JEFFERSON H S

JEFFERSON H S, a sprawling 9-12 campus in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD, educates 1,706 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 114% above typical.

JEFFERSON H S is one of 100 schools operated by SAN ANTONIO ISD, a district that instructs 47,623 students overall.

In terms of who attends, JEFFERSON H S reports that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest looks like 2% White, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages about 15.1:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, JEFFERSON H S sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 35.6%; this one delivers 36.5%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Bexar County indicate the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. JEFFERSON H S is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students).

YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JEFFERSON H S ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 38.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site. As a public charter, JEFFERSON H S runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. JEFFERSON H S's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 1,740 (now 1,706). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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