RUDDER MIDDLE

RUDDER MIDDLE operates as a medium-sized intermediate school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD. Current enrollment sits at 961 students spanning grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 643 students per school, that is 49% bigger than typical.

NORTHSIDE ISD runs 128 schools in total, collectively educating 100,435 students. RUDDER MIDDLE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, RUDDER MIDDLE reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 16% Asian, 16% White, 9% multiracial, 7% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, RUDDER MIDDLE has 76 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.7:1. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 77% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, RUDDER MIDDLE performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.2%, the actual is 37.5%, a residual of -2.7 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bexar County) records that 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), RUDDER MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THORNTON EL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts RUDDER MIDDLE at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 45.1%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. RUDDER MIDDLE's enrollment has held roughly steady since 2018, when it stood at 970 (now 961). Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 today.

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