GLENN EL

Set in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, GLENN EL is a compact elementary-level community, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD. It teaches 427 students across grades pre-K through 5.

GLENN EL is one of 128 schools operated by NORTHSIDE ISD, a district that hosts 100,435 students overall.

Demographically, GLENN EL reports that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 4% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, GLENN EL has 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, GLENN EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 30.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bexar County shows median household earnings sit near $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), GLENN EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HARMONY SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE - SAN ANTONIO, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, GLENN EL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 32.9%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 25%: 570 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.