STINSON MIDDLE

STINSON MIDDLE, an average-sized middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of NORTHSIDE ISD, hosts 898 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so STINSON MIDDLE sits 40% above that benchmark.

NORTHSIDE ISD comprises 128 schools with combined enrollment of 100,435 students; STINSON MIDDLE is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, STINSON MIDDLE records that 65% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 19% White, 6% Black, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.2:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 14.4:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 41% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, STINSON MIDDLE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. STINSON MIDDLE is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRANDEIS H S, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around STINSON MIDDLE. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), STINSON MIDDLE ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.1%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 24%: 1,179 students in 2018 compared to 898 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.