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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312013882

REED EL

7433 SAWMILL GLADE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 398-2900 · Bexar County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL766 STUDENTS
Enrollment
766
Elementary
DISTRICT 545 · STATE 519
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
370 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
Pre-K
73
Kindergarten
119
Grade 1
110
Grade 2
122
Grade 3
97
Grade 4
126
Grade 5
119
Student demographics
White
9412%
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
54371%
DISTRICT 68% · STATE 54%
Black
7410%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 13%
Asian
152%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 6%
Two+
405%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 3%
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
Male
40553%
Female
36147%

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
55.0%
TX avg 51.8%
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 42.0%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.8%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 →

About REED EL

REED EL is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary-level communitys in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within NORTHSIDE ISD, with 766 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 48% larger than the state mean of about 519.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, REED EL logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school logs 12% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, REED EL has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting REED EL tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, REED EL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 52.8%, the actual is 43.6%, a residual of -9.2 points.

In the broader community, census data for Bexar County shows median household income runs about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), REED EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LEGACY TRADITIONAL SCHOOL - ALAMO RANCH, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), REED EL ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.5%.

The school occupies a residential site.

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

Bexar County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
REED EL
District
NORTHSIDE ISD
Address
7433 SAWMILL GLADE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253
Phone
(210) 398-2900
County
Bexar County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
766
Teachers (FTE)
53
Student–teacher ratio
14.4:1
Free/Reduced lunch
370 (48%)
Locale
21-Suburb: Large
NCES ID
483312013882
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About REED EL
How many students attend REED EL?
REED EL enrolls approximately 766 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does REED EL serve?
REED EL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at REED EL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at REED EL is approximately 14.4:1 (53 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at REED EL?
Student demographics at REED EL are roughly 12% White, 71% Hispanic, 10% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is REED EL public or private?
REED 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.
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