Brauchle Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Brauchle Elementary School serves 396 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 3479th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.4 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 ÷ 31.86 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312006891 |
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 | 396 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.4 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 65.9% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 13% 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.
Brauchle Elementary School in context
Size
Brauchle Elementary School is the 70th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 396 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.1 miles away with a median enrollment of 483; Brauchle 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 3 with 71 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 36, against an average of 57 per grade. This year grade 5 has 40% more students than kindergarten (59 against 42). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 36 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 77.3% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 13.1%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
65.9% 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. 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 31.86 full-time-equivalent teachers for 396 students, Brauchle Elementary School has 12.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 396 students would have about 26.8 teachers, so Brauchle Elementary School has 5.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Brauchle Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Sst Hill Country, 0.3 miles away in School of Science and Technology Discovery. Within 10 miles there are 119 other elementary schools, 39 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 | 77.3% |
| White | 13.1% |
| Two or more races | 7.1% |
| Black | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1% |
42.4% of students are girls and 57.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 36 |
| Kindergarten | 42 |
| Grade 1 | 61 |
| Grade 2 | 66 |
| Grade 3 | 71 |
| Grade 4 | 61 |
| Grade 5 | 59 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8555 Bowens Crossing, San Antonio, TX 78250
Phone: (210)397-1550
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Brauchle Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sst Hill Country | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 0.3 mi | 675 | 17.6 | 47.1% |
| Northwest Crossing Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.8 mi | 362 | 10.4 | 55% |
| Nichols Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.9 mi | 321 | 11.4 | 33.3% |
| Krueger Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 477 | 12.9 | 34.6% |
| Burke Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 542 | 12.3 | 64.6% |
| Braun Station Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.2 mi | 332 | 7.7 | 41% |
| Carson Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 488 | 13 | 36.7% |
| Ward Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 763 | 14.7 | 57.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.