Enrollment
150
High
DISTRICT 84 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW FRONTIERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC·NCES 480006113123
Frank L Madla Early College High School
1400 W VILLARET BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78224 · (210) 486-3686 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Texas public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
38.2:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
75 students
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 32 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 46 | 31% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 26% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
78.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +51.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
58.0%
TX avg 45.3%
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 51 points since 2020.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 68.0% | 21.0% | 1.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 46.0% | 36.0% | 6.0% |
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 | 78.0% | 58.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.0% | 22.0% |
| 2022-23 | 78.0% | 17.0% |
| 2021-22 | 79.0% | 44.0% |
| 2020-21 | 27.0% | N/A |
% 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
54.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 Frank L Madla Early College High School
Frank L Madla Early College High School's state test result (54.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frank L Madla Early College High School this school | 150 | 50.0% | 54.4% |
| Reagan County High School BIG LAKE | 229 | 53.3% | 46.6% |
| McCamey High School MCCAMEY | 144 | 48.6% | 34.0% |
| Cast STEM High School SAN ANTONIO | 173 | 59.0% | 68.0% |
| Karnes City High School KARNES CITY | 281 | 50.9% | 48.8% |
| Harlingen Collegiate High School HARLINGEN | 353 | 54.7% | 87.0% |
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 Frank L Madla Early College High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.4% | #672 of 1,385 | #35 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #328 of 1,425 ▲ 279 | #14 of 82 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #200 of 1,425 ▼ 7 | #16 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +20.5pp | #385 of 1,184 | #15 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #1,445 of 2,107 | #83 of 128 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #1,007 of 1,522 | #65 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.8% | #46 of 557 | #4 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
150
-14 (-9%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
38.2:1
was 18.2:1
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 | 150 | 3.9 | 38.2:1 | 50% (75) |
| 2023-24 | 179 | 8.8 | 20.3:1 | 68% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 163 | 9 | 18.1:1 | 67% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 9 | 18.2:1 | 75% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 10.4 | 21.1:1 | 75% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 138 | 7 | 19.7:1 | 72% (100) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Frank L Madla Early College High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 32% (220 to 150); teachers down 62% (10.4 to 3.9).
About Frank L Madla Early College High School
Frank L Madla Early College High School, located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, is a very small high school. The school runs grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 150 students. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 81% below average.
NEW FRONTIERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC enrolls 303 students in 3 schools, including Frank L Madla Early College High School.
The share of students at Frank L Madla Early College High School who are Hispanic is 93%. Other groups include 5% White. By comparison, Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 13, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 38.2:1. The school has 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Texas is 15.1:1. In all, 50% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 13 points.
On the allk12 Grade, Frank L Madla Early College High School lands at B-, ahead of 47% of Texas public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Frank L Madla Early College High School is 2.1 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
Census data for Bexar County show median household income comes to about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county has 638 public schools and about 368,487 students.
Measured in a straight line, Imelda Davis Early College High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Frank L Madla Early College High School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 45.2%, lower than Frank L Madla Early College High School's 54.4%.
Frank L Madla Early College High School falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is a charter school, funded with public money and operated under a charter agreement.
The school's enrollment fell 9% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (38.2:1) than in 2020-21 (18.2:1).
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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
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Other schools in NEW FRONTIERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC
- Greg A Garcia Early College Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 135 students
- Imelda Davis Early College High SchoolHigh · 18 students
- New H S 3Elementary
- New H S 4Elementary
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
- Imelda Davis Early College High School0.0 mi · 18
- Cast STEM High School0.3 mi · 173
- Bob Hope Elementary School0.5 mi · 488
- Palo Alto Elementary School0.8 mi · 528
- Greg A Garcia Early College Intermediate School1.0 mi · 135
- Roy Benavidez Elementary School1.1 mi · 669
Frequently asked questions
About Frank L Madla Early College High SchoolHow large is Frank L Madla Early College High School?
Frank L Madla Early College High School enrolls approximately 150 students in grades 09-12.
Is Frank L Madla Early College High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Frank L Madla Early College High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Frank L Madla Early College High School have?
Frank L Madla Early College High School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 38.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Frank L Madla Early College High School?
At Frank L Madla Early College High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Frank L Madla Early College High School public or private?
Frank L Madla Early College High School is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by NEW FRONTIERS PUBLIC SCHOOLS INC.
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