Agnes Cotton Academy
Public middle school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 3–8
Agnes Cotton Academy serves 455 students in grades 3–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 1159th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 13.5 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 33.76 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 3–8 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004322 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 455 | 44,047 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.7% | 87.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Agnes Cotton Academy in context
Size
Agnes Cotton Academy is the 6th largest of San Antonio ISD's 14 middle schools; its 455 students are 1% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 534; Agnes Cotton Academy is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 86 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 63, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 8 has 19% fewer students than grade 3 (63 against 78). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 93.2% here and 89.8% across San Antonio ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 33.76 full-time-equivalent teachers for 455 students, Agnes Cotton Academy has 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 455 students would have about 31.6 teachers, so Agnes Cotton Academy has 2.2 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Agnes Cotton Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Whittier Middle School, 1.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 56 other middle schools, 15 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 93.2% |
| White | 4.8% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 3 | 78 |
| Grade 4 | 86 |
| Grade 5 | 77 |
| Grade 6 | 86 |
| Grade 7 | 65 |
| Grade 8 | 63 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1616 Blanco Rd, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210)738-9780
Website: schools.saisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Agnes Cotton Academy. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 1.7 mi | 656 | 14.4 | 89.2% |
| Tafolla College Prep Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.6 mi | 180 | 16 | 97.2% |
| Tafolla Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.6 mi | 385 | 14.9 | 95.8% |
| Nimitz Middle School | North East ISD | 2.8 mi | 995 | 16.6 | 66.6% |
| KIPP Camino Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.1 mi | 408 | 19.5 | 94.4% |
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 3.3 mi | 684 | 18.5 | 96.1% |
| Longfellow Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 3.5 mi | 597 | 14.1 | 91.3% |
| KIPP Aspire Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.6 mi | 470 | 23.2 | 94% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.