The Gathering Place
Public elementary school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · The Gathering Place · Grades K–6
The Gathering Place serves 555 students in grades K–6 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is the only school in The Gathering Place. By enrollment it is the 1990th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 16.6 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 33.45 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | K–6 |
| District | The Gathering Place |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480147113945 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | The Gathering Place | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 555 | 555 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 16.6 | 16.6 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 61.4% | 61.4% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 80% 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.
The Gathering Place in context
Size
The Gathering Place is the only school in The Gathering Place, so its 555 students are the district's whole enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.4 miles away and have a median of 458 students, so The Gathering Place is close to their typical size.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 2 with 100 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 53, against an average of 79 per grade. This year grade 6 has 28% fewer students than kindergarten (53 against 74). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 63.8% of enrollment, a higher share than across Texas public schools (53.5%). White students are next, at 23.8%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
61.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch 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. State shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
The Gathering Place has 33.45 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 16.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 555 students would have about 37.5 teachers, so The Gathering Place has 4 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 Powell Elementary School, 0.3 miles away in Northside ISD. There are 58 elementary schools within 5 miles and 185 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 63.8% |
| White | 23.8% |
| Black | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 4.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
50.5% of students are girls and 49.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 74 |
| Grade 1 | 88 |
| Grade 2 | 100 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
| Grade 5 | 66 |
| Grade 6 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5818 Nw Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78238
Phone: (210)942-4850
Website: thegatheringplacek12.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: The Gathering Place. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.3 mi | 418 | 13 | 84.2% |
| Sst Discovery | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 0.5 mi | 508 | 13.2 | 69.7% |
| IDEA Ingram Hills Academy | IDEA Public Schools | 1.0 mi | 588 | 22.3 | 86.2% |
| Driggers Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 458 | 11.2 | 77.1% |
| Villarreal Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 532 | 11.6 | 83.5% |
| Oak Hills Terrace Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.5 mi | 392 | 11.2 | 71.7% |
| Linton Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.6 mi | 368 | 11.1 | 82.3% |
| Glenoaks Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.6 mi | 457 | 11.1 | 85.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.