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Heritage Academy Of Windcrest

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Heritage Academy Of Windcrest ranks 3242 nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades PK, KG-5

3242^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 4,627 Texas Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of Texas elementary schools

Summary

Heritage Academy Of Windcrest is a small public charter elementary school in Windcrest, TX, serving 98 students in grades PK-5 within the Heritage Academy district. This school stands out for its exceptionally high level of economic disadvantage, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch—a rate significantly higher than nearby schools like Windcrest Elementary (76%) and Walzem Elementary (87%). Despite this challenge, Heritage Academy offers a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.5:1, much smaller than the 17:1 ratio at Sst Alamo or the 20.7:1 ratio at Idea Walzem Academy, and spends $15,200 per student—substantially more than most surrounding schools.

The school has shown a remarkable recent turnaround in academic performance. After ranking in the 4th percentile statewide in 2024, Heritage Academy jumped to the 30th percentile in 2025-2026, outperforming several nearby North East Independent School District (Isd) schools like East Terrell Hills Elementary (8th percentile) and Serna Elementary (6th percentile). This recovery is especially evident in 5th grade, where math proficiency (56%) exceeded the state average, and reading proficiency (44%) also showed strong gains. However, performance can vary significantly by grade level—for example, 4th grade math proficiency dropped to 29% in the same year, highlighting how small class sizes make year-to-year results sensitive to the specific group of students.

A notable strength is the school's success with African American students, who ranked in the 58th percentile statewide—a bright spot that outperforms the school's overall rank. While Heritage Academy's resource-intensive model hasn't yet closed the achievement gap with more affluent peers like Sst Alamo (70th percentile), the recent improvement suggests effective interventions are taking hold. For parents considering this school, the combination of small class sizes, high per-student spending, and recent academic gains makes it a compelling option, particularly for families seeking a supportive environment for economically disadvantaged students.

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,591

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8750 Fourwinds Dr
Windcrest, TX 78239

(210) 354-7753

District: Heritage Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

African American:

35.7%

Two or more races:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 56th percentile in 2022 → 30th in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (39% vs 51% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 56th-percentile peak (2022) to 30th (2026)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school39%

District avg29%

Texas avg51%

3,242^nd of 4,627

Texas public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 19% (2016) to bottom 30% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

479^th of 951Heritage Academy among Texas districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.7	3242 of 4627	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.7	3814 of 4651	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	4519 of 4710	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.3	2277 of 4647	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	2025 of 4581	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	2458 of 4578	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4127 of 4479	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	3726 of 4359	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	44.1	2280 of 4329	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	25.8	3476 of 4286	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	0.7	4309 of 4320	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	4223 of 4260	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.2	4102 of 4221	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	47.0	2401 of 3884	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	8.0	3400 of 3476	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	24.9	3028 of 3475	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	42.9	2352 of 3465	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	51.9	1006 of 2406	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	1064 of 1905	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	2131 of 2443	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	63.2	657 of 2421	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	26.8	2076 of 2515	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	2107 of 2483	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.9	3175 of 4461	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.2	1975 of 4331	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.5	2436 of 4295	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	2281 of 4240	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	3297 of 4575	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	3412 of 3744	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	53.8	1932 of 4588	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	2337 of 4561	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.7	2650 of 4499	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.3	3662 of 4348	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	3935 of 4306	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	20.9	3966 of 4413	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	47.4	1888 of 3644	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	7.2	4421 of 4465	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	56.8	1670 of 4401	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	2358 of 4376	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	3548 of 4329	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.7	2785 of 4188	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	2607 of 4168	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	40.0	2866 of 4520	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	3046 of 3705	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	4426 of 4594	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	63.6	1278 of 4521	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	62.0	1366 of 4477	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.8	2329 of 4451	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.2	3916 of 4309	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.7	3509 of 4264	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	42.7	2571 of 4582	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2025	39.5	2303 of 3739	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	3610 of 4647	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.4	2190 of 4585	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	1504 of 4563	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	2236 of 4498	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	10.6	4231 of 4357	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	3266 of 4319	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	36.1	2826 of 4301	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.6	3437 of 3549	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	3544 of 4292	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	82.4	338 of 4086	91.7%	★★★★★
2021	18.8	3741 of 3799	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.4	1134 of 3684	69.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2021	10.9	2953 of 3082	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)58th percentile+28 vs school

Male (2026)44th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)37th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)34th percentile+4 vs school

At Risk (2022)29th percentile-27 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)10th percentile-20 vs school

White (2021)4th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics45%~ state avg

