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What's something ROBERT G COLE MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
810
High
DISTRICT 809 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FT SAM HOUSTON ISD·NCES 482016001965
Robert G Cole Middle/High School
4001 WINANS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78234 · (210) 368-8730 · Bexar County
GRADES 06–12HIGH11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Texas public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A+Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
72 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
17%
139 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 117 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 110 | 14% |
| Grade 10 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 12% |
| Grade 12 | 118 | 15% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within FT SAM HOUSTON ISD. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
84.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2021
Mathematics
67.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +47.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2021, while math scores are up about 47 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 39.0% | 45.0% | 12.0% | 4.0% |
| Mathematics | 30.0% | 37.0% | 20.0% | 13.0% |
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 | 84.0% | 67.0% |
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 58.0% |
| 2022-23 | 44.0% | 20.0% |
| 2021-22 | 31.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
71.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Robert G Cole Middle/High School
Robert G Cole Middle/High School's state test result (71.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robert G Cole Middle/High School this school | 810 | 17.2% | 71.0% |
| Aristoi Classical Upper School KATY | 664 | 19.0% | 57.9% |
| Virginia Allred Stacey Jr/Sr High School SAN ANTONIO | 395 | 11.4% | 62.6% |
| Randolph High School RANDOLPH A F B | 464 | 8.6% | 72.4% |
| Midlothian Heritage High School MIDLOTHIAN | 1,760 | 22.6% | 66.4% |
| Pioneer Technology (ptaa) Fate FATE | 344 | 25.3% | 52.1% |
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 Robert G Cole Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #214 of 1,385 | #16 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #178 of 1,425 ▼ 12 | #6 of 82 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #122 of 1,425 ▲ 1 | #8 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +43.5pp | #15 of 1,184 | #1 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #676 of 2,107 | #43 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #209 of 1,344 | #4 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.2% | #60 of 1,346 | #2 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.2% | #1,470 of 1,522 | #85 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +11.4% | #344 of 672 | #20 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 2024-25Enrollment
810
+113 (+16%) vs 2020
+47% since 1990-91, when it was 550
Student : Teacher
11.2:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 810 | 72.2 | 11.2:1 | 17% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 788 | 73.2 | 10.8:1 | 16% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 777 | 74 | 10.5:1 | 18% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 697 | 70 | 10.0:1 | 22% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 727 | 68 | 10.7:1 | 26% (186) |
| 2015-16 | 681 | 63 | 10.8:1 | 25% (171) |
| 2010-11 | 687 | 56 | 12.3:1 | 28% (193) |
| 2000-01 | 449 | 51 | 8.8:1 | 25% (114) |
| 1990-91 | 550 | 47 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Robert G Cole Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (727 to 810); teachers up 6% (68 to 72.2).
About Robert G Cole Middle/High School
Robert G Cole Middle/High School is one of the public schools in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It is a mid-sized high school. It enrolls 810 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are 6 through 12.
Robert G Cole Middle/High School is one school in FT SAM HOUSTON ISD, a system of 2 schools with 1,617 students.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Robert G Cole Middle/High School is Hispanic, with 36% of students. The remaining shares are 34% White, 15% Black, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Robert G Cole Middle/High School scores 72%.
Its ratio of 11.2:1 is based on 72.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Texas average 15.1:1, 3.9 more students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 17%. Public schools in Bexar County average 63%.
Robert G Cole Middle/High School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 77% of Texas public high schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Robert G Cole Middle/High School is 4.6 points above the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 71.0% actual, 66.4% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Texas.
Looking at the county, Bexar County, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Bexar County has 638 public schools with about 368,487 students, including Robert G Cole Middle/High School.
Robert G Cole Middle/High School's closest public school neighbor is Wilshire Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. The five-mile area around Robert G Cole Middle/High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Robert G Cole Middle/High School's average proficiency of 71.0% compares with 42.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 113 students, from 697 to 810. Federal data show the ratio rising from 10.0:1 to 11.2:1.
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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 FT SAM HOUSTON ISD
- Ft Sam Houston Elementary SchoolElementary · 807 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
- Wilshire Elementary School0.7 mi · 183
- Alternative Elementary School0.7 mi · 11
- Ft Sam Houston Elementary School1.0 mi · 807
- George Gervin Academy1.0 mi · 793
- Ruth Jones McClendon Middle School1.1 mi · 72
- East Terrell Hills Elementary School1.1 mi · 584
Frequently asked questions
About Robert G Cole Middle/High SchoolHow many students attend Robert G Cole Middle/High School?
Robert G Cole Middle/High School enrolls approximately 810 students in grades 06-12.
Is Robert G Cole Middle/High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Robert G Cole Middle/High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Robert G Cole Middle/High School have?
Robert G Cole Middle/High School employs 72 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
How diverse is Robert G Cole Middle/High School?
Robert G Cole Middle/High School reports a student body of 34% White, 36% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
What district is Robert G Cole Middle/High School in?
Robert G Cole Middle/High School is part of FT SAM HOUSTON ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.