RHODES EL

RHODES EL is one of the mid-sized elementary-level communitys in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of NORTHSIDE ISD, with 492 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

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

In terms of who attends, RHODES EL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 11% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, 4% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, The school reports having 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 71% of students at RHODES EL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, RHODES EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 42.9%; actual is 25.9%, a gap of -17.0 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which RHODES EL is one.

The closest other public school is OAK HILLS TERRACE EL, roughly 0.7 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RHODES EL at 3rd of 4; the average score across the group is 34.0%.

RHODES EL operates from an urban location.

Over the past 7-year window. RHODES EL's enrollment has ticked down 17% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 492). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 20% to 10% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

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