Cardenas Center
Public school, pre-kindergarten · San Antonio, Texas
Cardenas Center in San Antonio, Texas enrolled 264 students in 2024-25 with 14.0 full-time teachers, 18.9 students per teacher against the Texas median of 12.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 9% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 30%
242 students in 2022-23, 238 students in 2023-24, 264 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 20.0 to 14.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 242 | 20.0 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 238 | 16.0 | 14.9 |
| 2024-25 | 264 | 14.0 | 18.9 |
18.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 86 of every 100 Texas schools of this kind
Among the 440 Texas schools of this kind that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.2; the national median for schools of this kind is 13.8. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cardenas Center reported and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
95.8% of students were Hispanic, 1.5% White, 1.1% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic95.8%
- White1.5%
- Black1.1%
- Asian1.1%
- Two or more races0.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Schools of this kind in San Antonio
54 public schools of this kind in San Antonio report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Northern Oaks | 1,430 | 19.2 | 11.3% |
| Great Hearts Forest Heights | 1,335 | 18.4 | 15.9% |
| Great Hearts Western Hills | 1,326 | 18.9 | 34.0% |
| Somerset Academy Brooks | 1,227 | 22.4 | 65.2% |
| Advanced Learning Academy | 1,087 | 15.7 | 46.2% |
| Somerset Academy Collegiate | 1,080 | 19.6 | 64.9% |
| Jubilee San Antonio | 1,011 | 15.8 | 85.1% |
| Great Hearts Online - Tx | 968 | 28.4 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Cardenas Center
- Jubilee - Lake View University PrepThe nearest public school of this kind, 1.5 miles away: 548 students, 15.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Stafford CenterThe next nearest public school of this kind, 1.6 miles away: 255 students, 15.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Cardenas Center with Jubilee - Lake View University PrepStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Edgewood ISD spends per student$16,407 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$16,407
- The largest public schools in TexasCardenas Center is the number 218 by size of 501 Texas schools of this kind open in 2024-25.#218 of 501
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.9 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 12.2 for schools of this kind.18.9:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Cardenas Center
How many students attend Cardenas Center?
264 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 242 in 2022-23. It is a public school in San Antonio, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Cardenas Center?
18.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for schools of this kind is 12.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Cardenas Center a Title I school?
Cardenas Center ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Cardenas Center in?
Edgewood ISD, NCES district ID 4818150. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481815001609 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.