JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE

JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE is a junior high of middle-of-the-pack scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by SOUTHSIDE ISD, serveing 656 students in grades 6 through 8.

Across the 10 schools in SOUTHSIDE ISD (6,091 students total), JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE records that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 5% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.2:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 35.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 44.2%.

Across the wider county, Bexar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE is one.

The closest other public school is SOUTHSIDE ALTER CTR, roughly 0.8 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE's enrollment has shrank 18% since 2018, when it stood at 803 (now 656).

On the community side, members of the JULIUS L MATTHEY MIDDLE community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.