Middle school (grades 6-8) · San Antonio, TX

Fenley Transitional Middle

Federal NCES profile for Fenley Transitional Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 482247009123
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
94
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Fenley Transitional Middle earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas.

#9 of 80
middle schools in San Antonio · Resource Index
62
Resource Index · Higher
1.5:1
small classes for Texas
3
students enrolled

Fenley Transitional Middle has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Fenley Transitional Middle ranks #9 of 80 middle schools in San Antonio, TX.

School address

Enrollment

3

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

2.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

1.5:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-90% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Fenley Transitional Middle compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Fenley Transitional Middle

Fenley Transitional Middle is a small middle school in San Antonio, Texas, enrolling 3 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 1.5:1, Fenley Transitional Middle is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 90% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Texas schools, with 3 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 94% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Its district draws 23.3% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Harlandale Isd also operates Harlandale H S (1,652 students) and Mccollum H S (1,502 students) alongside Fenley Transitional Middle.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Fenley Transitional Middle compares

Fenley Transitional Middle on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 1.5:1 ▼ 90% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 3 top 98% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

1.5:1
Leaner classes than 100% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
3
Bigger than 0% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
1.5:1
students per teacher - 90% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 100% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$14,084
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Harlandale Isd, which includes Fenley Transitional Middle.

$14,084
Per student
+3%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-15%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 19.7%
State 57.0%
Federal 23.3%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Fenley Transitional Middle Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Harlandale H S Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Mccollum H S Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Harlandale Middle Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
V M Adams El Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
H W Schulze El Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Fenley Transitional Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Harlandale Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Fenley Transitional Middle's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Fenley Transitional Middle

How many students attend Fenley Transitional Middle?

Fenley Transitional Middle has 3 students enrolled. It is a middle school in San Antonio, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Fenley Transitional Middle?

The student-teacher ratio at Fenley Transitional Middle is 1.5:1, which is 90% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 90% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Fenley Transitional Middle?

Fenley Transitional Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

How does Fenley Transitional Middle rank among middle schools in San Antonio?

By Resource Investment Index, Fenley Transitional Middle ranks #9 of 80 middle schools in San Antonio, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all middle schools in San Antonio on the city page.

Is Fenley Transitional Middle a good school?

Fenley Transitional Middle earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Texas. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Harlandale Isd?

Besides Fenley Transitional Middle, Harlandale Isd also operates Harlandale H S (1,652 students), Mccollum H S (1,502 students), and Harlandale Middle (732 students). See the Harlandale Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.