Schenck Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Schenck Elementary School serves 828 students in grades Pre-K–5 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 361st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 15.3 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 ÷ 54.21 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004395 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 828 | 44,047 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 15.3 | 15.1 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 93.1% | 87.2% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 59% 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.
Schenck Elementary School in context
Size
Schenck Elementary School is the largest of San Antonio ISD's 48 elementary schools; its 828 students are 1.9% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 534 students, so Schenck 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 pre-K with 143 students, and its smallest is grade 5 with 96, against an average of 118 per grade. This year grade 5 has 16% fewer students than kindergarten (96 against 114). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 143 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 90.9% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Antonio ISD (89.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
93.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio 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
Schenck Elementary School has 54.21 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 15.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 828 students would have about 55.9 teachers, so Schenck Elementary School has 1.7 fewer.
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 Jubilee Highland Hills, 0.9 miles away in Jubilee Academies. There are 39 elementary schools within 5 miles and 113 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 90.9% |
| Black | 5.3% |
| White | 2.8% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.1% |
50% of students are girls and 50% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 143 |
| Kindergarten | 114 |
| Grade 1 | 119 |
| Grade 2 | 103 |
| Grade 3 | 135 |
| Grade 4 | 118 |
| Grade 5 | 96 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6718 Pecan Valley Dr., San Antonio, TX 78223
Phone: (210)438-6865
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Schenck Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jubilee Highland Hills | Jubilee Academies | 0.9 mi | 686 | 15.9 | 90.5% |
| Compass Rose Legacy Elementary School | Compass Rose Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 361 | 17.6 | 87.5% |
| Steele Montessori Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 0.9 mi | 395 | 16.4 | 56.5% |
| Charles C Ball Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.1 mi | 543 | 15.9 | 95.4% |
| Highland Hills Elementary School | San Antonio ISD | 1.3 mi | 715 | 18.8 | 93% |
| Highland Forest Elementary School | East Central ISD | 1.5 mi | 694 | 17.9 | 80.8% |
| Pecan Valley Elementary School | East Central ISD | 1.9 mi | 457 | 13.7 | 81.2% |
| Mission Academy | San Antonio ISD | 2.1 mi | 524 | 12.8 | 80.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.