KNOWLTON EL

Set in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, KNOWLTON EL is a medium-sized elementary campus, part of NORTHSIDE ISD. It serves 564 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 128 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD (100,435 students total), KNOWLTON EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, KNOWLTON EL records that 87% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 7% White, 3% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KNOWLTON EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, KNOWLTON EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 27.1%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. KNOWLTON EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

The closest other public school is IDEA HIDDEN MEADOW ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, KNOWLTON EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Trend over the last 7 years. KNOWLTON EL's enrollment has decreased 16% since 2018, when it stood at 671 (now 564). Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

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