📍 8400 Cavern Hill, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78254
Ward el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 759 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brooke Mallard. It is part of the Northside Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1. 43% of students are proficient in reading. 31% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ward el enrolls 759 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 75% Hispanic or Latino, 15% White and 5.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 570 | 75% |
| White | 111 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 40 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 3.4% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
474 of the school's 759 students (62%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 412 qualify for free lunch and 62 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ward el is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 19, state house district 117.
Ward 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 759 students, Ward el is close to the district average of about 808 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large