Essence Preparatory Charter School
Public elementary school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Essence Preparatory Charter School · Grades Pre-K–8
Essence Preparatory Charter School serves 365 students in grades Pre-K–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is the only school in Essence Preparatory Charter School. By enrollment it is the 3724th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.4 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 ÷ 20.92 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| District | Essence Preparatory Charter School |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480147914174 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Essence Preparatory Charter School | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 365 | 365 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.4 | 17.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 99.5% | 99.5% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 88% 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.
Essence Preparatory Charter School in context
Size
Essence Preparatory Charter School is the only school in Essence Preparatory Charter School, so its 365 students are the district's whole enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 559; Essence Preparatory Charter School 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 kindergarten with 48 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 13, against an average of 37 per grade. This year grade 8 has 73% fewer students than kindergarten (13 against 48). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 40 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Black students: 70.7% here and 12.8% across Texas public schools. Hispanic students are next, at 26.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
99.5% 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
With 20.92 full-time-equivalent teachers for 365 students, Essence Preparatory Charter School has 17.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 365 students would have about 24.7 teachers, so Essence Preparatory Charter School has 3.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Essence Preparatory Charter School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is IDEA Najim Academy, 0.8 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 125 other elementary schools, 27 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Black | 70.7% |
| Hispanic | 26.6% |
| White | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 0.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
52.3% of students are girls and 47.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 40 |
| Kindergarten | 48 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 43 |
| Grade 3 | 33 |
| Grade 4 | 44 |
| Grade 5 | 42 |
| Grade 6 | 39 |
| Grade 7 | 21 |
| Grade 8 | 13 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
723 Se Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78220
Phone: (210)997-5636
Website: essenceprepsa.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Essence Preparatory Charter School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Najim Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 540 | 22.1 | 93.5% |
| Hirsch Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.1 mi | 578 | 17.1 | 96.9% |
| Carroll Early Childhood Campus | San Antonio ISD | 1.5 mi | 364 | 16.3 | 97.8% |
| M L King Academy | San Antonio ISD | 2.3 mi | 532 | 15 | 96.1% |
| Sinclair Elementary School | East Central ISD | 2.5 mi | 739 | 18.8 | 68.3% |
| Hopkins Elementary School | Judson ISD | 2.5 mi | 707 | 16.1 | 81.3% |
| Cameron Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 2.7 mi | 344 | 18.2 | 96.5% |
| Democracy Prep at Stewart Academy | San Antonio ISD | 2.8 mi | 645 | 15 | 94.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.