STEELE MONTESSORI EL

As a small elementary campus in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, STEELE MONTESSORI EL teaches 395 students from grades pre-K through 8, run under SAN ANTONIO ISD. That puts it 24% below the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 519 students.

Across the 100 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD (47,623 students total), STEELE MONTESSORI EL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, STEELE MONTESSORI EL reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (88%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% White, 4% Black. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, STEELE MONTESSORI EL has 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 56% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), STEELE MONTESSORI EL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 49.2%; this one comes in at 30.4%, -18.9 points off the demographic line.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bexar County) reports that median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), STEELE MONTESSORI EL is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: MURIEL FORBES EL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts STEELE MONTESSORI EL at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 22.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. STEELE MONTESSORI EL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. STEELE MONTESSORI EL's enrollment has edged up 276% since 2018, when it stood at 105 (now 395). The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.