📍 6003 Thunder Dr, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78238
Powell el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 385 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Paul Alvarez. It is part of the Northside Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Powell el enrolls 385 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% White and 7.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 315 | 82% |
| White | 31 | 8.1% |
| Black or African American | 30 | 7.8% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 4 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
348 of the school's 385 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Powell el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 125.
Powell el is one of 124 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 100,208 students district-wide and employs 6,870 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 385 students, Powell el is smaller than the district average of about 808 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large