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Northside Independent School District (Bexar County), Texas

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Northside Independent School District
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San Antonio, Texas
District details
Superintendent: John M. Craft
# of school board members: 7
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The Northside Independent School District is a school district in Texas.

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Superintendent

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John M. Craft is the superintendent of the Northside Independent School District. Craft was appointed superintendent in July 2023. Craft's previous career experience includes serving as the superintendent of the Killeen Independent School District, teaching biology, and coaching.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Brian T. Woods was the superintendent of the Northside Independent School District frp, July 2012 until 2023. Woods' previous career experience includes working in the district as the deputy superintendent, the assistant superintendent, and a principal.[2]

School board

The Northside Independent School District Board of Trustees consists of seven members elected to four-year terms. All board members are elected by district.[3]

Elections

See also: Northside Independent School District (Bexar County), Texas, elections

Members of the board are elected biennially in May to overlapping four-year terms.[3]

Four seats on the board were up for general election on May 3, 2025. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2025.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Northside Independent School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[4]


District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $114,010,000 $1,105 9%
Local: $804,522,000 $7,799 66%
State: $305,017,000 $2,957 25%
Total: $1,223,549,000 $11,862
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $1,344,525,000 $13,034
Total Current Expenditures: $1,005,826,000 $9,751
Instructional Expenditures: $645,355,000 $6,256 48%
Student and Staff Support: $109,728,000 $1,063 8%
Administration: $93,530,000 $906 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $157,213,000 $1,524 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $253,495,000 $2,457
Construction: $242,079,000 $2,346
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $5,854,000 $56
Interest on Debt: $78,532,000 $761


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[6] $60,320 $72,990
2023-2024[7] $59,255 $71,590
2021-2022[8] $56,675 $68,840

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[9]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 28 50 20 23 40-44 38 44
2018-2019 51 70 42 47 45-49 61 64
2017-2018 49 68 40 45 40-44 61 63
2016-2017 80 86 73 78 80-89 89 88
2015-2016 78 83 71 76 85-89 86 87
2014-2015 77 82 72 75 75-79 86 85
2013-2014 80 83 74 78 80-84 87 88
2012-2013 82 85 75 80 80-84 89 89
2011-2012 86 87 81 85 80-84 91 92
2010-2011 87 83 80 86 75-79 92

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 41 52 35 37 45-49 50 57
2018-2019 49 61 42 46 40-44 61 63
2017-2018 48 60 41 44 45-49 64 63
2016-2017 76 77 71 74 65-69 87 86
2015-2016 76 77 70 74 80-84 86 86
2014-2015 79 78 75 77 80-84 88 87
2013-2014 81 80 77 79 80-84 88 89
2012-2013 84 81 81 82 80-84 91 91
2011-2012 92 87 89 91 90-94 96 95
2010-2011 92 85 89 91 85-89 96

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 94 >=95 94 93 >=50 >=95 97
2017-2018 94 90-94 93 94 >=50 >=95 96
2016-2017 95 >=95 95 95 >=50 >=95 96
2015-2016 95 90-94 94 94 >=50 >=95 97
2014-2015 94 >=95 93 94 >=80 >=95 97
2013-2014 93 90-94 92 93 >=50 >=95 96
2012-2013 92 90-94 92 91 >=50 90-94 95
2011-2012 92 85-89 92 92 >=50 >=95 95
2010-2011 92 >=95 93 91 >=50 >=95 94


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 102,719 0.3
2021-2022 102,377 -0.8
2020-2021 103,151 -4.5
2019-2020 107,817 1.2
2018-2019 106,501 -0.2
2017-2018 106,700 0.5
2016-2017 106,145 1.0
2015-2016 105,110 1.4
2014-2015 103,606 1.4
2013-2014 102,129 1.9
2012-2013 100,159 2.0
2011-2012 98,110 2.6
2010-2011 95,581 3.4
2009-2010 92,335 3.6
2008-2009 89,000 3.1
2007-2008 86,260 4.3
2006-2007 82,587 4.7
2005-2006 78,711 5.2
2004-2005 74,649 3.8
2003-2004 71,798 3.3
2002-2003 69,409 4.9
2001-2002 66,000 3.4
2000-2001 63,739 1.9
1999-2000 62,536 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Northside Independent School District (Bexar County) (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 4.0 5.1
Black 6.9 12.8
Hispanic 68.0 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.2
Two or More Races 4.0 3.0
White 16.7 25.7

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Northside Independent School District (Bexar County) had 6,870.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.95.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 147.94
Kindergarten: 321.78
Elementary: 2,306.22
Secondary: 2,550.29
Total: 6,870.86

Northside Independent School District (Bexar County) employed 25.00 district administrators and 373.68 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 25.00
District Administrative Support: 580.49
School Administrators: 373.68
School Administrative Support: 473.87
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 1,100.48
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 12.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 289.53
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 112.53
Library/Media Support: 7.00
Student Support Services: 692.32
Other Support Services: 2,659.32


