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Steam at the Fine Arts Academy

607 SW 34TH ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237 · (210) 898-4200 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL240 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% 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.
  • 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.
  • DThree-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

Enrollment
240
High
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 796
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
217 students
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 96527%
Grade 106828%
Grade 116326%
Grade 124418%
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 63% · US 70%
White
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 24% · US 43%
Hispanic
23397%
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 54% · US 30%
Black
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 13% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 6% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 3% · US 5%
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
Male
10142%
Female
13958%

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Test scores

STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or Above
Reading
33.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +9.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
17.0%
TX avg 45.3%

What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 9 points since 2020.

Performance levels, 2025-26

SubjectMasters Grade LevelMeets Grade LevelApproaches Grade LevelDid Not Meet Grade Level
Reading1.0%32.0%32.0%35.0%
Mathematics2.0%15.0%48.0%35.0%
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
2025-2633.0%17.0%
2024-2527.0%13.0%
2023-2441.0%20.0%
2022-2345.0%9.0%
2021-2233.0%11.0%
2020-2124.0%N/A
% 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
37.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.1%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 37% 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 Steam at the Fine Arts Academy

Steam at the Fine Arts Academy's state test result (37.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Steam at the Fine Arts Academy this school24090.4%37.3%
Tornillo High School
TORNILLO
24194.2%43.7%
La Villa Early College High School
LA VILLA
17992.7%36.8%
Freer High School
FREER
20287.6%45.3%
Fort Hancock High School
FORT HANCOCK
16391.4%37.4%
La Pryor Secondary
LA PRYOR
24486.1%32.1%
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 Steam at the Fine Arts Academy ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn TexasIn Bexar County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
37.3%#1,209 of 1,385#63 of 81
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
17.0%#1,360 of 1,425
▲ 6
#70 of 82
▲ 3
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
33.0%#1,347 of 1,425
▲ 21
#75 of 82
▲ 2
3-year test score change
ranked biggest drop first
-2.0pp#96 of 1,184#12 of 75
Enrollment
ranked largest first
240#1,252 of 2,107#76 of 128
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.0:1#185 of 1,344#3 of 78
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
5.7%#1,260 of 1,346#76 of 79
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
90.4%#175 of 1,522#9 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
240
-48 (-17%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2524021.911.0:190% (217)
2023-2426121.212.3:190% (234)
2022-2325922.711.4:185% (221)
2020-212881816.0:183% (240)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Steam at the Fine Arts Academy.

About Steam at the Fine Arts Academy

Located in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Steam at the Fine Arts Academy is a very small high school. Its enrollment is 240 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. High schools in Texas average about 796 students, which makes this school 70% below average.

The EDGEWOOD ISD system has 25 schools and 8,439 students.

Roughly 97% of students at Steam at the Fine Arts Academy are Hispanic. By comparison, Bexar County residents are about 60% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 6%.

Its ratio of 11.0:1 is based on 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 90%. On average, public schools in Bexar County report 63%.

On the allk12 Grade, Steam at the Fine Arts Academy lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Texas public high schools.

A school with Steam at the Fine Arts Academy's lunch-eligibility share in Texas is predicted to score 35.1%. Steam at the Fine Arts Academy scores 37.3%, 2.2 points above that line.

In Bexar County, median household income comes to about $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 counts 638 public schools with about 368,487 students.

Steam at the Fine Arts Academy's closest public school neighbor is Alternative Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Steam at the Fine Arts Academy at 2nd of 5.

The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 240, compared with 288 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 11.0:1, from 16.0:1.

On allk12, people connected to Steam at the Fine Arts Academy can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. 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
Steam at the Fine Arts Academy
District
EDGEWOOD ISD
Address
607 SW 34TH ST, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78237
Phone
(210) 898-4200
County
Bexar County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
240
Teachers (FTE)
22
Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
Free and reduced lunch
217 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
481815013735
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Steam at the Fine Arts Academy
What is the total enrollment at Steam at the Fine Arts Academy?
Steam at the Fine Arts Academy enrolls approximately 240 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Steam at the Fine Arts Academy serve?
Steam at the Fine Arts Academy serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Steam at the Fine Arts Academy?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Steam at the Fine Arts Academy.
What is the student diversity at Steam at the Fine Arts Academy?
Student demographics at Steam at the Fine Arts Academy are roughly 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Steam at the Fine Arts Academy in?
Steam at the Fine Arts Academy is part of EDGEWOOD ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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