HENDERSON EL

As a sprawling K-5 school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, HENDERSON EL enrolls 819 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within NORTHSIDE ISD. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 58% larger than typical.

NORTHSIDE ISD runs 128 schools in total, collectively educating 100,435 students. HENDERSON EL is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, HENDERSON EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 60%. Beyond that, the school shows 18% White, 9% Black, 8% multiracial, 4% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Bexar County as a whole.

Looking at school resources, HENDERSON EL logs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 36% of students at HENDERSON EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HENDERSON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 58.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 51.1%.

Zooming out to the 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. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which HENDERSON EL is one.

The closest other public school is HARLAN H S, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), HENDERSON EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 52.6%.

HENDERSON EL operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HENDERSON EL has increased 53%, going from 535 students in 2018 to 819 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 23% to 18% over that span.

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