Burke Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Burke Elementary School serves 542 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 2107th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.3 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 ÷ 44.07 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 | 483312008707 |
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 | 542 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.3 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 64.6% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 12% 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.
Burke Elementary School in context
Size
Burke Elementary School is the 34th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 542 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.3 miles away and have a median of 526 students, so Burke 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 93 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 46, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% fewer students than kindergarten (70 against 81). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 46 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 87.6% of enrollment, a higher share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
64.6% of students qualify 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
Burke Elementary School has 44.07 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 542 students would have about 36.6 teachers, so Burke Elementary School has 7.5 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 Northwest Crossing Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 121 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.6% |
| White | 9.6% |
| Black | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 46 |
| Kindergarten | 81 |
| Grade 1 | 87 |
| Grade 2 | 84 |
| Grade 3 | 93 |
| Grade 4 | 81 |
| Grade 5 | 70 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10111 Terra Oak, San Antonio, TX 78250
Phone: (210)397-1300
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Burke Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Crossing Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.4 mi | 362 | 10.4 | 55% |
| Knowlton Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 564 | 11.1 | 76.1% |
| Brauchle Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 396 | 12.4 | 65.9% |
| IDEA Hidden Meadow Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 608 | 20.4 | 66.6% |
| Fernandez Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.3 mi | 416 | 11.7 | 61.5% |
| Ward Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.3 mi | 763 | 14.7 | 57.8% |
| Sst Hill Country | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 1.4 mi | 675 | 17.6 | 47.1% |
| Carson Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.6 mi | 488 | 13 | 36.7% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.