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Enrollment
3,196
High
DISTRICT 1,584 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH EAST ISD·NCES 483294011973
JOHNSON H S
23203 BULVERDE RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78259 · (210) 356-0400 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL3,196 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
172 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
762 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +21.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
73.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 21 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
82.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 19 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
3,196
+110 (+4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 18.5:1
% White
32%
was 39%
% Hispanic
46%
was 42%
% Black
6%
was 6%
% Asian
10%
was 8%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About JOHNSON H S
As a roomy secondary school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, JOHNSON H S caters to 3,196 students from grades 9 through 12, operated by NORTH EAST ISD. That puts it 302% above the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.
NORTH EAST ISD comprises 75 schools with combined enrollment of 56,420 students; JOHNSON H S is among them.
On the student-mix side, JOHNSON H S records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% White, 10% Asian, 6% Black, 6% multiracial. That is visibly less Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
Looking at school resources, JOHNSON H S records 172 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 18.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.1:1 average. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.
After controlling for student poverty, JOHNSON H S sits in the top 10% of Texas schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 63.5%; actual is 82.3%, +18.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bexar County) reports that median household income runs about $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which JOHNSON H S is one.
The closest other public school is ROAN FOREST EL, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, JOHNSON H S comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.4%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 4%: 3,086 students in 2018 compared to 3,196 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 32% over that span.
Inside the community feed, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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 NORTH EAST ISD
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- MADISON H SHigh · 2,616 students
- ROOSEVELT H SHigh · 2,431 students
- CHURCHILL H SHigh · 2,308 students
- LEGACY OF EDUCATIONAL EXCELLENCE H SHigh · 2,285 students
- MACARTHUR H SHigh · 2,033 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
- TAFT H SHigh · 2,670 students
Nearby schools
- ROAN FOREST EL0.4 mi · 873
- CIBOLO GREEN1.0 mi · 735
- TEJEDA MIDDLE1.2 mi · 1,014
- TUSCANY HEIGHTS1.6 mi · 623
- ENCINO PARK EL1.6 mi · 607
- HILL MIDDLE1.7 mi · 1,057
Frequently asked questions
About JOHNSON H SHow large is JOHNSON H S?
JOHNSON H S enrolls approximately 3,196 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does JOHNSON H S serve?
JOHNSON H S serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at JOHNSON H S?
The student-to-teacher ratio at JOHNSON H S is approximately 18.6:1 (172 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at JOHNSON H S?
At JOHNSON H S, the student body is approximately 32% White, 46% Hispanic, 6% Black, 10% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is JOHNSON H S in?
JOHNSON H S is part of NORTH EAST ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.