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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312010440
OTT EL
100 N GROSENBACHER, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 397-5550 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
353 students
DISTRICT 54% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
48.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +48.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
38.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +38.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 48 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 38 points.
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
37.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
-107 (-15%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.2:1
% White
14%
was 29%
% Hispanic
70%
was 57%
% Black
8%
was 9%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About OTT EL
OTT EL is a mid-tier elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within NORTHSIDE ISD. The school instructs 606 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Within NORTHSIDE ISD, which oversees 128 schools and 100,435 students, OTT EL is one campus in the system.
On the student-mix side, OTT EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder is composed of 14% White, 8% Black, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, On paper, OTT EL has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting OTT EL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, OTT EL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 48.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.9%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bexar County) records that median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which OTT EL is one.
Nearest neighbor: LUNA MIDDLE, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around OTT EL. On composite proficiency, OTT EL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 46.9%.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 15%: 713 students in 2018 compared to 606 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 29% to 14%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.
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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 H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
- TAFT H SHigh · 2,670 students
- BRANDEIS H SHigh · 2,657 students
- MARSHALL H SHigh · 2,634 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- LUNA MIDDLE0.1 mi · 1,114
- LIECK EL0.7 mi · 631
- MORA EL1.2 mi · 569
- GALM EL1.2 mi · 541
- HARMONY SCHOOL OF SCIENCE- SAN ANTONIO1.8 mi · 602
- BEHLAU EL1.8 mi · 623
Frequently asked questions
About OTT ELWhat is the total enrollment at OTT EL?
OTT EL enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
Is OTT EL an elementary, middle, or high school?
OTT EL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at OTT EL?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at OTT EL.
How diverse is OTT EL?
OTT EL reports a student body of 14% White, 70% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is OTT EL public or private?
OTT EL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.