MICHAEL EL

Set in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, MICHAEL EL is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school, part of NORTHSIDE ISD. It caters to 530 students across grades pre-K through 5.

Within NORTHSIDE ISD, which oversees 128 schools and 100,435 students, MICHAEL EL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, MICHAEL EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (84%). Beyond that, the school reports 6% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, MICHAEL EL reports 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, 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 above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), MICHAEL EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.8%, the actual is 29.9%, a residual of -9.9 points.

In the area at large, Bexar County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. MICHAEL EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: FISHER EL, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts MICHAEL EL at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.7%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Trend over the last 7 years. MICHAEL EL's enrollment has decreased 29% since 2018, when it stood at 751 (now 530). Hispanic enrollment moved from 76% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.4:1 in 2018 to 13.4:1 in 2025.

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