Bernal Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 6–8
Bernal Middle School serves 1,617 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 13th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 97.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312012944 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,617 | 100,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34% | 49.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Bernal Middle School in context
Size
Of the 22 middle schools in Northside ISD, Bernal Middle School is the largest, with 1.6% of the district's students. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 4.7 miles away and have a median of 946 students, so Bernal Middle School is larger than most of them.
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 6 with 555 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 507, against an average of 539 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 555 in grade 6 and 555 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 60% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). White students are next, at 18.2%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Bernal Middle School has 97.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,617 students would have about 112.3 teachers, so Bernal Middle School has 14.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
NCES classifies its location as rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other middle school is Luna Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. There are 5 middle schools within 5 miles and 21 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 60% |
| White | 18.2% |
| Black | 13.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.2% |
| Asian | 1.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 555 |
| Grade 7 | 507 |
| Grade 8 | 555 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
14045 San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78253
Phone: (210)398-1900
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bernal Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luna Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,114 | 15.4 | 45.3% |
| Medina Valley Loma Alta Middle School | Medina Valley ISD | 2.5 mi | 1,046 | 19.3 | 48.9% |
| Briscoe Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.1 mi | 1,263 | 16.1 | 24.5% |
| Francis R Scobee Middle School | Southwest ISD | 4.4 mi | 797 | 13.6 | 74.8% |
| Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Jr. Campus | Basis Texas | 4.9 mi | 181 | 14.6 | – |
| Vale Middle School | Northside ISD | 5.1 mi | 846 | 14.4 | 59% |
| IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson College Preparator | IDEA Public Schools | 5.6 mi | 111 | 11.4 | 75.7% |
| Straus Middle School | Northside ISD | 6.0 mi | 1,363 | 15.9 | 34.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.