Helotes Elementary School
Public elementary school in Helotes, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Helotes Elementary School serves 316 students in grades Pre-K–5 in Helotes (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 4035th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.4 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 ÷ 21.93 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 | 483312003700 |
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 | 316 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 17.7% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 42% 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.
Helotes Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 83 elementary schools in Northside ISD, Helotes Elementary School is the 81st largest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 2.5 miles away with a median enrollment of 474; Helotes Elementary School is smaller 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 2 with 70 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 4, against an average of 45 per grade. This year grade 5 has 24% more students than kindergarten (56 against 45). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 4 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 52.8% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 38.9%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
17.7% of its students are eligible 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
With 21.93 full-time-equivalent teachers for 316 students, Helotes Elementary School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 316 students would have about 21.4 teachers, so Helotes Elementary School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Helotes Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Kuentz Elementary School, 1 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 80 other elementary schools, 22 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 | 52.8% |
| White | 38.9% |
| Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Asian | 1.3% |
| Black | 0.3% |
48.4% of students are girls and 51.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 4 |
| Kindergarten | 45 |
| Grade 1 | 42 |
| Grade 2 | 70 |
| Grade 3 | 51 |
| Grade 4 | 48 |
| Grade 5 | 56 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
13878 Riggs Rd, Helotes, TX 78023
Phone: (210)397-3800
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Helotes Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuentz Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.0 mi | 517 | 12.3 | 28.2% |
| Beard Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 499 | 13.9 | 12% |
| Los Reyes Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 438 | 12.5 | 22.8% |
| Steubing Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.4 mi | 436 | 12.1 | 40.4% |
| Krueger Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.7 mi | 477 | 12.9 | 34.6% |
| Nichols Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.1 mi | 321 | 11.4 | 33.3% |
| Scobee Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.1 mi | 470 | 13.4 | 47.7% |
| Wanke Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.1 mi | 590 | 13.1 | 49.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.