Behlau Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Behlau Elementary School serves 623 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 1429th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312012332 |
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 | 623 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 37.9% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
Behlau Elementary School in context
Size
Behlau Elementary School is the 22nd largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 623 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 646; Behlau 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 121 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 41, against an average of 89 per grade. This year grade 5 has 34% more students than kindergarten (121 against 90). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 41 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 71.9% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. Black students are next, at 10%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
37.9% of its students are eligible 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
With 41.5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 623 students, Behlau Elementary School has 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 623 students would have about 42.1 teachers, so Behlau Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Behlau Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Mora Elementary School, 0.6 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 100 other elementary schools, 31 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 | 71.9% |
| Black | 10% |
| White | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.8% |
| Asian | 2.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.3% |
49.4% of students are girls and 50.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 41 |
| Kindergarten | 90 |
| Grade 1 | 87 |
| Grade 2 | 76 |
| Grade 3 | 113 |
| Grade 4 | 95 |
| Grade 5 | 121 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2355 Camp Light Way, San Antonio, TX 78245
Phone: (210)398-1000
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Behlau Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mora Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.6 mi | 569 | 15.8 | 54.3% |
| Big Country Elementary School | Southwest ISD | 1.6 mi | 660 | 14.9 | 70.8% |
| Lieck Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.7 mi | 631 | 16 | 39.6% |
| IDEA Burke Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 730 | 23.2 | 59.9% |
| Ott Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.8 mi | 606 | 13.4 | 58.3% |
| Forester Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.9 mi | 723 | 13.5 | 63.5% |
| Kriewald Road School of the Arts | Southwest ISD | 2.2 mi | 610 | 16.6 | 75.7% |
| Wernli Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 737 | 15 | 35.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.