Freedom Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Southside ISD · Grades 1–5
Freedom Elementary School serves 536 students in grades 1–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 9 schools in Southside ISD. By enrollment it is the 2159th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.1 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 ÷ 33.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | 1–5 |
| District | Southside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 484092009451 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Southside ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 536 | 6,091 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.1 | 16.4 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 91.2% | 87% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 73% 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.
Freedom Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 5 elementary schools in Southside ISD, Freedom Elementary School is the 4th largest, with 8.8% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 6.7 miles away and have a median of 579 students, so Freedom 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 119 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 93, against an average of 107 per grade. This year grade 5 has 20% more students than grade 1 (113 against 94). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.8% of enrollment, about the same share as across Southside ISD (91.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
91.2% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87% across Southside 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
Freedom Elementary School has 33.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 536 students would have about 36.2 teachers, so Freedom Elementary School has 3 fewer.
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 rural, fringe, which means it is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town. The nearest other elementary school is Heritage Elementary School, 1.3 miles away in the same district. There are 3 elementary schools within 5 miles and 14 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.8% |
| White | 6.9% |
| Black | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
47.4% of students are girls and 52.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 1 | 94 |
| Grade 2 | 93 |
| Grade 3 | 119 |
| Grade 4 | 117 |
| Grade 5 | 113 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3845 S Loop 1604 E, San Antonio, TX 78264
Phone: (210)882-1603
Website: southsideisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Freedom Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Elementary School | Southside ISD | 1.3 mi | 555 | 17.9 | 87.9% |
| W M Pearce Primary School | Southside ISD | 3.4 mi | 529 | 17.3 | 84.3% |
| Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center | Southside ISD | 4.3 mi | 809 | 17.8 | 87.4% |
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School | Southside ISD | 6.6 mi | 602 | 15.7 | 84.1% |
| Harmony Elementary School | East Central ISD | 6.8 mi | 781 | 17.8 | 64.9% |
| Mission Academy | San Antonio ISD | 7.7 mi | 524 | 12.8 | 80.2% |
| H W Schulze Elementary School | Harlandale ISD | 8.8 mi | 726 | 15.5 | 86.8% |
| Compass Rose Legacy Elementary School | Compass Rose Public Schools | 8.9 mi | 361 | 17.6 | 87.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southside ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colonel Miguel Menchaca Early Childhood Center | Elementary | Pre-K–K | 809 |
| Heritage Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 555 |
| Julian C Gallardo Elementary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 602 |
| Julius L Matthey Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 656 |
| Losoya Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 607 |
| Southside Alternative Center | High | 6–12 | 22 |
| Southside High School | High | 9–12 | 1,772 |
| W M Pearce Primary School | Elementary | 1–5 | 529 |