Luna Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 6–8
Luna Middle School serves 1,114 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 183rd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.4 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 ÷ 72.43 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 | 483312010438 |
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 | 1,114 | 100,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.4 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 45.3% | 49.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 65% 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.
Luna Middle School in context
Size
Of the 22 middle schools in Northside ISD, Luna Middle School is the 7th largest, with 1.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 822; Luna 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 389 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 345, against an average of 371 per grade. This year grade 8 has 13% more students than grade 6 (389 against 345). 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
The largest group is Hispanic students: 70.4% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 14.6%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
45.3% 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 72.43 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,114 students, Luna Middle School has 15.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,114 students would have about 77.4 teachers, so Luna Middle School has 5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Luna 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 Bernal Middle School, 2.2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 26 other middle schools, 10 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 | 70.4% |
| White | 14.6% |
| Black | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 4.3% |
| Asian | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
49.6% of students are girls and 50.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 345 |
| Grade 7 | 380 |
| Grade 8 | 389 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
200 N Grosenbacher, San Antonio, TX 78253
Phone: (210)397-5300
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Luna Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernal Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 1,617 | 16.6 | 34% |
| Briscoe Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.8 mi | 1,263 | 16.1 | 24.5% |
| Francis R Scobee Middle School | Southwest ISD | 2.8 mi | 797 | 13.6 | 74.8% |
| Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Jr. Campus | Basis Texas | 3.0 mi | 181 | 14.6 | – |
| Vale Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.0 mi | 846 | 14.4 | 59% |
| Pease Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.1 mi | 691 | 12.5 | 74.4% |
| IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson College Preparator | IDEA Public Schools | 4.2 mi | 111 | 11.4 | 75.7% |
| Jordan Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.5 mi | 948 | 15.1 | 61% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.