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Enrollment
1,620
High
DISTRICT 699 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 483873004370
LANIER H S
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
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
26.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +5.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 21 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 5 points.
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
29.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
31.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,620
-73 (-4%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.2:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
93%
was 97%
% Black
2%
was 1%
% Asian
2%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LANIER H S
LANIER H S, a substantial 9-12 campus in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, overseen by SAN ANTONIO ISD, works with 1,620 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 104% bigger than the state mean of about 796.
LANIER H S is one of 100 schools operated by SAN ANTONIO ISD, a district that enrolls 47,623 students overall.
On demographics, LANIER H S shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (93%). The remainder is composed of 3% White, 2% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.
On the resource side, The school currently runs with 105 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LANIER H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 31.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 29.6%.
Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bexar County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which LANIER H S is one.
The closest other public school is TAFOLLA MIDDLE, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LANIER H S comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 25.7%.
The school occupies a city-core site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LANIER H S has edged down 4%, going from 1,693 students in 2018 to 1,620 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 97% to 93%.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 H SHigh · 1,706 students
- BRACKENRIDGE H SHigh · 1,593 students
- HIGHLANDS H SHigh · 1,478 students
- BURBANK H SHigh · 1,405 students
- EDISON H SHigh · 1,360 students
- ADVANCED LEARNING ACADEMYCombined · 1,087 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- REAGAN H SHigh · 3,403 students
- EAST CENTRAL H SHigh · 3,362 students
- JOHNSON H SHigh · 3,196 students
- BRENNAN H SHigh · 2,965 students
- HARLAN H SHigh · 2,778 students
- CLARK H SHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- TAFOLLA MIDDLE0.3 mi · 385
- TAFOLLA COLLEGE PREP MIDDLE0.3 mi · 180
- J T BRACKENRIDGE EL0.3 mi · 597
- DE ZAVALA EL0.5 mi · 388
- DAVID BARKLEY/FRANCISCO RUIZ EL0.7 mi · 355
- EL DAEP0.7 mi · 7
Frequently asked questions
About LANIER H SHow many students attend LANIER H S?
LANIER H S enrolls approximately 1,620 students in grades 09-12.
Is LANIER H S an elementary, middle, or high school?
LANIER H S is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does LANIER H S have?
LANIER H S employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at LANIER H S?
Student demographics at LANIER H S are roughly 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is LANIER H S public or private?
LANIER H S 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.