SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY, a minimally staffed senior high in SOMERSET, Texas, part of SOMERSET ISD, caters to 128 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 84% leaner than typical.

SOMERSET ISD runs 8 schools in total, collectively educating 4,259 students. SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one of those campuses.

Demographically, SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (91%); the rest reads as 7% White. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school reports having 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 18.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 79% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 39.4%; this one delivers 83.6%, a residual of +44.1 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household income runs about $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is SOMERSET H S, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. On composite proficiency, SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 48.2%.

SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. SHIRLEEN ZACHARIAS EARLY CLGE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY's enrollment has climbed 11% since 2018, when it stood at 115 (now 128). Hispanic enrollment moved from 75% to 91% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 18.0:1 today.

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