74 | #18 of 84 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #349 of 1,670 ▲ 103 | #10 of 84 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.5pp | #1,238 of 1,570 | #57 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,497 | #23 of 1,749 | #2 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.0:1 | #1,303 of 1,542 | #65 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #578 of 1,543 | #20 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.6% | #1,482 of 1,648 | #79 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.5% | #120 of 437 | #2 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,497
-272 (-15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
was 19.0:1
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 | 1,497 | 88.1 | 17.0:1 | 28% (413) |
| 2023-24 | 1,415 | 81.1 | 17.5:1 | 29% (417) |
| 2022-23 | 1,386 | 78.5 | 17.6:1 | 33% (458) |
| 2020-21 | 1,769 | 93 | 19.0:1 | 22% (381) |
| 2017-18 | 1,212 | 67.7 | 17.9:1 | 26% (316) |
| 2015-16 | 819 | 46 | 17.8:1 | 23% (188) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Folks Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (1,212 to 1,497); teachers up 30% (67.7 to 88.1).
About Folks Middle School
Folks Middle School is a high-enrollment middle-grades school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It educates 1,497 students in grades 6 through 8. The typical figure for middle schools in Texas is about 643 students.
Federal data list 127 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD, with 100,208 students enrolled.
By race and ethnicity, Folks Middle School is 60% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 22% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial, and 5% Asian. For comparison, Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Folks Middle School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 58%.
Federal data list 88.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at Folks Middle School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.0:1. The average ratio among middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 28%. Public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 61.9% at Folks Middle School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 56.5%.
Bexar County has about 2,067,341 residents, and median household income is about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Bexar County number 638 and enroll about 368,487.
The nearest public school is Tomlinson Elementary School, at about 0.2 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Folks Middle School is 2nd among 9 schools close by.
Folks Middle School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count dropped from 1,769 to 1,497. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 17.0:1, from 19.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- Tomlinson Elementary School0.2 mi · 875
- Franklin Elementary School0.6 mi · 676
- Sotomayor High School0.8 mi · 2,627
- Scarborough Elementary School1.2 mi · 925
- Fields Elementary School1.3 mi · 776
- Jefferson Middle School1.9 mi · 990
Frequently asked questions
About Folks Middle SchoolHow many students attend Folks Middle School?
Folks Middle School enrolls approximately 1,497 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Folks Middle School serve?
Folks Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Folks Middle School have?
Folks Middle School employs 88 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Folks Middle School?
At Folks Middle School, the student body is approximately 22% White, 60% Hispanic, 8% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Folks Middle School public or private?
Folks Middle 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.