ALAMO HEIGHTS H S

Located at 6900 BROADWAY ST, in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, ALAMO HEIGHTS H S is a large high school that teaches 1,569 students (grades 9 through 12), operated by ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 97% above the state mean of about 796.

Within ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD, which oversees 5 schools and 4,749 students, ALAMO HEIGHTS H S is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ALAMO HEIGHTS H S records that the most-represented group is White (52%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 41% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 42%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 113 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting ALAMO HEIGHTS H S tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 16% of students at ALAMO HEIGHTS H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is lower than Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ALAMO HEIGHTS H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.1%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. ALAMO HEIGHTS H S is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

Nearest neighbor: ALAMO HEIGHTS J H, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ALAMO HEIGHTS H S at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 61.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Looking at the recent track record. ALAMO HEIGHTS H S's enrollment has showed little movement since 2018, when it stood at 1,578 (now 1,569).

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