Enrollment
321
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312009136
Nichols Elementary School
9560 BRAUN RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254 · (210) 397-4050 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL321 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Texas public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
107 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 24 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
59.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
42.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -8.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 8 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 28.0% | 31.0% | 26.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 13.0% | 29.0% | 28.0% | 30.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59.0% | 42.0% |
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 55.0% |
| 2022-23 | 56.0% | 44.0% |
| 2021-22 | 60.0% | 60.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 50.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
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
51.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 →
Schools most like Nichols Elementary School
Nichols Elementary School's state test result (51.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nichols Elementary School this school | 321 | 33.3% | 51.5% |
| Braun Station Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 332 | 41.0% | 58.8% |
| Castle Hills Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 439 | 38.3% | 65.0% |
| Redland Oaks Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 355 | 39.4% | 61.5% |
| Krueger Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 477 | 34.6% | 50.6% |
| Carson Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 488 | 36.7% | 48.6% |
Matched among Texas elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Nichols Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #1,304 of 4,401 | #60 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #2,646 of 4,466 ▼ 998 | #132 of 317 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #1,557 of 4,466 ▼ 555 | #84 of 317 ▼ 29 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.5pp | #2,779 of 3,998 | #189 of 282 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 321 | #4,071 of 4,938 | #283 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #202 of 4,622 | #28 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.3% | #2,766 of 4,628 | #130 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #4,138 of 4,789 | #288 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.7% | #424 of 2,838 | #33 of 192 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
321
-142 (-31%) vs 2020
-53% since 2010-11, when it was 680
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 13.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 321 | 28.1 | 11.4:1 | 33% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 343 | 28 | 12.3:1 | 40% (138) |
| 2022-23 | 387 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 41% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 463 | 35 | 13.2:1 | 38% (176) |
| 2017-18 | 470 | 32.8 | 14.3:1 | 37% (175) |
| 2015-16 | 491 | 33 | 14.9:1 | 37% (184) |
| 2010-11 | 680 | 43 | 15.8:1 | 34% (231) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Nichols Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (470 to 321); teachers down 14% (32.8 to 28.1).
About Nichols Elementary School
Nichols Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in NORTHSIDE ISD, located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 321 students enrolled. That is 38% below the average of about 519 students for elementary schools in Texas.
Nichols Elementary School is part of NORTHSIDE ISD, where 127 schools serve 100,208 students.
More than half of enrollment at Nichols Elementary School is Hispanic: 71%. Next come 21% White, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 60% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Nichols Elementary School scores 45%.
Nichols Elementary School reported 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 11.4:1. Elementary schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. Roughly 33% of students at Nichols Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Nichols Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 47% of Texas public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Nichols Elementary School is -8.0 points: 51.5% actual, 59.5% predicted.
The school's county is Bexar County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Bexar County's 638 public schools enroll about 368,487 students and include Nichols Elementary School.
A public school about 0.6 miles away, Braun Station Elementary School, is the closest to Nichols Elementary School. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Nichols Elementary School is 4th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 321 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 463. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 11.4:1.
This page is set up for the Nichols Elementary School community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Nichols Elementary schools
5 other US public schools in 5 states are named Nichols Elementary. Nichols Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 6.
- Nichols Elementary SchoolFRISCO, TX · 635 students
- Nichols ElementaryOceanside, CA · 522 students
- Nichols Elementary SchoolBarboursville, WV · 230 students
- Nichols Elementary SchoolBiloxi, MS · 203 students
- Nichols ElementaryWest Point, KY · 105 students
Nearby schools
- Braun Station Elementary School0.6 mi · 332
- Sst Hill Country0.8 mi · 675
- Sst Hill Country College Prep High School0.8 mi · 387
- Stevenson Middle School0.9 mi · 779
- Brauchle Elementary School0.9 mi · 396
- Carson Elementary School1.2 mi · 488
Frequently asked questions
About Nichols Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Nichols Elementary School?
Nichols Elementary School enrolls approximately 321 students in grades PK-05.
Is Nichols Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Nichols Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Nichols Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Nichols Elementary School is approximately 11.4:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Nichols Elementary School?
Nichols Elementary School reports a student body of 21% White, 71% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Nichols Elementary School?
Nichols Elementary School is overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.