Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Southside ISD · Grades Pre-K–K
Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center serves 809 students in grades Pre-K–K in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 9 schools in Southside ISD. By enrollment it is the 414th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 45.46 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–K |
| District | Southside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484092013586 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Southside ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 809 | 6,091 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 16.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.4% | 87% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% 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.
Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center in context
Size
Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center is the largest of Southside ISD's 5 elementary schools; its 809 students are 13.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 4.5 miles away and have a median of 546 students, so Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center 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 pre-K with 419 students, and its smallest is kindergarten with 390, against an average of 405 per grade. It also enrolls 419 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.7% of enrollment, about the same share as across Southside ISD (91.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
87.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87% across Southside 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
Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center has 45.46 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 809 students would have about 54.7 teachers, so Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center has 9.2 fewer.
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 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 elementary school is W M Pearce Primary School, 1.8 miles away in the same district. There are 6 elementary schools within 5 miles and 46 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.7% |
| White | 5.3% |
| Black | 2% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
50.2% of students are girls and 49.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 419 |
| Kindergarten | 390 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
16180 S Us Hwy 281, San Antonio, TX 78221
Phone: (210)882-1600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W M Pearce Primary School | Southside ISD | 1.8 mi | 529 | 17.3 | 84.3% |
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School | Southside ISD | 2.7 mi | 602 | 15.7 | 84.1% |
| Heritage Elementary School | Southside ISD | 3.4 mi | 555 | 17.9 | 87.9% |
| Freedom Elementary School | Southside ISD | 4.3 mi | 536 | 16.1 | 91.2% |
| H W Schulze Elementary School | Harlandale ISD | 4.8 mi | 726 | 15.5 | 86.8% |
| Mission Academy | San Antonio ISD | 4.9 mi | 524 | 12.8 | 80.2% |
| Gillette Elementary School | Harlandale ISD | 5.5 mi | 527 | 15.5 | 91.5% |
| Bellaire Elementary School | Harlandale ISD | 5.8 mi | 674 | 14.7 | 83.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southside ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freedom Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 536 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 555 |
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 602 |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 656 |
| Losoya Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 607 |
| Southside Alternative Center | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Southside High School | High | 9–12 | 1,772 |
| W M Pearce Primary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 529 |