FORESTER EL

As a medium-sized primary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, FORESTER EL instructs 723 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so FORESTER EL sits 39% larger than that benchmark.

NORTHSIDE ISD comprises 128 schools with combined enrollment of 100,435 students; FORESTER EL is among them.

In terms of who attends, FORESTER EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school lists 8% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, FORESTER EL records 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting FORESTER EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 63% of students at FORESTER EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, FORESTER EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. FORESTER EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

The closest other public school is CODY EL, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, FORESTER EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 41.3%.

FORESTER EL operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at FORESTER EL has decreased 23%, going from 940 students in 2018 to 723 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 73% to 84% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.5:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On this page, members of the FORESTER EL community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.