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Enrollment
2,627
High
DISTRICT 1,907 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHSIDE ISD·NCES 483312013905
Sotomayor High School
12801 TALL TIMBER LN, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78254 · (210) 398-2700 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,627 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Texas public high schools
- B+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.
- B+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
18.0:1
146 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
804 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 9 | 731 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 699 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 699 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 498 | 19% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
66.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +26.0pp since 2022
Mathematics
41.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +13.0pp since 2022
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 41 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 26 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 13 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 10.0% | 56.0% | 18.0% | 16.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 29.0% | 42.0% | 17.0% |
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 | 66.0% | 41.0% |
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 44.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 39.0% |
| 2022-23 | 40.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
60.6%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% 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 Sotomayor High School
Sotomayor High School's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sotomayor High School this school | 2,627 | 30.6% | 65.3% |
| Taft High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,670 | 33.2% | 59.6% |
| Harlan High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,778 | 28.6% | 67.4% |
| Brennan High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,965 | 33.6% | 61.1% |
| Clark High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,750 | 33.6% | 66.0% |
| Jack C Hays High School BUDA | 2,304 | 34.8% | 62.5% |
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 Sotomayor High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #354 of 1,385 | #21 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #791 of 1,425 ▼ 186 | #32 of 82 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #457 of 1,425 ▲ 34 | #27 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +19.5pp | #429 of 1,184 | #18 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,627 | #143 of 2,107 | #10 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.0:1 | #1,189 of 1,344 | #68 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.9% | #550 of 1,346 | #22 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #1,356 of 1,522 | #76 of 90 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,627 | 145.8 | 18.0:1 | 31% (804) |
| 2023-24 | 2,383 | 134.2 | 17.8:1 | 35% (831) |
| 2022-23 | 1,660 | 99.6 | 16.7:1 | 36% (602) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sotomayor High School.
About Sotomayor High School
Sotomayor High School is a high school with a street address in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. It had 2,627 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 230% above average.
Federal data list 127 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD, with 100,208 students enrolled.
Federal enrollment data show Sotomayor High School is 65% Hispanic. The next largest groups are 17% White, 10% Black, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 54%.
Sotomayor High School reported 145.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 18.0:1. The school's 18.0:1 compares with an average of 15.1:1 for high schools in Texas. Roughly 31% of students at Sotomayor High School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. That is 32 points below the 63% average for public schools in Bexar County.
Sotomayor High School earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 66% of Texas public high schools.
Sotomayor High School is 4.6 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (65.3% versus 60.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Bexar County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Sotomayor High School shares Bexar County with 637 other public schools.
A public school about 0.8 miles away, Folks Middle School, is the closest to Sotomayor High School. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, Sotomayor High School is ahead of the 48.9% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Sotomayor High School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
On allk12, people connected to Sotomayor High School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 NORTHSIDE ISD
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
- Taft High SchoolHigh · 2,670 students
- Brandeis High SchoolHigh · 2,657 students
- Marshall High SchoolHigh · 2,634 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
- Folks Middle School0.8 mi · 1,497
- Franklin Elementary School0.9 mi · 676
- Tomlinson Elementary School0.9 mi · 875
- Scarborough Elementary School0.9 mi · 925
- Kallison Elementary School1.2 mi · 1,221
- Legacy Traditional School - Alamo Ranch1.4 mi · 855
Frequently asked questions
About Sotomayor High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Sotomayor High School?
Sotomayor High School enrolls approximately 2,627 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Sotomayor High School serve?
Sotomayor High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sotomayor High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Sotomayor High School is approximately 18.0:1 (146 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Sotomayor High School?
Sotomayor High School reports a student body of 17% White, 65% Hispanic, 10% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Sotomayor High School public or private?
Sotomayor High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by NORTHSIDE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.