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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004366
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL
1214 GUADALUPE ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207 · (210) 978-7950 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
588 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
28.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
23.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +18.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 23 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 18 points.
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
20.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
597
-55 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.5:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
93%
was 95%
% Black
4%
was 3%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About J T BRACKENRIDGE EL
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by SAN ANTONIO ISD, educates 597 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.
SAN ANTONIO ISD comprises 100 schools with combined enrollment of 47,623 students; J T BRACKENRIDGE EL is among them.
In terms of who attends, J T BRACKENRIDGE EL lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 4% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), J T BRACKENRIDGE EL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 30.9%; this one delivers 20.7%.
Zooming out to the county, census data for Bexar County shows median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), J T BRACKENRIDGE EL is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is LANIER H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts J T BRACKENRIDGE EL at 4th of 6; the average score across the group is 27.2%.
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL operates from an urban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 8%: 652 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025.
On this page, members of the J T BRACKENRIDGE EL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- JEFFERSON H SHigh · 1,706 students
- LANIER H SHigh · 1,620 students
- BRACKENRIDGE H SHigh · 1,593 students
- HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 1,478 students
- BURBANK H SHigh · 1,405 students
- EDISON H SHigh · 1,360 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- LANIER H S0.3 mi · 1,620
- TAFOLLA COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE0.4 mi · 180
- TAFOLLA MIDDLE0.4 mi · 385
- DAVID BARKLEY/FRANCISCO RUIZ EL0.7 mi · 355
- EL DAEP0.7 mi · 7
- COOPER ACADEMY AT NAVARRO0.7 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About J T BRACKENRIDGE ELHow many students attend J T BRACKENRIDGE EL?
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does J T BRACKENRIDGE EL serve?
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at J T BRACKENRIDGE EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at J T BRACKENRIDGE EL is approximately 16.0:1 (37 FTE teachers).
How diverse is J T BRACKENRIDGE EL?
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL reports a student body of 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees J T BRACKENRIDGE EL?
J T BRACKENRIDGE EL is overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.