May Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
May Elementary School serves 426 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 3248th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.5 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 ÷ 31.59 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312007522 |
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 | 426 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 43.7% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
May Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 83 elementary schools in Northside ISD, May Elementary School is the 65th largest, with 0.4% of the district's students. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 3 miles away and have a median of 514 students, so May 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 5 with 88 students, and its smallest is grade 4 with 50, against an average of 61 per grade. This year grade 5 has 40% more students than kindergarten (88 against 63). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 55 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 68.5% of enrollment, about the same share as across Northside ISD (68.3%). White students are next, at 11.3%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
43.7% of students qualify 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
May Elementary School has 31.59 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 13.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 426 students would have about 28.8 teachers, so May Elementary School has 2.8 more.
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 Beard Elementary School, 2 miles away in the same district. There are 17 elementary schools within 5 miles and 93 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 68.5% |
| White | 11.3% |
| Asian | 9.6% |
| Black | 6.1% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 55 |
| Kindergarten | 63 |
| Grade 1 | 52 |
| Grade 2 | 51 |
| Grade 3 | 67 |
| Grade 4 | 50 |
| Grade 5 | 88 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
15707 Chase Hill, San Antonio, TX 78256
Phone: (210)397-2000
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: May Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beard Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 499 | 13.9 | 12% |
| Carnahan Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.4 mi | 528 | 11.2 | 71.8% |
| Scobee Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.8 mi | 470 | 13.4 | 47.7% |
| Boone Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.9 mi | 458 | 11.7 | 65.9% |
| Ellison Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.2 mi | 780 | 14.2 | 32.6% |
| Locke Hill Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.2 mi | 538 | 12.3 | 57.8% |
| Steubing Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.4 mi | 436 | 12.1 | 40.4% |
| Thornton Elementary School | Northside ISD | 3.8 mi | 573 | 13.3 | 57.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.