Beard Elementary School
Public elementary school in Helotes, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Beard Elementary School serves 499 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Helotes (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 2546th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 36 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312009471 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northside ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 499 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 12% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 32% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Beard Elementary School in context
Size
Beard Elementary School is the 45th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 499 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 454 students, so Beard Elementary School is close to their typical size.
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 5 with 108 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 18, against an average of 71 per grade. This year grade 5 has 69% more students than kindergarten (108 against 64). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 18 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 49.3% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). White students are next, at 30.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
12% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Beard Elementary School has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 499 students would have about 33.7 teachers, so Beard Elementary School has 2.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is May Elementary School, 2 miles away in the same district. There are 19 elementary schools within 5 miles and 89 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 49.3% |
| White | 30.3% |
| Asian | 11.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Black | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
48.5% of students are girls and 51.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 18 |
| Kindergarten | 64 |
| Grade 1 | 56 |
| Grade 2 | 64 |
| Grade 3 | 89 |
| Grade 4 | 100 |
| Grade 5 | 108 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8725 Sonoma Pkwy, Helotes, TX 78023
Phone: (210)397-6600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Beard Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 426 | 13.5 | 43.7% |
| Steubing Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 436 | 12.1 | 40.4% |
| Scobee Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 470 | 13.4 | 47.7% |
| Helotes Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 316 | 14.4 | 17.7% |
| Kuentz Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 517 | 12.3 | 28.2% |
| Carnahan Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.6 mi | 528 | 11.2 | 71.8% |
| Wanke Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.8 mi | 590 | 13.1 | 49.5% |
| Los Reyes Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.1 mi | 438 | 12.5 | 22.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.