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What's the one class at HARLAN H S every student should take?
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Enrollment
2,778
High
DISTRICT 1,907 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312012985
Harlan High School
14350 CULEBRA RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78253 · (210) 398-2200 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,778 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.7:1
157 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
795 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 821 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 713 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 602 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 642 | 23% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
69.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +35.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
40.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +34.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 35 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 34 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 12.0% | 57.0% | 16.0% | 15.0% |
| Mathematics | 10.0% | 30.0% | 46.0% | 14.0% |
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 | 69.0% | 40.0% |
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 69.0% | 46.0% |
| 2022-23 | 41.0% | 35.0% |
| 2021-22 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2020-21 | 34.0% | 6.0% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Harlan High School
Harlan High School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan High School this school | 2,778 | 28.6% | 67.4% |
| Sotomayor High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,627 | 30.6% | 65.3% |
| Brennan High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,965 | 33.6% | 61.1% |
| Taft High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,670 | 33.2% | 59.6% |
| Samuel Clemens High School SCHERTZ | 2,589 | 28.2% | 64.7% |
| Jack C Hays High School BUDA | 2,304 | 34.8% | 62.5% |
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 Harlan High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #293 of 1,385 | #19 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #821 of 1,425 ▼ 217 | #33 of 82 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #391 of 1,425 ▼ 29 | #25 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +16.5pp | #545 of 1,184 | #26 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,778 | #112 of 2,107 | #5 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #1,159 of 1,344 | #64 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.2% | #374 of 1,346 | #14 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #1,379 of 1,522 | #77 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +90.5% | #32 of 672 | #3 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
2,778
-395 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 2,778 | 156.6 | 17.7:1 | 29% (795) |
| 2023-24 | 2,458 | 139.6 | 17.6:1 | 30% (729) |
| 2022-23 | 2,532 | 147.9 | 17.1:1 | 30% (754) |
| 2020-21 | 3,173 | 171 | 18.6:1 | 24% (760) |
| 2017-18 | 1,458 | 86.9 | 16.8:1 | 32% (472) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harlan High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 91% (1,458 to 2,778); teachers up 80% (86.9 to 156.6).
About Harlan High School
Harlan High School is a public high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. There are 2,778 students enrolled, covering grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in Texas, the average enrollment is about 796.
NORTHSIDE ISD has 127 schools and 100,208 students, and Harlan High School is one of those schools.
Hispanic students are 60% of those enrolled at Harlan High School. The next largest groups are 18% White, 13% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. That is in line with Bexar County, where about 60% of residents are Hispanic. A diversity index of 59% means there is a 59% chance two randomly chosen students at Harlan High School are from different groups.
There are 156.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Harlan High School, giving a ratio of 17.7:1. High schools in Texas have an average ratio of 15.1:1. By family income, 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Harlan High School holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of Texas public high schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Harlan High School would score about 61.5%. It scores 67.4%, 6.0 points above that figure.
Census data for Bexar County show the median household earns about $72,341 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Counting Harlan High School, Bexar County has 638 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Straus Middle School is about 0.4 miles from Harlan High School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Harlan High School is 1st of 9 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased by 12% across 4 years, from 3,173 in 2020-21 to 2,778 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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 students
- Sotomayor High SchoolHigh · 2,627 students
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
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
Other Harlan High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Harlan High. Harlan High School is the largest of the 3.
- Harlan High SchoolHarlan, IA · 486 students
- Harlan High SchoolHarlan, KY · 455 students
Nearby schools
- Straus Middle School0.4 mi · 1,363
- Henderson Elementary School0.5 mi · 819
- Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch1.0 mi · 855
- Reed Elementary School1.0 mi · 766
- Kallison Elementary School1.0 mi · 1,221
- Sotomayor High School2.2 mi · 2,627
Frequently asked questions
About Harlan High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harlan High School?
Harlan High School enrolls approximately 2,778 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Harlan High School serve?
Harlan High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Harlan High School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Harlan High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harlan High School?
At Harlan High School, the student body is approximately 18% White, 60% Hispanic, 13% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Harlan High School?
Harlan High School is overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.