Straus Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 6–8
Straus Middle School serves 1,363 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 56th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 15.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 85.52 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| 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 | 483312013774 |
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 | 1,363 | 100,208 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 15.9 | 14.3 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 34.3% | 49.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 72% 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.
Straus Middle School in context
Size
Straus Middle School is the 3rd largest of Northside ISD's 22 middle schools; its 1,363 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 5.4 miles away with a median enrollment of 1,079; Straus 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 7 with 477 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 420, against an average of 454 per grade. This year grade 8 has 11% more students than grade 6 (466 against 420). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 59.2% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 19%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
34.3% 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. 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 85.52 full-time-equivalent teachers for 1,363 students, Straus Middle School has 15.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 1,363 students would have about 94.7 teachers, so Straus Middle School has 9.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Straus Middle School is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other middle school is Folks Middle School, 2.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 19 other middle schools, 3 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 | 59.2% |
| White | 19% |
| Black | 11.3% |
| Two or more races | 6.8% |
| Asian | 3.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 420 |
| Grade 7 | 477 |
| Grade 8 | 466 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8092 Talley Rd, San Antonio, TX 78253
Phone: (210)398-2550
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Straus Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Folks Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,497 | 17 | 27.6% |
| Jefferson Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.8 mi | 990 | 15.6 | 39.6% |
| Briscoe Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.9 mi | 1,263 | 16.1 | 24.5% |
| Basis San Antonio - Jack Lewis Jr. Campus | Basis Texas | 5.4 mi | 181 | 14.6 | – |
| IDEA Hidden Meadow College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 5.5 mi | 336 | 15.6 | 69.3% |
| Zachry Middle School | Northside ISD | 5.7 mi | 1,043 | 16.4 | 59.5% |
| Luna Middle School | Northside ISD | 5.9 mi | 1,114 | 15.4 | 45.3% |
| Bernal Middle School | Northside ISD | 6.0 mi | 1,617 | 16.6 | 34% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.