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Enrollment
1,593
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004407
Brackenridge High School
400 EAGLELAND ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210 · (210) 228-1200 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,593 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 31% of Texas public high schools
- C-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.
- BThree-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
15.1:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,349 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 443 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 429 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 379 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 342 | 21% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
44.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +25.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
47.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +43.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 25 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 43 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 38.0% | 19.0% | 37.0% |
| Mathematics | 21.0% | 26.0% | 39.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 30.0% |
| 2022-23 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2021-22 | 23.0% | 29.0% |
| 2020-21 | 19.0% | 4.0% |
% 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
41.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 Brackenridge High School
Brackenridge High School's state test result (41.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brackenridge High School this school | 1,593 | 84.7% | 41.7% |
| McCollum High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,502 | 84.6% | 38.7% |
| Southside High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,772 | 85.7% | 40.7% |
| Galena Park High School GALENA PARK | 1,815 | 86.2% | 55.9% |
| Jefferson High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,706 | 87.6% | 37.0% |
| Moody High School CORPUS CHRISTI | 1,326 | 87.4% | 40.3% |
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 Brackenridge High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.7% | #1,082 of 1,385 | #56 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #609 of 1,425 ▲ 23 | #23 of 82 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,145 of 1,425 ▲ 50 | #57 of 82 ▲ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +18.0pp | #481 of 1,184 | #21 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,593 | #432 of 2,107 | #31 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #750 of 1,344 | #30 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #1,175 of 1,346 | #67 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.7% | #305 of 1,522 | #23 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.2% | #329 of 557 | #23 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
1,593
+62 (+4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 1,914
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 1,593 | 105.3 | 15.1:1 | 85% (1,349) |
| 2023-24 | 1,656 | 108.1 | 15.3:1 | 87% (1,444) |
| 2022-23 | 1,568 | 102 | 15.4:1 | 88% (1,379) |
| 2020-21 | 1,531 | 97 | 15.8:1 | 85% (1,297) |
| 2017-18 | 1,717 | 106.2 | 16.2:1 | 87% (1,489) |
| 2015-16 | 1,974 | 113 | 17.5:1 | 89% (1,757) |
| 2010-11 | 1,858 | 117 | 15.9:1 | 48% (895) |
| 2000-01 | 2,147 | 116 | 18.5:1 | 63% (1,358) |
| 1990-91 | 1,914 | 114 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brackenridge High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (1,717 to 1,593); teachers down 1% (106.2 to 105.3).
About Brackenridge High School
Brackenridge High School is a large high school located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The grade span is 9 through 12, and enrollment is 1,593 students. The school's enrollment is 100% bigger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
A total of 100 schools make up SAN ANTONIO ISD, with 47,623 students enrolled.
Hispanic students make up 93% of enrollment at Brackenridge High School. The remaining students are 3% Black and 2% White. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 13% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 15.1:1, with 105.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That matches the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas fairly closely. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Brackenridge High School is 85%. It compares with 63% for public schools in Bexar County.
The allk12 Grade for Brackenridge High School is C. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Brackenridge High School is +4.1 points: 41.7% actual, 37.5% predicted.
Bexar County census figures show that the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.
Nearby, Bonham Academy is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 29.0% on proficiency, and Brackenridge High School is above that at 41.7%.
Brackenridge High School is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Federal data show a 4% enrollment increase, from 1,531 in 2020-21 to 1,593 in 2024-25.
Questions about school safety, transportation, and start times can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Lanier High SchoolHigh · 1,620 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Advanced Learning AcademyCombined · 1,087 students
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
- Bonham Academy0.6 mi · 713
- Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary School0.8 mi · 580
- Juvenile Detent Center0.8 mi · 118
- Herff Elementary School0.9 mi · 461
- Briscoe Elementary School0.9 mi · 494
- Douglass Elementary School1.0 mi · 169
Frequently asked questions
About Brackenridge High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brackenridge High School?
Brackenridge High School enrolls approximately 1,593 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Brackenridge High School serve?
Brackenridge High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Brackenridge High School have?
Brackenridge High School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Brackenridge High School?
Student demographics at Brackenridge High School are roughly 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Brackenridge High School?
Brackenridge High School is overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.