Ross Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 6–8
Ross Middle School serves 828 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 516th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 12.9 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer 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 ÷ 63.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312003719 |
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 | 828 | 100,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.4% | 49.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 26% 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.
Ross Middle School in context
Size
Of the 22 middle schools in Northside ISD, Ross Middle School is the 16th largest, with 0.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 641; Ross 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 6 with 291 students, and its smallest is grade 7 with 255, against an average of 276 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 291 in grade 6 and 282 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 87.3% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.4% 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. 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 63.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 828 students, Ross Middle School has 12.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 828 students would have about 57.5 teachers, so Ross Middle School has 6.5 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Ross Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Neff Middle School, 2 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 50 other middle schools, 13 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 | 87.3% |
| White | 6.6% |
| Black | 3.9% |
| Asian | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.4% |
46.7% of students are girls and 53.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 291 |
| Grade 7 | 255 |
| Grade 8 | 282 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3630 Callaghan Rd, San Antonio, TX 78228
Phone: (210)397-6350
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Ross Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neff Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 810 | 12.4 | 75.3% |
| Jubilee School of Innovation and Arts | Jubilee Academies | 2.4 mi | 69 | 7.7 | 92.8% |
| Longfellow Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.5 mi | 597 | 14.1 | 91.3% |
| Jones Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,035 | 13.4 | 77.2% |
| Stafford Elementary School | Edgewood ISD | 2.8 mi | 102 | 8.7 | 91.2% |
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 3.0 mi | 684 | 18.5 | 96.1% |
| KIPP Camino Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.7 mi | 408 | 19.5 | 94.4% |
| Jordan Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.9 mi | 948 | 15.1 | 61% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.