📍 8092 Talley Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78253
Straus Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 1,114 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Wendi Peralta. It is part of the Northside Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Straus Middle enrolls 1,114 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 66.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 10% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 642 | 58% |
| White | 245 | 22% |
| Black or African American | 113 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 68 | 6.1% |
| Asian | 37 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
351 of the school's 1,114 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 267 qualify for free lunch and 84 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.
Straus 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.
Straus 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 1,114 students, Straus 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