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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
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
Grade 9
115
Grade 10
159
Grade 11
139
Grade 12
106
Student demographics
White
3%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 24%
Hispanic
94%
DISTRICT 94% · STATE 54%
Black
2%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13%
Asian
0%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 6%
Two+
1%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 3%
Pacific Islander
0%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.

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
33.3%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →

About SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS

SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS, a compact senior high in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, operated by SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD, educates 519 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 35% leaner than the typical public school in Texas, which averages around 796 students.

SOUTH SAN ANTONIO ISD runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 7,987 students. SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS logs that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 3% White, 2% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bexar County's rate of about 63%.

With demographic context factored in, SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.3%; this one delivers 27.6%.

Around the school, census data for Bexar County shows the typical household earns roughly $72,341 per year, roughly 32% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS is one campus in the mix.

ALAN B SHEPARD MIDDLE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 30.8%.

SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS operates from a metropolitan location.

On the community side, the feed for SOUTH SAN ANTONIO H S - WEST CAMPUS typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.

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/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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