YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is a small senior high in SAN ANTONIO, Texas, run under SAN ANTONIO ISD. The school enrolls 534 students in grades 6 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY sits 33% below that benchmark.

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

For racial and ethnic makeup, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). The remainder consists of 5% White, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 60% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bexar County (around 63%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 54.5%; this one delivers 79.3%, a residual of +24.8 points.

Around the school, census data for Bexar County shows 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%. In all, Bexar County runs 638 public schools (combined enrollment of about 368,487 students), of which YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY is one.

JEFFERSON H S is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 32.5%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting. As a public charter, YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Looking at the recent track record. YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP ACADEMY's enrollment has ticked up 15% since 2018, when it stood at 464 (now 534). Over the same period, the Hispanic share declined from 92% to 86%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.