The bulletin board for America's public schools. Parents, teachers, students, and staff. One community per school.
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873021101

Juvenile Detent Center

600 MISSION RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210 · (210) 335-7865 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL118 STUDENTS
Enrollment
118
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
,
Title I proxy
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 633%
Grade 776%
Grade 81513%
Grade 96454%
Grade 101815%
Grade 1187%
Grade 1233%
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
98%
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
8572%
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
2219%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
11%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
8269%
Female
3631%

Discussions

+ POST
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Juvenile Detent Center.
START A DISCUSSION

Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
0.0%
own-school result
Mathematics
0.0%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading0.0%0.0%10.0%90.0%
Mathematics0.0%0.0%0.0%100.0%
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Not computed for this school
BeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →

Where Juvenile Detent Center ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
Enrollment
ranked largest first
118#1,542 of 2,107#90 of 128
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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
118
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
-32% since 2000-01, when it was 174
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2511814.18.3:1N/A
2023-24127149.1:1N/A
2022-23102147.3:1N/A
2020-21121148.6:121% (25)
2017-18108147.7:115% (16)
2015-16145159.7:123% (33)
2010-111761412.6:19% (16)
2000-011741017.4:119% (33)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Juvenile Detent Center.

About Juvenile Detent Center

Juvenile Detent Center is a high school located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, in Bexar County. Its 118 students are spread across grades 6 through 12. The school's enrollment is 85% smaller than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.

SAN ANTONIO ISD runs Juvenile Detent Center along with 99 other schools, enrolling 47,623 students in total.

Hispanic students are the majority at Juvenile Detent Center, with 72% of enrollment. The school is also 19% Black and 8% White. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. Juvenile Detent Center's diversity index is 44%, against a US figure of 70%.

With 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Juvenile Detent Center was 8.3:1. On average, high schools in Texas have 15.1:1, compared with 8.3:1 here.

Bexar County has these Census figures: the median household income is $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.

The nearest other public school, Por Vida Academy Charter High School, is about 0.6 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.

Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 121 in 2020-21, 118 in 2024-25.

The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.

Bexar County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
Juvenile Detent Center
District
SAN ANTONIO ISD
Address
600 MISSION RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78210
Phone
(210) 335-7865
County
Bexar County
Level
High
Grade range
06–12
Total enrollment
118
Teachers (FTE)
14
Student–teacher ratio
8.3:1
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
483873021101
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Juvenile Detent Center
How many students attend Juvenile Detent Center?
Juvenile Detent Center enrolls approximately 118 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Juvenile Detent Center serve?
Juvenile Detent Center serves grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Juvenile Detent Center?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Juvenile Detent Center is approximately 8.3:1 (14 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Juvenile Detent Center?
At Juvenile Detent Center, the student body is approximately 8% White, 72% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Juvenile Detent Center?
Juvenile Detent Center is overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
+ Post