Valley Hi Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Valley Hi Elementary School serves 295 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 4152nd largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.4 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 ÷ 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–5 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312003723 |
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 | 295 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 82.4% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% 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.
Valley Hi Elementary School in context
Size
Valley Hi Elementary School is the smallest of Northside ISD's 83 elementary schools; its 295 students are 0.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 2.1 miles away and have a median of 435 students, so Valley Hi Elementary School is smaller 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 3 with 54 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 26, against an average of 42 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 43 in kindergarten and 42 in grade 5. It also enrolls 26 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 87.1% of enrollment, a higher share than across Northside ISD (68.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
82.4% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside 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
Valley Hi Elementary School has 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 295 students would have about 19.9 teachers, so Valley Hi Elementary School has 6 more.
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 Sun Valley Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in Southwest ISD. There are 31 elementary schools within 5 miles and 136 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 87.1% |
| White | 6.1% |
| Black | 4.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |
47.5% of students are girls and 52.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 26 |
| Kindergarten | 43 |
| Grade 1 | 38 |
| Grade 2 | 47 |
| Grade 3 | 54 |
| Grade 4 | 45 |
| Grade 5 | 42 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8503 Ray Ellison Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210)397-0350
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Valley Hi Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Valley Elementary School | Southwest ISD | 0.8 mi | 616 | 13.5 | 77.9% |
| Allen Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.0 mi | 442 | 11.6 | 88.9% |
| Neil Armstrong Elementary School | South San Antonio ISD | 1.9 mi | 322 | 15.9 | 90.7% |
| Lackland Elementary School | Lackland ISD | 2.0 mi | 615 | 12.8 | 14.3% |
| Five Palms Elementary School | South San Antonio ISD | 2.1 mi | 444 | 19.8 | 95% |
| Frank Madla Elementary School | South San Antonio ISD | 2.1 mi | 382 | 16.1 | 100% |
| Westwood Terrace Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.4 mi | 415 | 11.2 | 90.4% |
| Glenn Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.4 mi | 427 | 11.4 | 88.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.