Lighthouse Elementary School
Public elementary school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Lighthouse Public Schools · Grades Pre-K–5
Lighthouse Elementary School serves 273 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 3 schools in Lighthouse Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 4253rd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 17.6 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 ÷ 15.53 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Lighthouse Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480024609569 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lighthouse Public Schools | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 273 | 462 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 17.6 | 18.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89% | 88.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 89% 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.
Lighthouse Elementary School in context
Size
Lighthouse Elementary School is the only elementary school in Lighthouse Public Schools. Its 273 students are 59.1% of the district's 462. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 0.9 miles away and have a median of 434 students, so Lighthouse Elementary School is smaller than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 pre-K with 68 students, and its smallest is grade 2 with 31, against an average of 39 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 32 in kindergarten and 34 in grade 5. It also enrolls 68 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 88.6% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lighthouse Public Schools (86.8%). Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.7% across Lighthouse Public Schools 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
Lighthouse Elementary School has 15.53 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 273 students would have about 18.4 teachers, so Lighthouse Elementary School has 2.9 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 city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other elementary school is Westwood Terrace Elementary School, 0.5 miles away in Northside ISD. There are 47 elementary schools within 5 miles and 166 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 88.6% |
| Black | 5.5% |
| White | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 2.6% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
54.2% of students are girls and 45.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 68 |
| Kindergarten | 32 |
| Grade 1 | 37 |
| Grade 2 | 31 |
| Grade 3 | 40 |
| Grade 4 | 31 |
| Grade 5 | 34 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8138 Westshire Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210)674-4100
Website: lighthousesa.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lighthouse Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood Terrace Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.5 mi | 415 | 11.2 | 90.4% |
| Glenn Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.6 mi | 427 | 11.4 | 88.5% |
| Meadow Village Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.9 mi | 367 | 10.2 | 81.2% |
| Hull Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.9 mi | 441 | 10.9 | 89.3% |
| IDEA Mays Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 663 | 20 | 76% |
| Hatchett Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 588 | 12.3 | 79.9% |
| Adams Hill Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 473 | 11.4 | 83.7% |
| Cable Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 392 | 10.4 | 94.4% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lighthouse Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse High School | High | 9–12 | 88 |
| Lighthouse Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 101 |