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How has ALAMO HEIGHTS H S changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,569
High
DISTRICT 950 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD·NCES 480759000045
Alamo Heights High School
6900 BROADWAY ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 · (210) 820-8850 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,569 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
244 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 422 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 370 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 397 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 380 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +41.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
66.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +48.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 41 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 48 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 17.0% | 57.0% | 14.0% | 12.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 45.0% | 23.0% | 11.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 74.0% | 66.0% |
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.0% | 54.0% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 37.0% |
| 2021-22 | 38.0% | 21.0% |
| 2020-21 | 33.0% | 18.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Alamo Heights High School
Alamo Heights High School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Heights High School this school | 1,569 | 15.6% | 71.0% |
| Pieper High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,093 | 14.3% | 75.2% |
| Smithson Valley High School SPRING BRANCH | 2,098 | 14.4% | 74.7% |
| Boerne - Samuel V Champion High School BOERNE | 2,067 | 14.0% | 78.6% |
| Boerne High School BOERNE | 1,494 | 18.0% | 75.1% |
| Liberty Hill High School LIBERTY HILL | 2,156 | 18.9% | 66.0% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Alamo Heights High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #211 of 1,385 | #14 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #185 of 1,425 ▲ 218 | #7 of 82 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #277 of 1,425 ▼ 19 | #19 of 82 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +28.5pp | #175 of 1,184 | #5 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,569 | #441 of 2,107 | #33 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #536 of 1,344 | #13 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #466 of 1,346 | #18 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.6% | #1,481 of 1,522 | #86 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.6% | #537 of 557 | #31 of 32 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,569
-102 (-6%) vs 2020
+52% since 1990-91, when it was 1,033
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,569 | 113.3 | 13.8:1 | 16% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 1,537 | 120.2 | 12.8:1 | 19% (286) |
| 2022-23 | 1,606 | 120.2 | 13.4:1 | 17% (278) |
| 2020-21 | 1,671 | 116 | 14.4:1 | 17% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 1,578 | 112.8 | 14.0:1 | 18% (279) |
| 2015-16 | 1,553 | 110 | 14.1:1 | 16% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 1,538 | 106 | 14.5:1 | 18% (275) |
| 2000-01 | 1,385 | 98 | 14.1:1 | 10% (144) |
| 1990-91 | 1,033 | 79 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamo Heights High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (1,578 to 1,569); teachers unchanged (112.8 to 113.3).
About Alamo Heights High School
Alamo Heights High School is a high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, and it is part of ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,569 students. The school is 97% above the average for high schools in Texas.
Alamo Heights High School is part of ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD, where 5 schools serve 4,749 students.
White students are 52% of those enrolled at Alamo Heights High School. Other reported shares: 41% Hispanic, 4% Asian, and 2% Black. That compares with about 42% White among all Bexar County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
The school's 113.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. At Alamo Heights High School, 16% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Alamo Heights High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 74% of Texas public high schools.
Alamo Heights High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (71.0%) and its predicted rate (67.0%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For Bexar County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $72,341 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Alamo Heights High School is about 0.7 miles from Alamo Heights Junior High School, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 5 nearby schools with scores, Alamo Heights High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Alamo Heights High School as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell 6% over 4 years, reaching 1,569 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Alamo Heights High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD
- Alamo Heights Junior High SchoolMiddle · 1,123 students
- Woodridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 students
- Cambridge Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Howard Elementary SchoolElementary · 418 students
- Bexar Co J J Alternative Education ProgramElementary
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Alamo Heights Junior High School0.7 mi · 1,123
- Howard Elementary School0.8 mi · 418
- Cambridge Elementary School0.8 mi · 806
- Woodridge Elementary School1.1 mi · 833
- Northeast El Campus1.3 mi · 68
- Northeast Campus1.3 mi · 73
Frequently asked questions
About Alamo Heights High SchoolHow large is Alamo Heights High School?
Alamo Heights High School enrolls approximately 1,569 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Alamo Heights High School serve?
Alamo Heights High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Alamo Heights High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at Alamo Heights High School.
How diverse is Alamo Heights High School?
Alamo Heights High School reports a student body of 52% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Alamo Heights High School in?
Alamo Heights High School is part of ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.