SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL

Located at 6535 CULEBRA RD, in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL is a tiny elementary campus that teaches 101 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL. Compared to the state average of about 519 students per school, that is 81% leaner than typical.

SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 839 students. SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL is one of those campuses.

On demographics, SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (85%). Beyond that, the school shows 10% Black, 4% White. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL has 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. About 81% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 38.4%; actual is 17.0%, a gap of -21.4 points.

In the area at large, census data for Bexar County shows median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL-NORTHWEST, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 31.6%.

The school occupies a downtown site. As a public charter, SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. SOUTHWEST PREP NORTHWEST EL's enrollment has edged up 17% since 2018, when it stood at 86 (now 101). Black enrollment moved from 5% to 10% across the same window.

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