KUENTZ EL

As a mid-tier primary school in HELOTES, Texas, KUENTZ EL hosts 517 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NORTHSIDE ISD.

NORTHSIDE ISD comprises 128 schools with combined enrollment of 100,435 students; KUENTZ EL is among them.

Demographically, KUENTZ EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder comes out to 28% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bexar County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, KUENTZ EL has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting KUENTZ EL tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 28% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, KUENTZ EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 61.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.0%.

In the area at large, Bexar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), KUENTZ EL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is O'CONNOR H S, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts KUENTZ EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.7%.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at KUENTZ EL has edged down 29%, going from 726 students in 2018 to 517 in 2025. The White share of enrollment fell from 38% to 28% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

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