Enrollment
101
Middle
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 643
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS·NCES 480024613089
Lighthouse Middle School
8138 WESTSHIRE DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227 · (210) 674-4100 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.6:1 · STATE 14.4:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
93 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 34 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 32 | 32% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Lighthouse Middle School→Lighthouse High
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +38.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
32.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +6.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 38 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 22.0% | 29.0% | 31.0% | 18.0% |
| Mathematics | 7.0% | 25.0% | 36.0% | 32.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 32.0% |
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 15.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2022-23 | 17.0% | 4.0% |
| 2021-22 | 24.0% | 10.0% |
| 2020-21 | 13.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
22.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Lighthouse Middle School
Lighthouse Middle School's state test result (22.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Middle School this school | 101 | 92.1% | 22.4% |
| Rogers Middle School SAN ANTONIO | 93 | 84.9% | 17.2% |
| Stafford Elementary School SAN ANTONIO | 102 | 91.2% | 18.4% |
| La Villa Middle School LA VILLA | 106 | 93.4% | 31.0% |
| Jubilee School of Innovation and Arts SAN ANTONIO | 69 | 92.8% | 20.1% |
| North East STEM Academy HOUSTON | 133 | 99.2% | 30.5% |
Matched among Texas middle 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 Lighthouse Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.4% | #1,566 of 1,635 | #73 of 82 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #1,269 of 1,670 ▲ 361 | #44 of 84 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #974 of 1,670 ▲ 324 | #35 of 84 ▲ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +31.0pp | #64 of 1,570 | #1 of 80 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #1,680 of 1,749 | #89 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #189 of 1,648 | #16 of 87 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -53.9% | #10 of 942 | #5 of 60 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
101
-102 (-50%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 20.3:1
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 | 101 | 4.3 | 23.8:1 | 92% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 67 | 5.5 | 12.1:1 | 85% (57) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 6.3 | 13.6:1 | 88% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 10 | 20.3:1 | 78% (158) |
| 2017-18 | 219 | 15.4 | 14.3:1 | 85% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 14 | 13.9:1 | 88% (170) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lighthouse Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 54% (219 to 101); teachers down 72% (15.4 to 4.3).
About Lighthouse Middle School
Lighthouse Middle School is a very small middle-grades school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, under LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. The school serves grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 101 students. That is 84% below the average of about 643 students for middle schools in Texas.
Lighthouse Middle School is one of 3 schools in LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, which enrolls 462 students in total.
By race and ethnicity, Lighthouse Middle School is 86% Hispanic. Other groups make up 7% White and 5% Black. Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 25, compared with 70 nationally.
Lighthouse Middle School reported 4.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 23.8:1. By comparison, the average for middle schools in Texas is 14.4:1. There are 93 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 92% of enrollment. The 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 29 points lower.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lighthouse Middle School would score about 34.4%. It scores 22.4%, 11.9 points below that figure.
In Bexar County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $72,341, about 32% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 638 public schools in the county, enrolling about 368,487, Lighthouse Middle School among them.
Lighthouse High is less than a tenth of a mile from Lighthouse Middle School, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Lighthouse Middle School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Lighthouse Middle School is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large. Charter status: Lighthouse Middle School is a public charter school.
Federal counts for Lighthouse Middle School: 203 students in 2020-21, 101 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 20.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 23.8:1.
Lighthouse Middle School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
- Lighthouse Elementary SchoolElementary · 273 students
- Lighthouse HighHigh · 88 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
Nearby schools
- Lighthouse High0.0 mi · 88
- Lighthouse Elementary School0.0 mi · 273
- Harmony School of Excellence - San Antonio0.2 mi · 105
- Westwood Terrace Elementary School0.5 mi · 415
- Glenn Elementary School0.6 mi · 427
- Jay High School0.7 mi · 2,118
Frequently asked questions
About Lighthouse Middle SchoolHow many students attend Lighthouse Middle School?
Lighthouse Middle School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Lighthouse Middle School serve?
Lighthouse Middle School serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Lighthouse Middle School?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at Lighthouse Middle School.
What is the student diversity at Lighthouse Middle School?
Student demographics at Lighthouse Middle School are roughly 7% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lighthouse Middle School in?
Lighthouse Middle School is part of LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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