SINCLAIR EL

SINCLAIR EL is an elementary school of mid-tier scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within EAST CENTRAL ISD, works with 739 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 519 students each, so SINCLAIR EL sits 42% bigger than that benchmark.

Within EAST CENTRAL ISD, which oversees 16 schools and 11,497 students, SINCLAIR EL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, SINCLAIR EL logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 17% Black, 9% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SINCLAIR EL has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, SINCLAIR EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 44.0%; this one comes in at 21.8%, -22.2 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. SINCLAIR EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

HIRSCH EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.9 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SINCLAIR EL ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 25.0%.

SINCLAIR EL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. SINCLAIR EL's enrollment has climbed 13% since 2018, when it stood at 656 (now 739). Class-load math has rose: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.8:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.