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Health Careers High School

Public, Magnet Grades 9-12

9^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 100% of Texas high schools

Summary

Health Careers High School is a specialized magnet school in San Antonio, TX, serving 904 students in grades 9-12 within the Northside Independent School District (Isd). This school is an academic powerhouse, consistently ranking among the top 10 high schools in Texas for nearly a decade and earning a 5-star rating every year since at least 2015.

What truly sets Health Careers apart is its near-perfect academic outcomes across the board. In the 2025-2026 school year, proficiency rates on state tests are close to 100% in core subjects like Algebra I (100%), Biology (98.54%), and English I Reading (97.69%). To put this in perspective, nearby Marshall High School scored just 28.97% in Algebra I, and even the high-performing Basis San Antonio- Shavano Campus scored 80.53%—a full 20 points lower. The school also boasts a 99.1% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, achievements that are virtually unheard of in public high schools. Remarkably, this elite performance is consistent across all student groups, with the school ranking in the 99th percentile for students from low-income backgrounds, demonstrating a powerful "value-add" for a diverse student body.

This success is achieved with remarkable efficiency. The school spends just $8,303 per student, significantly less than the district average and far less than other specialized schools like Chavez Excel Academy ($13,513). For parents, Health Careers High School represents a unique opportunity: a top-tier institution that delivers near-perfect academic results, prepares students for health-related careers, and does so for a broad range of students, all while being a highly efficient use of public resources.

904

Students ?

16.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,764

Per pupil spending ?

25.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4646 Hamilton Wolfe
San Antonio, TX 78229-3366

(210) 397-5400

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.2%

Asian:

30.4%

White:

14.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 100th percentile in 2015 → 99th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (98% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 1% of Texas high schools

✓99% graduate within 4 years

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school98%

District avg67%

Texas avg62%

9^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 1%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 13High Schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)

475^th of 951Northside Independent School District (Isd) 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
2025	94.1	24 of 1974	98.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.1	16 of 1990	99.2%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	9 of 1961	99.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	4 of 1876	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	5 of 1861	99.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	5 of 1857	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.6	6 of 1797	99.7%	★★★★★
2017	96.9	6 of 1777	99.7%	★★★★★
2016	84.3	6 of 1762	99.7%	★★★★★
2015	85.2	6 of 1743	99.7%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	3 of 1734	99.8%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	10 of 1652	99.4%	★★★★★
2012	86.1	15 of 1603	99.1%	★★★★★
2011	83.1	20 of 1672	98.8%	★★★★★
2010	83.8	14 of 1568	99.1%	★★★★★
2009	87.4	6 of 1539	99.6%	★★★★★
2008	89.4	10 of 1510	99.3%	★★★★★
2007	89.9	8 of 1497	99.5%	★★★★★
2006	90.4	6 of 1430	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	90.8	8 of 1429	99.4%	★★★★★
2004	89.1	5 of 1427	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	98.5	7 of 834	99.2%	★★★★★
2024	98.3	7 of 1065	99.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.4	17 of 1069	98.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	9 of 1031	99.1%	★★★★★
2021	98.9	6 of 1020	99.4%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	6 of 1024	99.4%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	11 of 1013	98.9%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	73.4	80 of 428	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	97 of 530	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	55 of 525	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	24 of 507	95.3%	★★★★★
2021	86.5	7 of 488	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	84.7	20 of 487	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.6	14 of 486	97.1%	★★★★★

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	98.6	4 of 1837	99.8%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	24 of 1829	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	99.0	9 of 1810	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	98.1	15 of 1784	99.2%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.2	55 of 1153	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.1	85 of 1437	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	100.0	1 of 1371	99.9%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	88.2	40 of 1504	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	74 of 1880	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	93.9	8 of 1891	99.6%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	7 of 1841	99.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	13 of 1815	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	8 of 1798	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.3	12 of 1781	99.3%	★★★★★

