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Memorial High School

1227 MEMORIAL ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78228 · (210) 898-4110 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL846 STUDENTS
Enrollment
846
High
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
58 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
796 students
DISTRICT 93% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 929335%
Grade 1022226%
Grade 1117921%
Grade 1215218%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
40%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
79494%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
152%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
263%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
40%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
30%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
40548%
Female
44152%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
29.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +2.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
21.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +2.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 29 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 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 2 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 2 points.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading4.0%25.0%23.0%48.0%
Mathematics5.0%16.0%43.0%36.0%
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 yearReadingMathematics
2025-2629.0%21.0%
2024-2527.0%13.0%
2023-2432.0%18.0%
2022-2326.0%4.0%
2021-2225.0%5.0%
2020-2127.0%19.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.6pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 34% 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 Memorial High School

Memorial High School's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Memorial High School this school84694.1%34.1%
IDEA Rundberg College Preparatory
AUSTIN
79094.3%59.4%
YES Prep - Gulfton
HOUSTON
1,03997.1%49.1%
KIPP Austin Collegiate
AUSTIN
84791.0%45.9%
Diamond Hill-Jarvis High School
FORT WORTH
87794.5%18.7%
John F Kennedy High School
SAN ANTONIO
99892.5%26.3%
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 Memorial High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.1%#1,269 of 1,385#70 of 81
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
21.0%#1,294 of 1,425
▲ 71
#66 of 82
▲ 6
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
29.0%#1,389 of 1,425
▼ 22
#78 of 82
▼ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+10.0pp#800 of 1,184#42 of 75
Enrollment
ranked largest first
846#657 of 2,107#42 of 128
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.7:1#672 of 1,344#21 of 78
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.8%#1,189 of 1,346#69 of 79
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
94.1%#89 of 1,522#5 of 90
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-35.9%#33 of 557#2 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 2024-25
Enrollment
846
-308 (-27%) vs 2020
-16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,008
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 18.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2584657.614.7:194% (796)
2023-2484663.213.4:193% (791)
2022-238726413.6:192% (798)
2020-211,1546118.9:194% (1,080)
2017-181,3207417.8:189% (1,169)
2015-161,2847018.3:189% (1,144)
2010-111,1388413.6:110% (112)
2000-011,3778616.0:123% (314)
1990-911,0086515.5:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Memorial High School.

Since 2017-18: students down 36% (1,320 to 846); teachers down 22% (74 to 57.6).

About Memorial High School

Memorial High School is a mid-sized high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Enrollment totals 846 students across grades 9 through 12.

EDGEWOOD ISD runs 25 schools with a combined 8,439 students. Memorial High School is one of them.

A large majority of enrollment at Memorial High School is Hispanic, at 94%. Other reported shares: 3% Asian. Bexar County's residents are about 60% Hispanic, 34 points below the school's share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 12%.

There are 57.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Memorial High School, giving a ratio of 14.7:1. The average for high schools in Texas is about 15.1:1. By family income, 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 31 points.

When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Memorial High School is within a point of its prediction. Actual: 34.1%. Predicted: 33.5%.

For Bexar County, Census Bureau data show 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.

Memorial High School's closest public school neighbor is Gus Garcia Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Memorial High School's average proficiency of 34.1% compares with 24.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.

The federal government classifies Memorial High School's location as City: Large.

Enrollment fell by 27% across 4 years, from 1,154 in 2020-21 to 846 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 18.9:1 to 14.7:1.

This page collects posts and questions about Memorial High School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

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
Memorial High School
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
1227 MEMORIAL ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78228
Phone
(210) 898-4110
County
Bexar County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
846
Teachers (FTE)
58
Student–teacher ratio
14.7:1
Free and reduced lunch
796 (94%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815001628
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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12 other US public schools in 6 states are named Memorial High. Memorial High School is the 11th largest of the 13.

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Frequently asked questions

About Memorial High School
How many students attend Memorial High School?
Memorial High School enrolls approximately 846 students in grades 09-12.
Is Memorial High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Memorial High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Memorial High School have?
Memorial High School employs 58 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Memorial High School?
Student demographics at Memorial High School are roughly 0% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is Memorial High School public or private?
Memorial High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by EDGEWOOD ISD.
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