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What's one thing VETERANS MEMORIAL H S gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,579
High
DISTRICT 1,015 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JUDSON ISD·NCES 482499012976
Veterans Memorial High School
7618 EVANS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78266 · (210) 619-0222 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,579 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Texas public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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
14.7:1
108 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
831 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 | 419 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 404 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 418 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 338 | 21% |
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
47.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +10.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
28.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +17.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 10 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 5.0% | 42.0% | 21.0% | 32.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 23.0% | 49.0% | 23.0% |
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 | 47.0% | 28.0% |
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 25.0% |
| 2022-23 | 20.0% | 25.0% |
| 2021-22 | 28.0% | 14.0% |
| 2020-21 | 37.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
50.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 Veterans Memorial High School
Veterans Memorial High School's state test result (50.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial High School this school | 1,579 | 52.6% | 50.5% |
| Pflugerville High School PFLUGERVILLE | 1,794 | 52.4% | 50.0% |
| Bay City High School BAY CITY | 1,042 | 50.7% | 49.6% |
| Crosby High School CROSBY | 2,148 | 51.3% | 49.9% |
| Jarrell High School JARRELL | 1,101 | 58.0% | 47.5% |
| Grand Prairie Fine Arts Academy GRAND PRAIRIE | 877 | 47.7% | 72.8% |
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 Veterans Memorial High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.5% | #810 of 1,385 | #42 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #1,143 of 1,425 ▼ 265 | #53 of 82 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,056 of 1,425 ▼ 68 | #53 of 82 ▼ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +15.0pp | #610 of 1,184 | #30 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,579 | #436 of 2,107 | #32 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #666 of 1,344 | #20 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #336 of 1,346 | #11 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.6% | #954 of 1,522 | #63 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +53.3% | #66 of 672 | #6 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
1,579
-83 (-5%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 1,579 | 107.8 | 14.7:1 | 53% (831) |
| 2023-24 | 1,688 | 111.1 | 15.2:1 | 51% (866) |
| 2022-23 | 1,773 | 112 | 15.8:1 | 47% (828) |
| 2020-21 | 1,662 | 104 | 16.0:1 | 43% (707) |
| 2017-18 | 1,030 | 71.4 | 14.4:1 | 46% (477) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Veterans Memorial High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 53% (1,030 to 1,579); teachers up 51% (71.4 to 107.8).
About Veterans Memorial High School
Veterans Memorial High School is a large high school found in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. Total enrollment is 1,579 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. It has 98% more students than the average for high schools in Texas (about 796).
Veterans Memorial High School is one of the 36 schools that make up JUDSON ISD (23,539 students in total).
The share of Hispanic students at Veterans Memorial High School is 58%, a majority. Smaller groups are 18% White, 14% Black, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put Bexar County at about 60% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 61, compared with 70 nationally.
Veterans Memorial High School reports a ratio of 14.7 students per teacher, from 107.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The ratio is within a point of the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. Lunch program data show 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Bexar County, the average eligibility rate is 63%.
Veterans Memorial 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 33% of Texas public high schools.
Veterans Memorial High School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 50.5%, compared with a predicted 51.2%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Texas schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Bexar County, home to about 2,067,341 people, the median household earns about $72,341 a year, roughly 32% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Veterans Memorial High School shares Bexar County with 637 other public schools.
Rolling Meadows Elementary School is about 1.0 miles from Veterans Memorial High School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The five-mile area around Veterans Memorial High School holds at least 8 other public schools. Veterans Memorial High School comes in 4th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 5%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.0:1 in 2020-21, and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at Veterans Memorial High School. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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 JUDSON ISD
- Judson High SchoolHigh · 2,498 students
- Karen Wagner High SchoolHigh · 2,423 students
- Judson Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,189 students
- Kitty Hawk Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,062 students
- Henry Metzger Middle SchoolMiddle · 991 students
- Escondido Elementary SchoolElementary · 833 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 Veterans Memorial High schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Veterans Memorial High. Veterans Memorial High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolCORPUS CHRISTI, TX · 2,026 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolMISSION, TX · 1,737 students
Nearby schools
- Rolling Meadows Elementary School1.0 mi · 652
- Fox Run Elementary School2.4 mi · 620
- Great Hearts Live Oak2.4 mi · 1,153
- Wood Middle School3.0 mi · 641
- Harris Middle School3.0 mi · 903
- Fine Arts Academy of Olympia3.0 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Veterans Memorial High SchoolHow large is Veterans Memorial High School?
Veterans Memorial High School enrolls approximately 1,579 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Veterans Memorial High School serve?
Veterans Memorial High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Veterans Memorial High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Veterans Memorial High School.
What is the student diversity at Veterans Memorial High School?
Student demographics at Veterans Memorial High School are roughly 18% White, 58% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Veterans Memorial High School?
Veterans Memorial High School is overseen by JUDSON ISD in Bexar County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.