Schools

The Northside Independent School District (Bexar County) operates 131 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Adams Hill El501PK-5
Allen El493PK-5
Alternative El52-5
Alternative H S1589-12
Alternative Middle866-8
Aue El576PK-5
Beard El590PK-5
Behlau El654PK-5
Bernal Middle1,4956-8
Blattman El531PK-5
Boldt El863PK-5
Boone El479PK-5
Brandeis H S2,7779-12
Brauchle El442PK-5
Braun Station El390PK-5
Brennan H S3,1429-12
Briscoe Middle1,3686-8
Burke El539PK-5
Cable El455PK-5
Carlos Coon El587PK-5
Carnahan El569PK-5
Carson El531PK-5
Chavez Excel Academy4412-12
Clark H S2,8359-12
Cody El536PK-5
Cole El1,261PK-5
Colonies North El626PK-5
Connally Middle7466-8
Daep At Holmgreen211-11
Driggers El495PK-5
Ellison El772PK-5
Elrod El343PK-5
Esparza El446PK-5
Evers El594PK-5
Fernandez El498PK-5
Fields El843PK-5
Fisher El562PK-5
Folks Middle1,3866-8
Forester El720PK-5
Franklin El769PK-5
Galm El421PK-5
Garcia Middle1,4246-8
Glass El458PK-5
Glenn El471PK-5
Glenoaks El565PK-5
Harlan H S2,5329-12
Hatchett El641PK-5
Health Careers H S8969-12
Helotes El347PK-5
Henderson El1,034PK-5
Hobby Middle8506-8
Hoffmann El862PK-5
Holmes H S2,5619-12
Holmgreen Center64PK-12
Homebound0
Howsman El653PK-5
Hull El426PK-5
Jay H S2,2489-12
Jefferson Middle1,1126-8
Jones Middle1,0976-8
Jordan Middle1,0316-8
Kallison El1,199PK-5
Knowlton El651PK-5
Krueger El526PK-5
Kuentz El526PK-5
Langley El670PK-5
Leon Springs El414PK-5
Leon Valley El583PK-5
Lewis El511PK-5
Lieck El640PK-5
Linton El449PK-5
Locke Hill El522PK-5
Los Reyes El504PK-5
Luna Middle1,2296-8
Marshall H S2,6349-12
Martin El518PK-5
May El411PK-5
Mcandrew El293PK-5
Mcdermott El683PK-5
Mead El803PK-5
Meadow Village El443PK-5
Michael El559PK-5
Mireles El928PK-5
Mora El565PK-5
Murnin El758PK-5
Myers El502PK-5
Neff Middle9326-8
Nichols El387PK-5
Nisd Bexar County Jja318-12
Nisd Intervention0
Nisd Pksa274PK-PK
Northwest Crossing El401PK-5
Oak Hills Terrace El409PK-5
O'Connor H S2,7949-12
Ott El563PK-5
Passmore El376PK-5
Pease Middle8136-8
Powell El385PK-5
Pupil Personnel Campus0
Raba El596PK-5
Rawlinson Middle1,2456-8
Rayburn Middle7106-8
Reddix Center2681-12
Rhodes El490PK-5
Ross Middle9456-8
Rudder Middle9946-8
Scarborough El897PK-5
School Aged Parenting Program0
Scobee El500PK-5
Second Chance Academy0
Sotomayor H S1,6609-11
Steubing El462PK-5
Stevens H S2,8009-12
Stevenson Middle9996-8
Stinson Middle1,0686-8
Straus Middle1,1146-8
Taft H S2,6949-12
Thornton El558PK-5
Timberwilde El512PK-5
Tomlinson El761PK-5
Vale Middle1,0216-8
Valley Hi El309PK-5
Village At Westpointe (North) El0
Village At Westpointe (W)0
Villarreal El615PK-5
Wanke El649PK-5
Ward El759PK-5
Warren H S2,6479-12
Wernli El770PK-5
Westwood Terrace El442PK-5
Zachry Middle9466-8

Contact information

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Northside Independent School District
5900 Evers Rd.
San Antonio, TX 78238
Phone: 210-397-8500


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ San Antonio Express-News, "San Antonio’s largest school district, Northside ISD, names Killeen ISD leader its next superintendent," March 11, 2023
  2. ↑ Northside Independent School District, "District - Superintendent," accessed March 26, 2021
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Northside Independent School District, "Board Members - Elections," accessed March 18, 2021
  4. ↑ Northside Independent School District, "Board Meetings - Public Participation," accessed March 26, 2021
  5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  6. ↑ [https://www.nisd.net/sites/default/files/documents/teacher-hiring-schedule-published.pdf Northside Independent School District, "2024-2025 NORTHSIDE SALARY New Classroom Teacher Hiring Schedule," accessed April 22, 2025
  7. ↑ Northside Independent School District, "2023-2024 NORTHSIDE SALARY New Classroom Teacher Hiring Schedule," accessed February 6, 2024
  8. ↑ Northside Independent School District, "2021-2022 NORTHSIDE SALARY New Classroom Teacher Hiring Schedule," accessed August 3, 2021
  9. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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