Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 515 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294003650
Northwood Elementary School
519 PIKE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 · (210) 407-5400 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 89% of Texas public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
13.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
132 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 3 | 1% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (58).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +33.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
54.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +4.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 33 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 34.0% | 32.0% | 15.0% | 19.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 29.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 54.0% |
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 61.0% | 61.0% |
| 2021-22 | 57.0% | 57.0% |
| 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Northwood Elementary School
Northwood Elementary School's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood Elementary School this school | 303 | 43.6% | 62.4% |
| Leo A Rizzuto Elementary School LA PORTE | 299 | 41.5% | 61.5% |
| Joslin Elementary School AUSTIN | 265 | 43.4% | 49.5% |
| Country Place Elementary School CARROLLTON | 318 | 37.7% | 60.4% |
| Walnut Springs Elementary School NEW BRAUNFELS | 307 | 39.4% | 55.0% |
| Foster Elementary School KINGWOOD | 343 | 51.9% | 43.5% |
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 Northwood Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #638 of 4,401 | #30 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,419 of 4,466 ▼ 894 | #63 of 317 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #969 of 4,466 ▼ 43 | #50 of 317 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #4,183 of 4,938 | #295 of 346 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #931 of 4,622 | #79 of 314 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.4% | #1,118 of 4,628 | #35 of 314 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.6% | #3,819 of 4,789 | #265 of 327 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #649 of 2,838 | #59 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
303
-102 (-25%) vs 2020
-52% since 1990-91, when it was 625
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 303 | 23 | 13.2:1 | 44% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 28 | 11.8:1 | 52% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 344 | 26.5 | 13.0:1 | 48% (164) |
| 2020-21 | 405 | 31 | 13.1:1 | 44% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 416 | 30.2 | 13.8:1 | 43% (177) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 32 | 14.6:1 | 44% (207) |
| 2010-11 | 470 | 32 | 14.7:1 | 34% (160) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 30 | 12.7:1 | 34% (128) |
| 1990-91 | 625 | 33 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (416 to 303); teachers down 24% (30.2 to 23).
About Northwood Elementary School
Located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Northwood Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school. The school had 303 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Texas) has about 519 students.
District-wide, NORTH EAST ISD has 75 schools and 56,420 students.
Northwood Elementary School has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 47%. Other students are 37% White, 9% Black, and 7% multiracial. By comparison, Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 63%, meaning two students picked at random have a 63% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Dividing enrollment by its 23 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.2:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for elementary schools in Texas. Eligible students account for 44% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. On average, public schools in Bexar County report 63%.
Northwood Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 89% of Texas public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Northwood Elementary School is 7.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 62.4%. Predicted: 55.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.
Of nearby public schools, Garner Middle School is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Northwood Elementary School. On proficiency, Northwood Elementary School is ahead of the 49.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 5.
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.
Northwood Elementary School's enrollment declined from 405 in 2020-21 to 303 in 2024-25.
The Northwood Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Madison High SchoolHigh · 2,616 students
- Roosevelt High SchoolHigh · 2,431 students
- Churchill High SchoolHigh · 2,308 students
- Legacy of Educational Excellence High SchoolHigh · 2,285 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 Northwood Elementary schools
24 other US public schools in 15 states are named Northwood Elementary. Northwood Elementary School is the 22nd largest of the 25.
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCRESTVIEW, FL · 814 students
- Northwood ElementaryEdgewood, WA · 732 students
- NORTHWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHILTON, NY · 719 students
- Northwood ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 641 students
- Northwood ElementaryMarysville, OH · 617 students
Nearby schools
- Garner Middle School0.6 mi · 782
- Woodridge Elementary School0.9 mi · 833
- Ruth Jones McClendon Middle School1.2 mi · 72
- George Gervin Academy1.2 mi · 793
- Northeast El Campus1.2 mi · 68
- Northeast Campus1.2 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Northwood Elementary School serve?
Northwood Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northwood Elementary School is approximately 13.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Northwood Elementary School?
Northwood Elementary School reports a student body of 37% White, 47% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Northwood Elementary School in?
Northwood Elementary School is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.