McDermott Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
McDermott Elementary School serves 775 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 537th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 14.9 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 ÷ 51.92 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 | 483312000354 |
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 | 775 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 72.6% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 51% 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.
McDermott Elementary School in context
Size
McDermott Elementary School is the 10th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 775 students are 0.8% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.8 miles away and have a median of 556 students, so McDermott 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 120 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 98, against an average of 111 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (98 against 116). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 110 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 47.9% of enrollment, a lower share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Asian students are next, at 21.4%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
72.6% of students qualify 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
McDermott Elementary School has 51.92 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 775 students would have about 52.4 teachers, so McDermott 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
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 Basis San Antonio Pri- Medical Center Campus, 1 miles away in Basis Texas. There are 43 elementary schools within 5 miles and 150 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 47.9% |
| Asian | 21.4% |
| Two or more races | 13.2% |
| Black | 10.1% |
| White | 7.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.3% |
51.5% of students are girls and 48.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 110 |
| Kindergarten | 116 |
| Grade 1 | 120 |
| Grade 2 | 112 |
| Grade 3 | 112 |
| Grade 4 | 107 |
| Grade 5 | 98 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5111 Usaa Blvd, San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone: (210)397-5100
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: McDermott Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basis San Antonio Pri- Medical Center Campus | Basis Texas | 1.0 mi | 799 | 19.7 | – |
| Somerset Academy Oaks | Somerset Academies of Texas | 1.3 mi | 199 | 13.5 | 59.3% |
| Howsman Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 729 | 13.6 | 77.5% |
| Thornton Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.7 mi | 573 | 13.3 | 57.1% |
| Rhodes Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.9 mi | 492 | 14.5 | 70.9% |
| Colonies North Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.9 mi | 513 | 10.7 | 79.7% |
| Mead Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 887 | 15.2 | 91.7% |
| Locke Hill Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 538 | 12.3 | 57.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.