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Enrollment
3,362
High
DISTRICT 729 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST CENTRAL ISD·NCES 481785001554
East Central High School
7173 FM 1628, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78263 · (210) 649-2951 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL3,362 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 4% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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
18.5:1
181 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
2,241 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 973 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 873 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 804 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 712 | 21% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
Based on grade levels within EAST CENTRAL ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
39.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +24.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
12.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 12 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 24 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 36.0% | 23.0% | 38.0% |
| Mathematics | 1.0% | 11.0% | 53.0% | 35.0% |
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 | 39.0% | 12.0% |
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 10.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 8.0% |
| 2022-23 | 24.0% | 1.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 4.0% |
| 2020-21 | 15.0% | 3.0% |
% 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
32.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 East Central High School
East Central High School's state test result (32.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Central High School this school | 3,362 | 66.7% | 32.0% |
| Permian High School ODESSA | 4,138 | 68.3% | 35.3% |
| Akins Early College High School AUSTIN | 2,421 | 63.8% | 40.5% |
| Heights High School HOUSTON | 2,426 | 60.5% | 57.8% |
| Monterey High School LUBBOCK | 2,117 | 66.7% | 53.0% |
| Stevens High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,546 | 61.1% | 44.3% |
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 East Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,309 of 1,385 | #71 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.0% | #1,403 of 1,425 ▼ 9 | #77 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,254 of 1,425 ▼ 51 | #64 of 82 ▼ 3 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.0pp | #690 of 1,184 | #39 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,362 | #46 of 2,107 | #2 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.5:1 | #1,223 of 1,344 | #71 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 43.2% | #849 of 1,346 | #35 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.7% | #655 of 1,522 | #52 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.3% | #436 of 672 | #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
3,362
+237 (+8%) vs 2020
+102% since 1990-91, when it was 1,661
Student : Teacher
18.5:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 3,362 | 181.4 | 18.5:1 | 67% (2,241) |
| 2023-24 | 3,295 | 183.1 | 18.0:1 | 63% (2,069) |
| 2022-23 | 3,252 | 184.9 | 17.6:1 | 52% (1,682) |
| 2020-21 | 3,125 | 183 | 17.1:1 | 37% (1,151) |
| 2017-18 | 3,132 | 177.9 | 17.6:1 | 57% (1,780) |
| 2015-16 | 3,038 | 157 | 19.4:1 | 56% (1,693) |
| 2010-11 | 2,734 | 151 | 18.1:1 | 53% (1,439) |
| 2000-01 | 2,326 | 137 | 17.0:1 | 35% (821) |
| 1990-91 | 1,661 | 95 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (3,132 to 3,362); teachers up 2% (177.9 to 181.4).
About East Central High School
This page covers East Central High School, a high-enrollment high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It serves 3,362 students in grades 9 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Texas average about 796 students.
EAST CENTRAL ISD runs East Central High School along with 15 other schools, enrolling 11,497 students in total.
At 74%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at East Central High School combined. The school is also 12% White, 11% Black, and 3% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. East Central High School has a diversity index of 43%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
East Central High School's 181.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 18.5:1. That ratio is over the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 67%.
allk12 grades East Central High School an F. The grade compares the school only with Texas public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, East Central High School is 13.2 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bexar County, median household income is about $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 638 public schools operate in Bexar County, serving about 368,487 students.
The nearest public school is East Central Cast Lead High School, at about 0.2 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, East Central High School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns East Central High School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 3,362, 8% above the 3,125 of 2020-21. Its ratio of students to teachers was 17.1:1 in 2020-21, and 18.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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 EAST CENTRAL ISD
- East Central Heritage Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,251 students
- Legacy Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,143 students
- Honor Elementary SchoolElementary · 806 students
- Harmony Elementary SchoolElementary · 781 students
- Sinclair Elementary SchoolElementary · 739 students
- Highland Forest Elementary SchoolElementary · 694 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 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
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
Other East Central High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named East Central High. East Central High School is the largest of the 4.
- East Central High SchoolSt Leon, IN · 1,225 students
- East Central High SchoolTulsa, OK · 1,160 students
- East Central High SchoolMoss Point, MS · 777 students
Nearby schools
- East Central Cast Lead High School0.2 mi · 215
- East Central Heritage Middle School2.3 mi · 1,251
- Oak Crest Elementary School2.4 mi · 687
- Sinclair Elementary School5.2 mi · 739
- Harmony Elementary School6.0 mi · 781
- Salado Elementary School6.3 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About East Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at East Central High School?
East Central High School enrolls approximately 3,362 students in grades 09-12.
Is East Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does East Central High School have?
East Central High School employs 181 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 18.5:1.
How diverse is East Central High School?
East Central High School reports a student body of 12% White, 74% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees East Central High School?
East Central High School is overseen by EAST CENTRAL ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.