Mom moving to San Antonio....Which schools? (Boerne, Atlanta: renting, best schools)

[lolamom]

I have small children so would be looking for a good elementary school.... Any suggestions on where the best schools are? Also, is San Antonio a private school kind of town (like Atlanta, where I live) or are the public schools pretty decent? (No knock on public schools; but we live in a state that ranks 46 out of 50 in educations to the private schools are a big deal here).

Thanks in advance,

Caroline

[neddy]

I think that SA is much more a public school town. Not really sure why that is besides salaries being lower cause Texas is right around the lower middle in most rankings I have seen. That said there are some good public schools in SA course I seen my kids to private. There are loads of private schools around that are great. If you have more questions about them PM me and I can help some.

[Steel Man]

Originally Posted by lolamom

I have small children so would be looking for a good elementary school.... Any suggestions on where the best schools are? Also, is San Antonio a private school kind of town (like Atlanta, where I live) or are the public schools pretty decent? (No knock on public schools; but we live in a state that ranks 46 out of 50 in educations to the private schools are a big deal here).

Thanks in advance,
Caroline

Both Northside and Northeast School Districts are good. Here are their web sites:

http://www.nisd.net/

http://www.neisd.net/

[xraidercutiex]

Northside has very good schools. But I suggest around the i-10 or 1604 area nearby. I'm currently a Northside student
There are a lot of exemplary and recognized schools in our district and very high test scores.

[jimbobvandy]

This is a quote taken from the Boerne Star by BISD's superintendent Dr. Kelly.

"There are also large school districts in the San Antonio area with very good student achievement results. These include Northside and Northeast. Boerne's results are demonstrably superior (for all students and for every sub-population), but it can be an unfair comparison in that much larger districts have challenging complexities and demographics on a grand scale. In fact, we occasionally borrow tried-and-true practices or programs from our larger neighbors.

With regard to districts smaller than Boerne, Randolph or Lackland can occasionally but not usually out-perform Boerne on one indicator or another. Outside of these mentioned, we have no real competition among the 50 districts in the San Antonio Region."

The BISD comes as far south as Fair Oaks Parkway on I-10 which is only about 30 minutes from dowtown SA.

[LionT]

Hi, I'm new here..
My hubby may be posted to SA and we may be moving to San Antonio.
My hubby willl be working near the Airport.
I'm also looking around for a elementary school for my son (Grade 1). So how do I go about it? Do I call up a school to fix up a visit? Then get a place to stay near the school?
What about Kindy? My younger son is currently in a Montessori Kindy. Any Montessori Kindies in SA?
BTW, are there any Parenting/moms online forums in SA?
Thks.