Great Hearts Western Hills

The public combined-grade school Great Hearts Western Hills is located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. School enrollment was 1,326 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 11. For comparison, combined schools in Texas average about 485 students.

Great Hearts Western Hills is run by GREAT HEARTS TEXAS, whose 13 schools enroll 12,926 students.

Roughly 70% of students at Great Hearts Western Hills are Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 17% White, 5% Black, and 5% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. Pick two students at random and there is a 47% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Great Hearts Western Hills employs 70.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 18.9:1. This ratio sits 7.1 above the 11.7:1 average for combined schools in Texas. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 41% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 63% average among public schools in Bexar County.

Measured against Texas public K-12 schools, Great Hearts Western Hills receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Great Hearts Western Hills is 9.4 points below the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 46.6% actual, 56.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.

In the county around the school, Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 638 public schools in Bexar County, enrolling about 368,487 students in all.

Of nearby public schools, Harmony Science Academy (san Antonio) is the closest, at about 0.9 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Great Hearts Western Hills. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, Great Hearts Western Hills ranks 3rd on average proficiency.

Great Hearts Western Hills has an NCES locale of City: Large. It is a charter school, open to the public and funded by taxpayers.

Great Hearts Western Hills reported 816 students in 2020-21 and 1,326 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. The ratio of students to teachers went from 23.3:1 to 18.9:1 over the same years.

The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Great Hearts Western Hills covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.