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Enrollment
2,363
High
DISTRICT 1,595 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHWEST ISD·NCES 484095004658
Southwest High School
11690 DRAGON LN, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78252 · (210) 622-4500 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,363 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% of Texas public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
16.2:1
146 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
1,758 students
DISTRICT 82% · 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 | 672 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 602 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 519 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 570 | 24% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
51.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +29.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
24.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +24.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 24 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 29 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 24 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 6.0% | 45.0% | 19.0% | 30.0% |
| Mathematics | 4.0% | 20.0% | 49.0% | 27.0% |
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 | 51.0% | 24.0% |
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 20.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 18.0% |
| 2022-23 | 32.0% | 13.0% |
| 2021-22 | 14.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 22.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
44.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 Southwest High School
Southwest High School's state test result (44.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest High School this school | 2,363 | 74.4% | 44.3% |
| Jay High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,118 | 71.7% | 39.1% |
| El Dorado High School EL PASO | 2,109 | 70.9% | 54.4% |
| Holmes High School SAN ANTONIO | 2,422 | 77.6% | 43.8% |
| Parkland High School EL PASO | 1,565 | 76.5% | 56.0% |
| Harlingen High School HARLINGEN | 2,433 | 77.8% | 39.6% |
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 Southwest High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #1,010 of 1,385 | #51 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #1,250 of 1,425 ▲ 1 | #63 of 82 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #949 of 1,425 ▼ 3 | #48 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #618 of 1,184 | #33 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,363 | #203 of 2,107 | #19 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.2:1 | #952 of 1,344 | #45 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #1,083 of 1,346 | #51 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.4% | #490 of 1,522 | #41 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.5% | #541 of 557 | #32 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
2,363
+275 (+13%) vs 2020
+36% since 1990-91, when it was 1,743
Student : Teacher
16.2:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 2,363 | 146.1 | 16.2:1 | 74% (1,758) |
| 2023-24 | 2,200 | 139.6 | 15.8:1 | 69% (1,523) |
| 2022-23 | 2,152 | 134.1 | 16.1:1 | 72% (1,546) |
| 2020-21 | 2,088 | 130 | 16.1:1 | 68% (1,422) |
| 2017-18 | 2,375 | 144.4 | 16.4:1 | 72% (1,710) |
| 2015-16 | 3,677 | 207 | 17.8:1 | 77% (2,848) |
| 2010-11 | 3,071 | 186 | 16.5:1 | 80% (2,445) |
| 2000-01 | 2,585 | 148 | 17.5:1 | 68% (1,757) |
| 1990-91 | 1,743 | 89 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southwest High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (2,375 to 2,363); teachers up 1% (144.4 to 146.1).
About Southwest High School
Southwest High School is a large high school in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Its grade span covers grades 9 through 12, with 2,363 students on the rolls. On average, high schools in Texas enroll around 796, and this school is 197% bigger than that mark.
Within SOUTHWEST ISD, Southwest High School is one of 18 schools. The district enrolls 14,833 students.
Southwest High School is 88% Hispanic by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% White and 5% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bexar County's population at about 60%. The diversity index for Southwest High School is 23%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 146.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Southwest High School has a ratio of 16.2:1. The gap from the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas is 1.1 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 74%. The 63% average for public schools in Bexar County is 11 points lower.
Southwest High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 29% of Texas public high schools.
Southwest High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (44.3%) and its predicted rate (41.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Texas schools.
For Bexar County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $72,341, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The county has 638 public schools and about 368,487 students.
Southwest Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Southwest High School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Southwest High School as Rural: Fringe.
The school's student count rose 13% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Southwest High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 SOUTHWEST ISD
- Southwest Legacy High SchoolHigh · 2,250 students
- Elm Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 805 students
- Francis R Scobee Middle SchoolMiddle · 797 students
- Ronald E McNair Middle SchoolMiddle · 784 students
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle SchoolMiddle · 767 students
- Judith A Resnik Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 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
Other Southwest High schools
8 other US public schools in 8 states are named Southwest High. Southwest High School is the largest of the 9.
- Southwest High SchoolFORT WORTH, TX · 1,155 students
- SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOLLINCOLN, NE · 2,110 students
- Southwest HighEl Centro, CA · 1,846 students
- Southwest HighMINNEAPOLIS, MN · 1,195 students
- Southwest HighGreen Bay, WI · 1,025 students
Nearby schools
- Southwest Elementary School0.4 mi · 728
- Medio Creek Elementary School3.3 mi · 684
- Sharon Christa McAuliffe Middle School3.6 mi · 767
- Elm Creek Elementary School3.8 mi · 805
- Ronald E McNair Middle School3.9 mi · 784
- Sky Harbour Elementary School4.1 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About Southwest High SchoolHow large is Southwest High School?
Southwest High School enrolls approximately 2,363 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Southwest High School serve?
Southwest High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Southwest High School?
Approximately 16.2:1 students per teacher at Southwest High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southwest High School?
At Southwest High School, the student body is approximately 5% White, 88% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Southwest High School?
Southwest High School is overseen by SOUTHWEST ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.