📍 19190 Hwy 281 S 3, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78221
W M Pearce Pri is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 466 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brenda Gonzales. It is part of the Southside Isd school district. It serves grades 1–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 20% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
W M Pearce Pri enrolls 466 students across grades 1–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% Hispanic or Latino, 6.7% White and <1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 428 | 92% |
| White | 31 | 6.7% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
417 of the school's 466 students (89%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 406 qualify for free lunch and 11 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
W M Pearce Pri is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 21, state house district 118.
W M Pearce Pri is one of 10 schools in SOUTHSIDE ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 6,091 students district-wide and employs 381 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 466 students, W M Pearce Pri is smaller than the district average of about 609 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe