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Enrollment
2,190
High
DISTRICT 693 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD·NCES 484068004617
South San Antonio High School
7535 BARLITE BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78224 · (210) 977-7400 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,190 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
16.8:1
131 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
1,963 students
DISTRICT 92% · 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 | 615 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 586 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 533 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 456 | 21% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
43.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +19.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
11.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 11 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 19 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 38.0% | 24.0% | 33.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 9.0% | 50.0% | 39.0% |
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 | 43.0% | 11.0% |
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 8.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.0% | 15.0% |
| 2022-23 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
| 2021-22 | 20.0% | 16.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 35.0% |
% 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
35.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.4%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 South San Antonio High School
South San Antonio High School's state test result (35.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South San Antonio High School this school | 2,190 | 89.6% | 35.4% |
| Pasadena High School PASADENA | 2,217 | 89.6% | 48.6% |
| La Joya Palmview High School MISSION | 2,073 | 90.4% | 41.0% |
| Donna High School DONNA | 1,992 | 88.7% | 42.9% |
| Hanna Early College High School BROWNSVILLE | 2,039 | 91.2% | 57.1% |
| Mission High School MISSION | 2,154 | 92.2% | 35.8% |
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 South San Antonio High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #1,249 of 1,385 | #68 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.0% | #1,415 of 1,425 ▼ 2 | #81 of 82 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,181 of 1,425 ▲ 115 | #62 of 82 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +13.5pp | #676 of 1,184 | #37 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,190 | #254 of 2,107 | #23 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #1,032 of 1,344 | #53 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.7% | #1,234 of 1,346 | #73 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.6% | #199 of 1,522 | #14 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.0% | #151 of 557 | #14 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
2,190
-153 (-7%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 1,887
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 2,190 | 130.6 | 16.8:1 | 90% (1,963) |
| 2023-24 | 1,666 | 94.7 | 17.6:1 | 89% (1,475) |
| 2022-23 | 1,786 | 97.3 | 18.4:1 | 93% (1,654) |
| 2020-21 | 2,343 | 135 | 17.4:1 | 88% (2,071) |
| 2017-18 | 2,606 | 152 | 17.1:1 | 77% (2,008) |
| 2015-16 | 2,547 | 157 | 16.2:1 | 90% (2,284) |
| 2010-11 | 2,248 | 161 | 14.0:1 | 31% (702) |
| 2000-01 | 1,845 | 119 | 15.5:1 | 90% (1,656) |
| 1990-91 | 1,887 | 107 | 17.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South San Antonio High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,606 to 2,190); teachers down 14% (152 to 130.6).
About South San Antonio High School
South San Antonio High School is a large high school based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The student body numbers 2,190 students, from grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Texas is about 796, so this school runs 175% above that.
SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD has 7,987 students in 15 schools, and South San Antonio High School is one of those schools.
South San Antonio High School enrolls a student body that is 96% Hispanic. The school is also 2% White. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at South San Antonio High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 8%.
Teachers at South San Antonio High School total 130.6 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 16.8:1. The 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 1,963 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 90%. The 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 27 points lower.
Measured against Texas public high schools, South San Antonio High School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 35.4%.
In Bexar County (population about 2,067,341), median household income is about $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. South San Antonio High School is one of 638 public schools in Bexar County, which together enroll about 368,487 students.
The closest public school, Alternative School, is about 0.6 miles from South San Antonio High School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, South San Antonio High School is 3rd of 8 nearby schools with test data.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.
South San Antonio High School saw enrollment fall 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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 SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD
- Roy Benavidez Elementary SchoolElementary · 669 students
- Robert C Zamora Middle SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Palo Alto Elementary SchoolElementary · 528 students
- South San Antonio H S - West CampusHigh · 519 students
- Miguel Carrillo Jr Elementary SchoolElementary · 501 students
- Alan B Shepard Middle SchoolMiddle · 447 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
- Alternative School0.6 mi · 62
- IDEA Ewing Halsell Academy0.6 mi · 704
- IDEA Ewing Halsell College Preparatory0.6 mi · 611
- Hutchins Elementary School0.7 mi · 441
- Roy Benavidez Elementary School0.7 mi · 669
- Robert C Zamora Middle School0.7 mi · 655
Frequently asked questions
About South San Antonio High SchoolHow large is South San Antonio High School?
South San Antonio High School enrolls approximately 2,190 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South San Antonio High School serve?
South San Antonio High School serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at South San Antonio High School?
Approximately 16.8:1 students per teacher at South San Antonio High School.
How diverse is South San Antonio High School?
South San Antonio High School reports a student body of 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees South San Antonio High School?
South San Antonio High School is overseen by SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.