Martin Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Martin Elementary School serves 537 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 2154th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.3 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 40.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312012341 |
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 | 537 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.3 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 80.4% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Martin Elementary School in context
Size
Martin Elementary School is the 38th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 537 students are 0.5% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 423; Martin Elementary 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 1 with 88 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 56, against an average of 77 per grade. This year grade 5 has 13% more students than kindergarten (72 against 64). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 56 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 94.8% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
80.4% 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. 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
With 40.25 full-time-equivalent teachers for 537 students, Martin Elementary School has 13.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 537 students would have about 36.3 teachers, so Martin Elementary School has 4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Martin Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is L B Johnson Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in Edgewood ISD. Within 10 miles there are 191 other elementary schools, 65 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 | 94.8% |
| Black | 2.4% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.9% |
48% of students are girls and 52% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 56 |
| Kindergarten | 64 |
| Grade 1 | 88 |
| Grade 2 | 87 |
| Grade 3 | 88 |
| Grade 4 | 82 |
| Grade 5 | 72 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
730 Canterbury Dr., San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210)398-1400
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Martin Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L B Johnson Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 0.7 mi | 317 | 14.5 | 96.2% |
| Esparza Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.9 mi | 462 | 11.6 | 84.2% |
| Linton Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.2 mi | 368 | 11.1 | 82.3% |
| Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School | Southwest Preparatory School | 1.3 mi | 101 | 12.5 | 81.2% |
| Loma Park Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 1.4 mi | 587 | 17.3 | 96.9% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.5 mi | 607 | 24.9 | 89.6% |
| Passmore Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.7 mi | 384 | 12.1 | 91.9% |
| Villarreal Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.7 mi | 532 | 11.6 | 83.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.