HARRIS MIDDLE

HARRIS MIDDLE operates as a mid-sized junior high in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within SAN ANTONIO ISD. Current enrollment sits at 719 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Across the 100 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD (47,623 students total), HARRIS MIDDLE accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, HARRIS MIDDLE logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (97%). By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, HARRIS MIDDLE logs 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.7:1. The state averages about 14.4:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 92% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, HARRIS MIDDLE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.7%; this one delivers 23.9%.

In the surrounding community, Bexar County reports that median household income runs about $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. HARRIS MIDDLE is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

The closest other public school is BRISCOE EL, roughly 0.5 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARRIS MIDDLE at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 27.7%.

The school occupies a city-core site. HARRIS MIDDLE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Trend over the last 7 years. HARRIS MIDDLE's enrollment has decreased 3% since 2018, when it stood at 738 (now 719).

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