Fisher Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Fisher Elementary School serves 565 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 1897th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 12.6 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 ÷ 45 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 | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312011137 |
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 | 565 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 74% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 14% 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.
Fisher Elementary School in context
Size
Fisher Elementary School is the 30th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 565 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.1 miles away and have a median of 505 students, so Fisher 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 kindergarten with 98 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 60, against an average of 81 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 98 in kindergarten and 93 in grade 5. It also enrolls 77 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 92.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
74% 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
Fisher Elementary School has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 12.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 565 students would have about 38.2 teachers, so Fisher Elementary School has 6.8 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 Michael Elementary School, 0.4 miles away in the same district. There are 35 elementary schools within 5 miles and 130 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.2% |
| White | 3.9% |
| Black | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 77 |
| Kindergarten | 98 |
| Grade 1 | 76 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 82 |
| Grade 4 | 60 |
| Grade 5 | 93 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3430 Barrel Pass, San Antonio, TX 78245
Phone: (210)397-4450
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Fisher Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.4 mi | 530 | 13.4 | 78.1% |
| IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.5 mi | 423 | 21.3 | 67.4% |
| Kriewald Road School of the Arts | Southwest ISD | 0.7 mi | 610 | 16.6 | 75.7% |
| Big Country Elementary School | Southwest ISD | 1.0 mi | 660 | 14.9 | 70.8% |
| Adams Hill Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.3 mi | 473 | 11.4 | 83.7% |
| IDEA Burke Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.3 mi | 730 | 23.2 | 59.9% |
| Glenn Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 427 | 11.4 | 88.5% |
| Cody Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.3 mi | 480 | 10.7 | 78.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.