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	72.2	228 of 964	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	196 of 1182	83.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	128 of 1172	89.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.2	334 of 1177	71.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.8	345 of 1145	69.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.3	206 of 1137	81.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	41 of 1453	97.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.6	61 of 1805	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	96.5	4 of 1820	99.8%	★★★★★
2022	96.8	6 of 1762	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	95.5	14 of 1743	99.2%	★★★★★
2019	96.6	6 of 1714	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	97.0	7 of 1691	99.6%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	46 of 1513	97.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	99 of 1884	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	11 of 1897	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	98.1	5 of 1847	99.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.9	27 of 1848	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	97.6	6 of 1818	99.7%	★★★★★
2018	97.7	12 of 1794	99.3%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	28 of 1515	98.2%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	51 of 1891	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.7	11 of 1913	99.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	1 of 1853	99.9%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	4 of 1840	99.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.0	7 of 1824	99.6%	★★★★★
2018	96.8	8 of 1803	99.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	85.5	33 of 598	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	15 of 731	97.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	16 of 677	97.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	16 of 664	97.6%	★★★★★
2021	94.2	10 of 588	98.3%	★★★★★
2019	87.9	40 of 604	93.4%	★★★★★
2018	92.7	5 of 582	99.1%	★★★★★

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	94.5	2 of 34	94.1%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	81 of 1294	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	83.3	92 of 1556	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	29 of 1576	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	94.3	11 of 1525	99.3%	★★★★★
2021	93.9	11 of 1510	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	10 of 1526	99.3%	★★★★★
2018	94.2	13 of 1539	99.2%	★★★★★

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)

At Risk (2022)100th percentile~ school

African American (2025)99th percentile~ school

Male (2025)98th percentile~ school

Female (2025)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)95th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)94th percentile-4 vs school

Pacific Islander (2018)94th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile-5 vs school

Asian (2025)81st percentile-17 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2025)76th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I100%+46 vs state

Biology99%+28 vs state

U.S. History99%+28 vs state

English I Reading98%+42 vs state

English II Reading98%+38 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Just because we have high test scores does not make this a good school. A good school has a good atmosphere and teaching philosophy, both of which are lacking here. This, coming from a student who excelled academically and in extracurriculars. While you will meet a more mature group of students here, the prevalence of snarky and inadequate teachers makes HCHS just like any other school. In the recent years, the administration has grown especially intolerable, with the new principal who shows passive aggressive favoritism. The amount of busy work (especially in Anatomy and Physiology) is ridiculous, but probably on par with other area high schools. While the other comment talks about bonding over studying, competition is fierce and the vast majority of conversations center around lack of sleep or gpa. Not a healthy environment, imo.

A few great teachers (latin teachers, some freshman teachers, a few medical course teachers).

In short, nothing special, probably more complaining students on average, no sports team, and a falsely inflated sense of elitism. Close Quote

