Folks Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 6–8
Folks Middle School serves 1,497 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 24th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 17 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 88.07 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 483312012838 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,497 | 100,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 17 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.6% | 49.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas middle schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Folks Middle School in context
Size
Of the 22 middle schools in Northside ISD, Folks Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 4.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 885; Folks Middle School 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 grade 8 with 512 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 478, against an average of 499 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 478 in grade 6 and 512 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59.9% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 22.2%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
With 88.07 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,497 students, Folks Middle School has 17 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,497 students would have about 104 teachers, so Folks Middle School has 15.9 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Folks Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Jefferson Middle School, 1.9 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 23 other middle schools, 6 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 59.9% |
| White | 22.2% |
| Black | 7.7% |
| Two or more races | 5.1% |
| Asian | 4.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 478 |
| Grade 7 | 507 |
| Grade 8 | 512 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
9855 Swayback Ranch, San Antonio, TX 78254
Phone: (210)398-1600
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Folks Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Middle School | Northside ISD | 1.9 mi | 990 | 15.6 | 39.6% |
| Straus Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,363 | 15.9 | 34.3% |
| Briscoe Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.3 mi | 1,263 | 16.1 | 24.5% |
| IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 4.3 mi | 336 | 15.6 | 69.3% |
| Zachry Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.4 mi | 1,043 | 16.4 | 59.5% |
| Stevenson Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.5 mi | 779 | 14.6 | 44.9% |
| Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Jr. Campus | Basis Texas | 5.2 mi | 181 | 14.6 | – |
| Connally Middle School | Northside ISD | 5.4 mi | 692 | 12.6 | 41.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.