GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA

GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA is a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within GREAT HEARTS TEXAS. The school educates 468 students in grades K through 5.

Within GREAT HEARTS TEXAS, which oversees 13 schools and 12,926 students, GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 56% of enrollment. Other groups include 37% White, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at school resources, On paper, GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA has 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is south of typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.9%; this one delivers 63.4%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA is one.

The closest other public school is TRAVIS EARLY COLLEGE H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 51.2%.

The school occupies an urban site. GREAT HEARTS MONTE VISTA operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 6%: 443 students in 2018 compared to 468 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 49% to 56% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 today.

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