HIGHLANDS H S

HIGHLANDS H S, a heavily attended secondary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, educates 1,478 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 86% bigger than the state mean of about 796.

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

On the student-mix side, HIGHLANDS H S reports that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 7% Black, 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 99 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

After controlling for student poverty, HIGHLANDS H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.2%; this one delivers 31.8%.

Around the school, Bexar County reports that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), HIGHLANDS H S is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: HIGHLAND HILLS EL, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, HIGHLANDS H S comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 25.1%.

HIGHLANDS H S operates from a metropolitan location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 1,809 students in 2018 compared to 1,478 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.