Prelude Preparatory Charter School
San Antonio, Texas · Bexar County · Grades Pre-K–5 · Charter
Prelude Preparatory Charter School runs 1 school (1 elementary) with 162 students. By enrollment it is the 1092nd largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 1 |
| Students | 162 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 11.7 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.4% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4801476 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Prelude Preparatory Charter School
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prelude Preparatory Charter School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 162 | 13.9 | 91.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Prelude Preparatory Charter School schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Prelude Preparatory Charter School in context
Size
Prelude Preparatory Charter School enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). All of its students attend one school, Prelude Preparatory Charter School, against an average of 626 students per Texas public school. NCES lists Prelude Preparatory Charter School as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 1, with 40 students. Grade 5 has 20 students and kindergarten has 26, 23% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Prelude Preparatory Charter School enrolls 23 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Prelude Preparatory Charter School at 92%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students.
91.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. Its school serves free breakfast and lunch to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3, with no application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 11.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.9 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. Prelude Preparatory Charter School reports no school counselors to NCES. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Prelude Preparatory Charter School is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is South San Antonio ISD, 2 miles away with 7,468 students. 39 districts are within 25 miles, and 33 of them enroll more students than Prelude Preparatory Charter School. Bexar County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 11.7 | 14 |
| School counselors | 0 | – |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 3 | 54 |
| Other student support staff | 3 | 54 |
| School administrators | 1 | 162 |
| District administrators | 0.1 | 1,620 |
| All staff | 21.2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92% |
| Black | 3.1% |
| White | 2.5% |
| Asian | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 23 |
| Kindergarten | 26 |
| Grade 1 | 40 |
| Grade 2 | 24 |
| Grade 3 | 18 |
| Grade 4 | 11 |
| Grade 5 | 20 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South San Antonio ISD | 2 mi | 7,468 | 16.6 | – |
| Promesa Academy Charter School | 2 mi | 248 | 12.2 | – |
| Harlandale ISD | 3 mi | 11,546 | 14.6 | – |
| Royal Public Schools | 4 mi | 469 | 15.3 | – |
| Edgewood ISD | 4 mi | 7,849 | 15.7 | – |
| New Frontiers Public Schools Inc | 4 mi | 303 | 23.3 | – |
| Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | 4 mi | 61 | 8.9 | – |
| San Antonio ISD | 4 mi | 44,047 | 15.1 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bexar County
- Northside ISD (100,208 students)
- North East ISD (56,420 students)
- San Antonio ISD (44,047 students)
- Judson ISD (23,539 students)
- Southwest ISD (14,833 students)
- Great Hearts Texas (12,926 students)
- Harlandale ISD (11,546 students)
- East Central ISD (11,497 students)
- Edgewood ISD (7,849 students)
- South San Antonio ISD (7,468 students)
- Basis Texas (7,092 students)
- Southside ISD (6,091 students)
- School of Science and Technology Discovery (6,084 students)
- Jubilee Academies (5,140 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - South Texas (4,807 students)
- Alamo Heights ISD (4,749 students)
- Somerset ISD (4,259 students)
- Compass Rose Public Schools (3,976 students)
- Somerset Academies of Texas (2,604 students)
- Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas (2,186 students)
- Ft Sam Houston ISD (1,617 students)
- Randolph Field ISD (1,427 students)
- Lackland ISD (1,010 students)
- George Gervin Academy (865 students)
- Southwest Preparatory School (839 students)
- Inspire Academies (805 students)
- Heritage Academy (589 students)
- The Gathering Place (555 students)
- Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy (486 students)
- Royal Public Schools (469 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Bexar County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
1707 Centennial Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78211
Phone: (210)780-7661
Website: preludeprep.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.