SOMERSET EL

As a reasonably sized primary school in SOMERSET, Texas, SOMERSET EL enrolls 716 students from grades 1 through 4, run under SOMERSET ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 38% above the state mean of about 519.

SOMERSET ISD comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 4,259 students; SOMERSET EL is among them.

On the student-mix side, SOMERSET EL lists that nearly all students (92%) are Hispanic; the rest breaks down as 7% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, SOMERSET EL logs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting SOMERSET EL higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 83% of students at SOMERSET EL qualify 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 higher than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SOMERSET EL sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 37.7%; actual is 53.2%, +15.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bexar County) records that 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%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), SOMERSET EL is one campus in the mix.

SOMERSET EARLY CHILDHOOD EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around SOMERSET EL. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), SOMERSET EL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 52.5%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at SOMERSET EL has grew 3%, going from 694 students in 2018 to 716 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 12% to 7% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 16.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.