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South San Antonio H S - West Campus

5622 RAY ELLISON BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78242 · (210)977-7000 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL519 STUDENTS
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This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work

Enrollment
519
High
DISTRICT 693 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
482 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, 2023-24

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 911522%
Grade 1015931%
Grade 1113927%
Grade 1210620%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
—3%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
—94%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
—2%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
—0%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
—1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
—0%
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.

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Test scores

STAAR 2023-24 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
22.0%
TX avg 51.8% . +15.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
16.0%
TX avg 42.0% . +13.0pp since 2020

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 22 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 16 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 52 and 42. Reading scores are up about 15 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 13 points.

Performance levels, 2023-24

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading2.0%20.0%24.0%54.0%
Mathematics4.0%12.0%47.0%37.0%
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
2023-2422.0%16.0%
2022-2321.0%2.0%
2021-2224.0%13.0%
2020-217.0%3.0%
% 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
27.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.0%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% 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 →

Where South San Antonio H S - West Campus ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
27.6%#1,352 of 1,385#77 of 81
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
16.0%#1,378 of 1,425
▲ 46
#73 of 82
▲ 9
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
22.0%#1,415 of 1,425
▼ 6
#82 of 82
▼ 1
3-year test score change
ranked biggest gain first
+14.0pp#659 of 1,184#36 of 75
Enrollment
ranked largest first
519#875 of 2,107#60 of 128
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
12.0:1#297 of 1,344#5 of 78
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.8%#1,187 of 1,346#68 of 79
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
92.9%#120 of 1,522#6 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.

3-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2023-24
Enrollment
519
+327 (+170%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2023-2451955.79.3:193% (482)
2022-2352143.512.0:197% (507)
2020-211921910.1:195% (183)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South San Antonio H S - West Campus.

About South San Antonio H S - West Campus

South San Antonio H S - West Campus is a low-enrollment high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools in SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD. The school counts 519 students across grades 9 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Texas is about 796 students.

SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD is responsible for 15 schools, South San Antonio H S - West Campus included, with 7,987 students in all.

Hispanic students make up 94% of enrollment at South San Antonio H S - West Campus. Other students are 3% White and 2% Black. That is higher than the 60% Hispanic share among all Bexar County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 12% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.

Teacher staffing is 55.7 full-time equivalents, or about 12.0 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.1 below the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 93%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Bexar County is 63%.

After adjusting for student poverty, South San Antonio H S - West Campus lands between the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.6%; the prediction is 34.0%.

Across Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bexar County is home to 638 public schools and about 368,487 public school students.

The next-closest public school is Alan B Shepard Middle School, about 0.2 miles away. South San Antonio H S - West Campus is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. South San Antonio H S - West Campus's average proficiency of 27.6% compares with 31.9% 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.

Enrollment records show 192 in 2020-21 and 519 in 2023-24. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable.

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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
South San Antonio H S - West Campus
District
SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD
Address
5622 RAY ELLISON BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78242
Phone
(210)977-7000
County
Bexar County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
519
Teachers (FTE)
56
Student–teacher ratio
12.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
482 (93%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
484068014086
Charter school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About South San Antonio H S - West Campus
What is the total enrollment at South San Antonio H S - West Campus?
South San Antonio H S - West Campus enrolls approximately 519 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South San Antonio H S - West Campus serve?
South San Antonio H S - West Campus serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South San Antonio H S - West Campus?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South San Antonio H S - West Campus is approximately 12.0:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South San Antonio H S - West Campus?
At South San Antonio H S - West Campus, the student body is approximately 3% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is South San Antonio H S - West Campus public or private?
South San Antonio H S - West Campus is a public K-12 school, overseen by SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD.
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