David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School serves 355 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 3790th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 23.59 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004393 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 355 | 44,047 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 96.9% | 87.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 53% 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.
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School in context
Size
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School is the 41st largest of San Antonio ISD's 48 elementary schools; its 355 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1 miles away and have a median of 406 students, so David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz 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 59 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 40, against an average of 51 per grade. This year grade 5 has 14% more students than kindergarten (49 against 43). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 57 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 89.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Antonio ISD (89.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
96.9% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio 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
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has 23.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 355 students would have about 24 teachers, so David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School has about as many as that.
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 De Zavala Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in the same district. There are 66 elementary schools within 5 miles and 179 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.6% |
| Black | 4.5% |
| Asian | 2.8% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.3% |
48.7% of students are girls and 51.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 57 |
| Kindergarten | 43 |
| Grade 1 | 54 |
| Grade 2 | 53 |
| Grade 3 | 59 |
| Grade 4 | 40 |
| Grade 5 | 49 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1111 S Navidad St, San Antonio, TX 78207
Phone: (210)978-7940
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Zavala Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.5 mi | 388 | 14.1 | 97.9% |
| Promesa Academy Charter School | Promesa Academy Charter School | 0.5 mi | 248 | 12.2 | 59.7% |
| J T Brackenridge Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.7 mi | 597 | 16 | 98.5% |
| Sarah S King Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.9 mi | 645 | 16.3 | 98.8% |
| Carvajal Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.0 mi | 328 | 13.1 | 97.6% |
| Rodriguez Montessori Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.1 mi | 205 | 18.1 | 58.5% |
| David Crockett Academy | San Antonio ISD | 1.2 mi | 717 | 14.8 | 96.4% |
| KIPP Esperanza Primary School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.2 mi | 424 | 20.1 | 93.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.