Ott Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Ott Elementary School serves 606 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 1577th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.4 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 ÷ 45.38 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| 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 | 483312010440 |
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 | 606 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.3% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 25% 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.
Ott Elementary School in context
Size
Ott Elementary School is the 24th largest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 606 students are 0.6% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 627; Ott 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 4 with 113 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 72, against an average of 87 per grade. This year grade 5 has 17% more students than kindergarten (84 against 72). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 72 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 70.5% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 14%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
58.3% 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. 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 45.38 full-time-equivalent teachers for 606 students, Ott Elementary School has 13.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 606 students would have about 40.9 teachers, so Ott Elementary School has 4.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Ott Elementary School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other elementary school is Lieck Elementary School, 0.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 99 other elementary schools, 32 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 | 70.5% |
| White | 14% |
| Black | 8.4% |
| Two or more races | 5.9% |
| Asian | 0.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
49.3% of students are girls and 50.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 72 |
| Kindergarten | 72 |
| Grade 1 | 75 |
| Grade 2 | 79 |
| Grade 3 | 111 |
| Grade 4 | 113 |
| Grade 5 | 84 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
100 N Grosenbacher, San Antonio, TX 78253
Phone: (210)397-5550
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ott Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lieck Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.7 mi | 631 | 16 | 39.6% |
| Mora Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.2 mi | 569 | 15.8 | 54.3% |
| Galm Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.2 mi | 541 | 14.3 | 47% |
| Harmony School of Science- San Antonio | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 1.8 mi | 602 | 17.2 | 42.4% |
| Behlau Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.8 mi | 623 | 15 | 37.9% |
| Forester Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 723 | 13.5 | 63.5% |
| Wernli Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 737 | 15 | 35.3% |
| Cole Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 769 | 14.6 | 28.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.