PASSMORE EL

PASSMORE EL, a close-knit elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD, caters to 384 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 26% smaller than typical.

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

Demographically, PASSMORE EL logs that 96% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 3% Black. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, PASSMORE EL shows 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, PASSMORE EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 33.7%, the actual is 25.1%, a residual of -8.6 points.

Zooming out to the county, Bexar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), PASSMORE EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: JUBILEE WESTWOOD, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PASSMORE EL comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 26.7%.

PASSMORE EL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. PASSMORE EL's enrollment has ticked down 31% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 384). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 91% to 96%.

On allk12, the feed for PASSMORE EL typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.