by a student
Sunday, October 17, 2010

I'm only a Freshman (or Fish...) , but I'm already attached to this "nerd" school, and am proud to be a "nerd" :) ! At this school, nerd is a teasing compliment, and there is good peer pressure (for example: friends remind and urge each other to do homework, study, etc.) . On days of big tests, my friends and I also make big study groups at lunch. Lastly, I believe that this school is already preparing me for college, as well as the work field, and not just preparing me for tests and such. Most of the teachers are very good, and the Latin program is amazing as well! An altogether awesome school! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (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 EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Health Careers High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	4646 Hamilton Wolfe	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5400	904	55	16.3	25.1%	134 (14.8%)	45 (5.0%)	409 (45.2%)	275 (30.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.1%)	94.6	9^th of 2009 public high schools	99.6%		94.1	24^th of 1974 public high schools	98.8%	15	100.0	98.5	97.7	97.6	98.5								$8,764
Daep At Holmgreen	Public	9-12	8580 Ewing Halsell	San Antonio	78229	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 397-5460	8	1	8.6		0 (0.0%)	1 (12.5%)	7 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
KIPP Somos Collegiate	Public, Charter	6-12	8915 Callaghan Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 544-2791	573	43	13.3	90.2%	32 (5.6%)	37 (6.5%)	479 (83.6%)	19 (3.3%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	54.1	845^th of 2009 public high schools	57.9%		43	1087^th of 1974 public high schools	44.9%	242	63.6	78.9	48.5	60.7	69.8	58.2	56.9	69.3	45.5	40.8		47.7	$12,080
Chavez Excel Academy	Public	12	11937 Ih 10 W	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8120	75	6	12.5	14.7%	16 (21.3%)	5 (6.7%)	52 (69.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)								(n/a)													$22,727
Marshall High School	Public	9-12	8000 Lobo Ln	San Antonio	78240	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7100	2,634	171	15.3	65.4%	356 (13.5%)	179 (6.8%)	1,764 (67.0%)	174 (6.6%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	155 (5.9%)	42.7	1166^th of 2009 public high schools	42.0%		44.6	1053^rd of 1974 public high schools	46.7%	113	29.0	64.0	51.3	52.4	73.0								$10,187
Clark High School	Public	9-12	5150 De Zavala Rd	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-5150	2,750	168	16.3	33.6%	618 (22.5%)	195 (7.1%)	1,572 (57.2%)	217 (7.9%)	2 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	139 (5.1%)	56.8	767^th of 2009 public high schools	61.8%		59.3	691^st of 1974 public high schools	65.0%	76	39.0	77.2	58.0	61.6	76.1								$8,947
Compass Rose Impact	Public, Charter	9-12	6660 First Park Ten Blvd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	Compass Rose Public Schools	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 274-6115	103	5	20.6	90.3%	33 (32.0%)	4 (3.9%)	50 (48.5%)	6 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	9 (8.7%)	2.6	1950^th of 2009 public high schools	2.9%		4.4	1872^nd of 1974 public high schools	5.2%	78	15.5	9.9	3.2	8.9	11.1								$7,083
BASIS San Antonio- Shavano Campus	Public, Charter	6-12	4114 Lockhill Selma Rd	San Antonio	78230	Bexar County	Basis Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 874-9250	1,057	63	16.7		193 (18.3%)	53 (5.0%)	277 (26.2%)	475 (44.9%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (5.3%)	89.1	71^st of 2009 public high schools	96.5%		93.4	26^th of 1974 public high schools	98.7%	45	80.5	100.0	99.2	98.4	100.0	88.5	91.1	96.3	71.9	90.5	93.7	73.3	$8,552
Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	3115 Majestic Dr	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3700	543	34	15.8	85.8%	28 (5.2%)	24 (4.4%)	480 (88.4%)	8 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	68.2	474^th of 2009 public high schools	76.4%					(n/a)	67.4	76.3	70.0	68.2	94.3	67.3	68.8	55.4	46.9	42.7		56.5	$12,255
Legacy Of Educational Excellence High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	1400 Jackson Keller Rd	San Antonio	78213	Bexar County	North East Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 356-0800	2,285	154	14.8	66.3%	288 (12.6%)	74 (3.2%)	1,811 (79.3%)	58 (2.5%)	5 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	47 (2.1%)	44.4	1117^th of 2009 public high schools	44.4%		36.4	1244^th of 1974 public high schools	37.0%	127	37.1	68.8	50.1	54.4	67.3								$9,756

Frequently Asked Questions about Health Careers High School

What district is Health Careers High School in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

What is the racial makeup of Health Careers High School?

Students at Health Careers High School are 45% Hispanic, 30% Asian, 15% White, 5% African American, 4% Two or more races.

How many students attend Health Careers High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 904 students attended Health Careers High School.

Is Health Careers High School a good school?

Yes! Health Careers High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9^th of 2009 Texas high schools.

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