Bexar County Academy
Public elementary school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Bexar County Academy · Grades Pre-K–8
Bexar County Academy serves 153 students in grades Pre-K–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is the only school in Bexar County Academy. By enrollment it is the 4591st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students).
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. NCES reports no teacher count for this school.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Bexar County Academy |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480007708105 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Bexar County Academy | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 153 | 153 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | – | – | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 59.5% | 59.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. State test results aren't published here yet.
Bexar County Academy in context
Size
Bexar County Academy is the only school in Bexar County Academy, so its 153 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 525; Bexar County Academy is smaller than most of them.
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 pre-K with 25 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 3, against an average of 15 per grade. This year grade 8 has 77% fewer students than kindergarten (3 against 13). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 25 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 89.5% here and 53.5% across Texas public schools. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
59.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch and a median of 72% for Texas elementary 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
NCES reports no teacher count for Bexar County Academy for 2024-25, so this page shows no students-per-teacher figure for it.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Location
Bexar County Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Woodlawn Hills Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in San Antonio ISD. Within 10 miles there are 196 other elementary schools, 72 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 | 89.5% |
| Black | 5.2% |
| White | 4.6% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
47.1% of students are girls and 52.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 25 |
| Kindergarten | 13 |
| Grade 1 | 19 |
| Grade 2 | 22 |
| Grade 3 | 18 |
| Grade 4 | 17 |
| Grade 5 | 18 |
| Grade 6 | 10 |
| Grade 7 | 8 |
| Grade 8 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1481 Hillcrest Dr., San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210)432-8600
Website: bexarcountyacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Bexar County Academy. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn Hills Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.3 mi | 663 | 15.9 | 91% |
| Glass Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.8 mi | 384 | 11.2 | 84.9% |
| Villarreal Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.0 mi | 532 | 11.6 | 83.5% |
| IDEA Ingram Hills Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.4 mi | 588 | 22.3 | 86.2% |
| Baskin Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.4 mi | 271 | 13.9 | 81.5% |
| Madison Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.5 mi | 457 | 15.3 | 95% |
| Maverick Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.6 mi | 518 | 15.7 | 90.9% |
| Loma Park Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 1.8 mi | 587 | 17.3 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.