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How has ALAMO HEIGHTS J H changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,123
Middle
DISTRICT 950 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD·NCES 480759000046
Alamo Heights Junior High School
7607 N NEW BRAUNFELS AVE, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78209 · (210) 824-3231 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL1,123 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% of Texas public middle schools
- ATest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
69 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
256 students
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 65%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 374 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 380 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 369 | 33% |
Student demographics
57%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
Students here typically continue to
Alamo Heights Junior High School→Alamo Heights High School
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
72.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +44.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
57.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +35.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 44 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 35 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 44.0% | 28.0% | 17.0% | 11.0% |
| Mathematics | 25.0% | 32.0% | 26.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 72.0% | 57.0% |
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 48.0% | 41.0% |
| 2021-22 | 39.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 Junior High School
Alamo Heights Junior High School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Heights Junior High School this school | 1,123 | 22.8% | 61.1% |
| Small Middle School AUSTIN | 1,253 | 24.7% | 62.7% |
| Lubbock-Cooper Laura Bush Middle School LUBBOCK | 857 | 23.8% | 57.6% |
| Creekwood Middle School KINGWOOD | 1,144 | 22.7% | 61.2% |
| Lamar Middle School AUSTIN | 1,109 | 22.2% | 68.9% |
| Boerne Middle South BOERNE | 909 | 18.0% | 69.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Junior High School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #225 of 1,635 | #7 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #350 of 1,670 ▼ 125 | #11 of 84 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #244 of 1,670 ▼ 66 | #8 of 84 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.0pp | #270 of 1,570 | #4 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,123 | #170 of 1,749 | #13 of 100 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #1,168 of 1,542 | #57 of 80 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #612 of 1,543 | #21 of 80 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.8% | #1,535 of 1,648 | #83 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.1% | #388 of 437 | #9 of 11 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
1,123
+4 (+0%) vs 2020
+31% since 1990-91, when it was 854
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 1,123 | 69.2 | 16.2:1 | 23% (256) |
| 2023-24 | 1,101 | 74.6 | 14.8:1 | 20% (217) |
| 2022-23 | 1,090 | 74.4 | 14.6:1 | 24% (267) |
| 2020-21 | 1,119 | 74 | 15.1:1 | 16% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 1,100 | 74.8 | 14.7:1 | 20% (225) |
| 2015-16 | 1,157 | 72 | 16.1:1 | 21% (247) |
| 2010-11 | 1,082 | 70 | 15.5:1 | 22% (237) |
| 2000-01 | 1,012 | 72 | 14.1:1 | 18% (185) |
| 1990-91 | 854 | 52 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alamo Heights Junior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (1,100 to 1,123); teachers down 8% (74.8 to 69.2).
About Alamo Heights Junior High School
Alamo Heights Junior High School is a high-enrollment middle school in Texas, located in SAN ANTONIO. School enrollment was 1,123 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 8. For comparison, middle schools in Texas average about 643 students.
Alamo Heights Junior High School is one of 5 schools in ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD, which enrolls 4,749 students in total.
White students make up a majority at Alamo Heights Junior High School, at 50%. The next largest groups are 42% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial, and 2% Black. In Bexar County overall, about 42% of residents are White. The school's diversity index is 57%, meaning two students picked at random have a 57% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 69.2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 16.2:1. That is 1.9 students per teacher above the 14.4:1 average for middle schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 23%. Compared with the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County, the school's rate is lower.
Alamo Heights Junior High School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 79% of Texas public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Alamo Heights Junior High School would score about 64.0%. It scores 61.1%, 2.9 points below that figure.
In Bexar County (population about 2,067,341), the median household income is $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Alamo Heights Junior High School is one of 638 public schools in the county.
Nearby, Howard Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Alamo Heights Junior High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 64.0%; Alamo Heights Junior High School's is 61.1%, ranking 4th of 5.
Alamo Heights Junior High School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show 1,119 students in 2020-21 and 1,123 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. By 2024-25, the school had 16.2 students per teacher, compared with 15.1 in 2020-21.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Alamo Heights Junior High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 High SchoolHigh · 1,569 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
- Howard Elementary School0.4 mi · 418
- Woodridge Elementary School0.4 mi · 833
- Alamo Heights High School0.7 mi · 1,569
- Northwood Elementary School1.3 mi · 303
- Northeast Campus1.3 mi · 73
- Northeast El Campus1.3 mi · 68
Frequently asked questions
About Alamo Heights Junior High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alamo Heights Junior High School?
Alamo Heights Junior High School enrolls approximately 1,123 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Alamo Heights Junior High School serve?
Alamo Heights Junior High School serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Alamo Heights Junior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Alamo Heights Junior High School is approximately 16.2:1 (69 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alamo Heights Junior High School?
At Alamo Heights Junior High School, the student body is approximately 50% White, 42% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Alamo Heights Junior High School public or private?
Alamo Heights Junior High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by ALAMO HEIGHTS ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.