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What's the one class at BRANDEIS H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,657
High
DISTRICT 1,907 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312011431
BRANDEIS H S
13011 KYLE SEALE PKWY, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78249 · (210) 397-8200 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL2,657 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
157 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
694 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
74.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +34.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
50.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +34.0pp 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 50 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 34 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
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
69.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,657
-45 (-2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.9:1
was 17.3:1
% White
25%
was 28%
% Hispanic
55%
was 55%
% Black
6%
was 5%
% Asian
10%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About BRANDEIS H S
Located at 13011 KYLE SEALE PKWY, in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, BRANDEIS H S is a big 9-12 campus that educates 2,657 students (grades 9 through 12), one of the schools within NORTHSIDE ISD. Enrollment runs roughly 234% above the state mean of about 796.
BRANDEIS H S is one of 128 schools operated by NORTHSIDE ISD, a district that hosts 100,435 students overall.
In terms of who attends, BRANDEIS H S logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 55% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% White, 10% Asian, 6% Black, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, On paper, BRANDEIS H S has 157 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.9:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. An estimated 26% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, BRANDEIS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 62.5%; this one delivers 69.6%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), BRANDEIS H S is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: STINSON MIDDLE, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, BRANDEIS H S comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 54.7%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count stayed largely flat: 2,702 students in 2018 compared to 2,657 in 2025.
On this page, members of the BRANDEIS H S community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
- TAFT H SHigh · 2,670 students
- MARSHALL H SHigh · 2,634 students
- SOTOMAYOR H SHigh · 2,627 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- STINSON MIDDLE0.3 mi · 898
- SCOBEE EL0.8 mi · 470
- STEUBING EL1.2 mi · 436
- BEARD EL1.3 mi · 499
- GARCIA MIDDLE1.4 mi · 1,360
- GREAT HEARTS INVICTUS1.4 mi · 918
Frequently asked questions
About BRANDEIS H SHow many students attend BRANDEIS H S?
BRANDEIS H S enrolls approximately 2,657 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does BRANDEIS H S serve?
BRANDEIS H S serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BRANDEIS H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BRANDEIS H S is approximately 16.9:1 (157 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at BRANDEIS H S?
At BRANDEIS H S, the student body is approximately 25% White, 55% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is BRANDEIS H S public or private?
BRANDEIS H S is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.