Reading33%-21 vs state

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Not very understanding when child is chronically sick with documented medical conditions. Harassed over excused absences. Tried to forcibly withdraw my child. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR Spanish Reading (2026)			STAAR Spanish Mathematics (2026)			STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)						STAAR Mathematics (2026)					STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Spanish Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR Reading 3rd Grade	STAAR Reading 4th Grade	STAAR Reading 5th Grade	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 3rd Grade	STAAR Mathematics 4th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 5th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Heritage Academy Of Windcrest	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	8750 Fourwinds Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Heritage Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 354-7753	98	10	9.5	96.9%	9 (9.2%)	35 (35.7%)	43 (43.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (11.2%)	32.7	3242^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	29.9%		23.7	3814^th of 4651 public elementary schools	18.0%	572									33.3	21.4	43.8				50.0	28.6	56.3				$15,591
Compass Rose Journey	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	100 Crestwind Dr	Windcrest	78239	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 540-9265	502	25	20.1	87.3%	50 (10.0%)	107 (21.3%)	305 (60.8%)	19 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.8%)	13.2	4380^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.3%		16.2	4220^th of 4651 public elementary schools	9.3%	160							39.2	46.0	20.0	30.9	48.0	28.8	47.1	49.1	24.4	13.0	36.0	18.6	28.0	15.4	$11,337
Windcrest Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	465 Faircrest Dr	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-9600	473	33	14.3	76.3%	65 (13.7%)	46 (9.7%)	320 (67.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	33 (7.0%)	14.7	4311^th of 4627 public elementary schools	6.8%		16.9	4183^rd of 4651 public elementary schools	10.1%	128									26.3	36.4	47.6				8.8	19.4	26.8				$10,215
Walzem Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4618 Walzem Rd	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-8400	625	45	13.8	87.4%	23 (3.7%)	48 (7.7%)	511 (81.8%)	23 (3.7%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (2.4%)	22.1	3935^th of 4627 public elementary schools	15.0%		31.1	3360^th of 4651 public elementary schools	27.8%	575	28.3	40.0	39.6	31.4	32.4	30.4			35.3	37.0	48.3				27.8	25.6	33.3				$11,652
Clear Spring Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4311 Clear Spring Dr	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-2000	314	29	10.9	84.4%	23 (7.3%)	22 (7.0%)	250 (79.6%)	6 (1.9%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)								(n/a)																					$13,285
Camelot Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5311 Merlin Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-1400	492	41	11.9	85.6%	31 (6.3%)	103 (20.9%)	280 (56.9%)	42 (8.5%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (6.3%)	21.9	3945^th of 4627 public elementary schools	14.7%		28.3	3538^th of 4651 public elementary schools	23.9%	407									29.0	36.1	47.4				18.4	45.1	29.9				$12,388
Serna Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2569 N E Loop 410	San Antonio	78217	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-7200	312	33	9.3	87.8%	30 (9.6%)	90 (28.8%)	165 (52.9%)	11 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (5.1%)	13.5	4368^th of 4627 public elementary schools	5.6%		10.4	4466^th of 4651 public elementary schools	4.0%	98									28.6	25.0	43.6				24.5	6.4	35.9				$15,099
Royal Ridge Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	5933 Royal Ridge	San Antonio	78239	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 407-7000	441	42	10.4	67.3%	62 (14.1%)	62 (14.1%)	280 (63.5%)	10 (2.3%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (5.2%)	27.9	3573^rd of 4627 public elementary schools	22.8%		37.2	2975^th of 4651 public elementary schools	36.0%	598									43.2	40.4	57.7				27.3	25.9	19.8	100.0			$13,127
Sst Alamo	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	11214 N Weidner Rd	San Antonio	78233	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 590-1115	848	50	17.0	54.1%	168 (19.8%)	88 (10.4%)	551 (65.0%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (3.2%)	64.1	1392^nd of 4627 public elementary schools	69.9%		60.8	1538^th of 4651 public elementary schools	66.9%	146									66.1	61.3	66.4	66.0			48.2	49.1	48.2	29.6			$9,851
East Terrell Hills Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	4415 Bloomdale Dr	San Antonio	78218	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 407-2800	584	50	11.7	90.9%	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	530 (90.8%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.0%)	15.6	4264^th of 4627 public elementary schools	7.8%		16	4236^th of 4651 public elementary schools	8.9%	28	23.9	46.3	36.4	23.4	59.0	34.0			15.2	36.1	42.9				12.1	28.6	33.3				$11,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Heritage Academy Of Windcrest

What is the racial makeup of Heritage Academy Of Windcrest?

Students at Heritage Academy Of Windcrest are 44% Hispanic, 36% African American, 11% Two or more races, 9% White.

How many students attend Heritage Academy Of Windcrest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 98 students attended Heritage Academy Of Windcrest.

What district is Heritage Academy Of Windcrest in?

Heritage Academy

Is Heritage Academy Of Windcrest a good school?

Heritage Academy Of Windcrest ranks 3242^nd of 4627 Texas elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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