📍 9855 Swayback Ranch, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78254
Folks Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 1,386 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Shawn Mckenzie. It is part of the Northside Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 46% of students are proficient in reading. 38% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Folks Middle enrolls 1,386 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 78.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 62% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 6.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 853 | 62% |
| White | 310 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 96 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 64 | 4.6% |
| Asian | 55 | 4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 8 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
458 of the school's 1,386 students (33%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 371 qualify for free lunch and 87 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.
Folks Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 25, state house district 117.
Folks Middle 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 1,386 students, Folks Middle is larger than the district average of about 808 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large