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MARSHALL H S
Test scores
STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveWhat this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 20 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 6 points.
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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%.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About MARSHALL H S
MARSHALL H S, an expansive high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by NORTHSIDE ISD, hosts 2,634 students, covering grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so MARSHALL H S sits 231% above that benchmark.
NORTHSIDE ISD comprises 128 schools with combined enrollment of 100,435 students; MARSHALL H S is among them.
In terms of who attends, MARSHALL H S reports that 67% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest reads as 14% White, 7% Black, 7% Asian, 6% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 171 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 65% of students at MARSHALL H S qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
With demographic context factored in, MARSHALL H S tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 45.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.9%.
Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household earnings sit near $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which MARSHALL H S is one.
LEON VALLEY EL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.8 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MARSHALL H S. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MARSHALL H S ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 37.2%.
The school occupies a bedroom-community site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 2,616 students in 2018 compared to 2,634 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share decreased from 18% to 14%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for MARSHALL H S typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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