Freedom Elementary School
- Elementary school in Southside ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- 1st grade - 5th grade
Accountability rating (2021-2022)
B
Southside ISD: B
Total students
493
Avg. teacher experience
10.7 years
Southside ISD: 10.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
N/A
Southside ISD: 88.5%
Statewide: 90%
Freedom Elementary School is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southside ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 493 students. 84.8% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 29.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of B for the 2021-2022 school year.
As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,193, which is $5,306 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.7 years of experience.
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Website
Address
3845 S Loop 1604 ESan Antonio, TX 78264
Office phone number
Principal
- Selina Puente
- Selina.puente@southsideisd.org
- (210) 882-1603
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Freedom Elementary School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
493
African American
4 (0.8%)
Southside ISD: 0.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
1 (0.2%)
Southside ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 4.8%
Hispanic
439 (89%)
Southside ISD: 91%
Statewide: 52.8%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
47 (9.5%)
Southside ISD: 7.4%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
2 (0.4%)
Southside ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 2.9%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
84.8 %
Southside ISD: 69.6%
Statewide: 53.5%
Economically disadvantaged
91.5 %
Southside ISD: 86.1%
Statewide: 60.7%
Limited English proficiency
25.4 %
Southside ISD: 20.8%
Statewide: 21.7%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
29.4 %
Southside ISD: 22.5%
Statewide: 21.9%
Gifted and Talented
6.5 %
Southside ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 8%
Special Education
12 %
Southside ISD: 14.2%
Statewide: 11.6%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2021-2022)
B
Southside ISD: B
Student achievement (2021-2022)
C
Southside ISD: C
School progress (2021-2022)
A
Southside ISD: A
Closing the gaps (2021-2022)
C
Southside ISD: C
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
28 %
Southside ISD: 18.4%
Statewide: 15%
African American
Masked
Southside ISD: 22.2%
Statewide: 20.7%
American Indian
N/A
Southside ISD: 20%
Statewide: 16.4%
Asian
N/A
Southside ISD: 12.5%
Statewide: 3.3%
Hispanic
27.4 %
Southside ISD: 18%
Statewide: 16.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southside ISD: N/A
Statewide: 17.9%
White
31.6 %
Southside ISD: 21.8%
Statewide: 10.7%
Two or more races
Masked
Southside ISD: 30%
Statewide: 13.9%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
33.6
African American
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 4%
Statewide: 11.2%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0.3%
Statewide: 1.9%
Hispanic
29.6 (88.1%)
Southside ISD: 68.1%
Statewide: 28.9%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
4 (11.9%)
Southside ISD: 26.5%
Statewide: 56.4%
Two or more races
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1.2%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.4%
Bachelor's
26.6 (79.1%)
Southside ISD: 73.7%
Statewide: 72.6%
Master's
7 (20.9%)
Southside ISD: 25.7%
Statewide: 25.2%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Southside ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.
Students per teacher
14.7
Southside ISD: 14.2
Statewide: 14.6
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
10.7 years
Southside ISD: 10.5 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,193
Southside ISD: $63,357
Statewide: $58,887
Beginner
$56,696
Southside ISD: $58,870
Statewide: $51,054
1 to 5 years
$65,997
Southside ISD: $59,517
Statewide: $54,577
6 to 10 years
$60,198
Southside ISD: $61,870
Statewide: $57,746
11 to 20 years
$64,100
Southside ISD: $65,257
Statewide: $61,377
21 to 30 years
$68,537
Southside ISD: $69,640
Statewide: $65,949
30+ years
$72,717
Southside ISD: $80,288
Statewide: $71,111