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LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE

8138 WESTSHIRE DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227 · (210) 674-4100 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
Enrollment
101
Middle
DISTRICT 154 · STATE 643
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
Grade 6
34
Grade 7
35
Grade 8
32
Student demographics
White
77%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
8786%
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 54%
Black
55%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 13%
Two+
22%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 3%
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
Male
4545%
Female
5655%

School pathway

Students here typically continue to
LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLELIGHTHOUSE HIGH
Feeds from
LIGHTHOUSE ELPK05
Based on grade levels within LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
28.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
14.0%
TX avg 42.0% . -12.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 12 points.

Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
19.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.

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 2024-25
Enrollment
101
-118 (-54%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
23.8:1
was 14.3:1
% White
7%
was 4%
% Hispanic
86%
was 84%
% Black
5%
was 11%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE

LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE operates as a very small middle school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Current enrollment sits at 101 students spanning grades 6 through 8. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 643 students each, so LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE sits 84% leaner than that benchmark.

LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 462 students; LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE is among them.

On demographics, LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE lists that nearly all students (86%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 7% White, 5% Black. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 23.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 14.4:1, putting LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE higher than the state norm the norm. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bexar County runs at roughly 63%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 33.7%; actual is 19.5%, a gap of -14.2 points.

Zooming out to the county, Bexar County reports that median household earnings sit near $72,341, 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: LIGHTHOUSE HIGH, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 29.4%.

LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE operates from an inner-city location. LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE has declined 54%, going from 219 students in 2018 to 101 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment shrank from 11% to 5% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 23.8:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

Bexar County at a glance

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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
LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE
District
LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Address
8138 WESTSHIRE DR, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78227
Phone
(210) 674-4100
County
Bexar County
Level
Middle
Grade range
06–08
Total enrollment
101
Teachers (FTE)
4
Student–teacher ratio
23.8:1
Free/Reduced lunch
93 (92%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
480024613089
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE
How many students attend LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE?
LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE enrolls approximately 101 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE serve?
LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE serves grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE?
Approximately 23.8:1 students per teacher at LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE.
What is the student diversity at LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE?
Student demographics at LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE are roughly 7% White, 86% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE in?
LIGHTHOUSE MIDDLE is part of LIGHTHOUSE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
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