📍 2250 Pue Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78245
Big Country el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 617 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Salina Palomo-scott. It is part of the Southwest Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 30% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Big Country el enrolls 617 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 45.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 84% Hispanic or Latino, 6.6% Black or African American and 5.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 521 | 84% |
| Black or African American | 41 | 6.6% |
| White | 33 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
452 of the school's 617 students (73%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 434 qualify for free lunch and 18 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Big Country 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 26, state house district 124.
Big Country el is one of 19 schools in SOUTHWEST ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 14,833 students district-wide and employs 953 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 617 students, Big Country el is smaller than the district average of about 781 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large