SAN ANTONIO \u2014 Juana Casta\u00f1eda is grateful that her granddaughter\u2019s elementary school, Carvajal Elementary, is across the street from her home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat\u2019s what I can do, just (go) right there and do the rest,\u201d Casta\u00f1eda said, pointing to her sidewalk.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her mobility is limited after suffering a stroke years ago, but she walks as far as she can to make sure her granddaughter gets home safe.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard for me because it\u2019s a little bit of work,\u201d Casta\u00f1eda said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But the convenience of having a school right across the street may soon be a thing of the past.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d Casta\u00f1eda said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Last year, the San Antonio Independent School District closed 15 campuses due in part to a lack of enrollment. Now the district is considering closing one more:\u00a0Carvajal \u2014 the one across the street from Casta\u00f1eda.<\/p>\n
The district said enrollment there dropped by 88 students in two years.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s never a good time to close a school,\u201d Dr. Shawn Bird, San Antonio ISD deputy superintendent, said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
District leaders say the school\u2019s academic performance is also a reason.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Bird said the school\u2019s Texas Education Agency (TEA) rating creates a weak spot that could lead to the district being taken over by the agency.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe school has been an F-rated campus for the last three years,\u201d Bird said. \u201cThat really is because the other two reasons: our bilingual program there is very small, and enrollment has continued to decline.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
San Antonio ISD, like many other Texas school districts, is trying to avoid a state takeover.<\/p>\n
In October, the Fort Worth Independent School District was taken over because one campus had received an \u201cF\u201d rating for five consecutive years.\u00a0<\/p>\n