YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a secondary school of tiny scale in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, one of the schools within SAN ANTONIO ISD, hosting 242 students in grades 6 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 796 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

Across the 100 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD (47,623 students total), YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 74%. The remainder breaks down as 19% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% White. By comparison, Bexar County as a whole is about 60% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.1:1, putting YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 60% of students at YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is in the bottom 10% of Texas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model predicts schools with this FRL share to land around 48.1%; YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY posts 34.1%, -13.9 points below that line.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Bexar County put median household earnings sit near $72,341, about 32% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across Bexar County's 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is WASHINGTON EL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY at 1st of 4; the average score across the group is 22.8%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Looking at the recent track record. YOUNG MEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY's enrollment has declined 5% since 2018, when it stood at 254 (now 242). Hispanic enrollment moved from 78% to 74% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.