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Enrollment
1,620
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004370
Lanier High School
1514 W CESAR E CHAVEZ BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78207 · (210) 978-7910 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,620 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
1,564 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 520 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 417 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 382 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 301 | 19% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 63% · US 70%
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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
25.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +12.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
25.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 25 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 12 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 2.0% | 23.0% | 26.0% | 49.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 18.0% | 47.0% | 28.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 25.0% | 25.0% |
| 2024-25 | 24.0% | 23.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 16.0% | 19.0% |
| 2021-22 | 13.0% | 19.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 16.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
32.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 32% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Lanier High School
Lanier High School's state test result (30.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier High School this school | 1,620 | 96.5% | 30.4% |
| Navarro Early College High School AUSTIN | 1,633 | 93.9% | 29.1% |
| North Side High School FORT WORTH | 1,676 | 93.3% | 29.4% |
| Thomas Jefferson High School DALLAS | 1,516 | 97.6% | 42.8% |
| Psja Southwest Early College High School PHARR | 1,588 | 95.1% | 51.3% |
| W H Adamson High School DALLAS | 1,353 | 98.7% | 54.7% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Lanier High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.4% | #1,329 of 1,385 | #74 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,224 of 1,425 ▼ 41 | #61 of 82 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #1,410 of 1,425 ▼ 11 | #80 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #899 of 1,184 | #46 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,620 | #427 of 2,107 | #30 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #813 of 1,344 | #37 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #1,164 of 1,346 | #61 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #40 of 1,522 | #1 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.3% | #429 of 557 | #25 of 32 |
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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,620
+211 (+15%) vs 2020
-9% since 1990-91, when it was 1,776
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,620 | 104.7 | 15.5:1 | 97% (1,564) |
| 2023-24 | 1,612 | 109.5 | 14.7:1 | 96% (1,553) |
| 2022-23 | 1,547 | 96.9 | 16.0:1 | 97% (1,494) |
| 2020-21 | 1,409 | 94 | 15.0:1 | 95% (1,339) |
| 2017-18 | 1,693 | 111.1 | 15.2:1 | 92% (1,565) |
| 2015-16 | 1,778 | 110 | 16.2:1 | 92% (1,640) |
| 2010-11 | 1,483 | 107 | 13.9:1 | 41% (607) |
| 2000-01 | 1,708 | 103 | 16.6:1 | 74% (1,267) |
| 1990-91 | 1,776 | 99 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lanier High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (1,693 to 1,620); teachers down 6% (111.1 to 104.7).
About Lanier High School
Lanier High School is a large high school based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,620 students enrolled. By comparison, high schools in Texas enroll about 796 students on average.
Lanier High School is part of SAN ANTONIO ISD, where 100 schools serve 47,623 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Lanier High School is Hispanic, at 93%. Beyond that, enrollment is 3% White and 2% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 60%. The diversity index for Lanier High School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 104.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.5:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is close to this figure. The school reported 97% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The rate at public schools in Bexar County averages 63%, lower than here.
The model predicts 32.5% for a school in Texas with Lanier High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Lanier High School posts 30.4%.
In Bexar County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bexar County number 638, with about 368,487 students.
Tafolla College Prep Middle School is the nearest public school to Lanier High School, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles of Lanier High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Lanier High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES assigns Lanier High School the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,620, from 1,409 in 2020-21.
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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 SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,706 students
- Brackenridge High SchoolHigh · 1,593 students
- Highlands High SchoolHigh · 1,478 students
- Burbank High SchoolHigh · 1,405 students
- Edison High SchoolHigh · 1,360 students
- Advanced Learning AcademyCombined · 1,087 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Other Lanier High schools
One other US public school is named Lanier High. Lanier High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Lanier High SchoolSugar Hill, GA · 1,871 students
Nearby schools
- Tafolla College Prep Middle School0.3 mi · 180
- Tafolla Middle School0.3 mi · 385
- J T Brackenridge Elementary School0.3 mi · 597
- De Zavala Elementary School0.5 mi · 388
- David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz Elementary School0.7 mi · 355
- El DAEP0.7 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About Lanier High SchoolHow many students attend Lanier High School?
Lanier High School enrolls approximately 1,620 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lanier High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lanier High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lanier High School have?
Lanier High School employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at Lanier High School?
Student demographics at Lanier High School are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Lanier High School public or private?
Lanier High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.