STAFFORD CENTER

Located at 611 SW 36TH ST, in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, STAFFORD CENTER is a modestly sized elementary school that enrolls 255 students (grade pre-K), overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 51% below the state mean of about 519.

Within EDGEWOOD ISD, which oversees 29 schools and 9,461 students, STAFFORD CENTER is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, STAFFORD CENTER records that 98% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, STAFFORD CENTER has 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting STAFFORD CENTER higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at STAFFORD CENTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

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 the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which STAFFORD CENTER is one.

STAFFORD EL VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 52%: 527 students in 2018 compared to 255 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 21.4:1 in 2018 to 15.9:1 in 2025.

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