Fields Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Fields Elementary School serves 776 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 533rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.1 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 ÷ 55 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312013250 |
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 | 776 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 54% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 36% 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.
Fields Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 83 elementary schools in Northside ISD, Fields Elementary School is the 9th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 676 students, so Fields 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 4 with 132 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 85, against an average of 111 per grade. This year grade 5 has 32% more students than kindergarten (132 against 100). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 85 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 66.2% of enrollment, about the same share as across Northside ISD (68.3%). White students are next, at 19.5%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
54% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Fields Elementary School has 55 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 776 students would have about 52.4 teachers, so Fields Elementary School has 2.6 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 suburb, large, which means it is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city. The nearest other elementary school is Ward Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 32 elementary schools within 5 miles and 100 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 66.2% |
| White | 19.5% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| Asian | 4.3% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
48.2% of students are girls and 51.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 85 |
| Kindergarten | 100 |
| Grade 1 | 111 |
| Grade 2 | 108 |
| Grade 3 | 108 |
| Grade 4 | 132 |
| Grade 5 | 132 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9570 Fm 1560 N, San Antonio, TX 78254
Phone: (210)398-2150
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fields Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.9 mi | 763 | 14.7 | 57.8% |
| Franklin Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.0 mi | 676 | 13.9 | 36.1% |
| Krueger Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 477 | 12.9 | 34.6% |
| Tomlinson Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 875 | 16.1 | 26.3% |
| Scarborough Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 925 | 14 | 33% |
| Sst Hill Country | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 1.9 mi | 675 | 17.6 | 47.1% |
| Brauchle Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.9 mi | 396 | 12.4 | 65.9% |
| Sst Northwest | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 2.1 mi | 661 | 14.4 | 36.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.