Wanke Elementary School
Public elementary school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades Pre-K–5
Wanke Elementary School serves 590 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 1687th largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 13.1 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 ÷ 45 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 | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 483312011138 |
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 | 590 | 100,208 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 | 14.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 49.5% | 49.7% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 21% 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.
Wanke Elementary School in context
Size
Of the 83 elementary schools in Northside ISD, Wanke Elementary School is the 25th largest, with 0.6% of the district's students. Its 8 closest elementary schools sit a median 1.7 miles away with a median enrollment of 464; Wanke 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 grade 5 with 101 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 53, against an average of 84 per grade. This year grade 5 has 19% more students than kindergarten (101 against 85). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 53 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 76.1% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. White students are next, at 14.7%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
49.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside ISD 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. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 45 full-time-equivalent teachers for 590 students, Wanke Elementary School has 13.1 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 590 students would have about 39.9 teachers, so Wanke Elementary School has 5.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
Wanke Elementary School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other elementary school is Steubing Elementary School, 0.8 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 130 other elementary schools, 35 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 | 76.1% |
| White | 14.7% |
| Black | 3.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
46.9% of students are girls and 53.1% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 53 |
| Kindergarten | 85 |
| Grade 1 | 82 |
| Grade 2 | 86 |
| Grade 3 | 85 |
| Grade 4 | 98 |
| Grade 5 | 101 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
10419 Old Prue Rd, San Antonio, TX 78249
Phone: (210)397-6700
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Wanke Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steubing Elementary School | Northside ISD | 0.8 mi | 436 | 12.1 | 40.4% |
| Scobee Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.1 mi | 470 | 13.4 | 47.7% |
| Braun Station Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.3 mi | 332 | 7.7 | 41% |
| Nichols Elementary School | Northside ISD | 1.4 mi | 321 | 11.4 | 33.3% |
| Carson Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 488 | 13 | 36.7% |
| Carnahan Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 528 | 11.2 | 71.8% |
| Boone Elementary School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 458 | 11.7 | 65.9% |
| Sst Hill Country | School of Science and Technology Discovery | 2.2 mi | 675 | 17.6 | 47.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.