Health Careers High School

Public 9-12

 4646 Hamilton Wolfe
       San Antonio, TX  78229-3366


(210) 397-5400

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
9th of 1,961 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,303 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  15.4 Help
Number of students:  896

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
52.0%
Asian:
25.3%
White:
13.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  27.7% Help


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Compare Details Health Careers High School ranks better than 99.5% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks first among 12 ranked high schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd)! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of Health Careers High School freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Health Careers High School is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (52%), Asian (25.3%), White (13.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 27.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Health Careers High School is 15.4, which is the 4th best among 12 high schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Health Careers High School is $8,303. 8 high schools in the Northside Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Health Careers High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Health Careers High School 9th of 1961 Texas public high schools. (See Health Careers High School in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:


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Northside Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Northside Independent School District (Isd) 529th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Health Careers High School

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Rank History for all students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 89.05 5th 1427 99.6%
2005 90.80 8th 1429 99.4%
2006 90.42 6th 1430 99.6%
2007 89.87 8th 1497 99.5%
2008 89.36 10th 1510 99.3%
2009 87.38 6th 1539 99.6%
2010 83.80 14th 1568 99.1%
2011 83.06 20th 1672 98.8%
2012 86.08 15th 1603 99.1%
2013 88.31 10th 1652 99.4%
2014 86.34 3rd 1734 99.8%
2015 85.23 6th 1743 99.7%
2016 84.35 6th 1762 99.7%
2017 96.85 6th 1777 99.7%
2018 96.58 6th 1797 99.7%
2019 95.82 5th 1857 99.7%
2021 95.49 5th 1861 99.7%
2022 95.88 4th 1876 99.8%
2023 95.00 9th 1961 99.5%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.65 5th 582 99.1%
2019 87.88 40th 604 93.4%
2021 94.17 10th 588 98.3%
2022 93.89 16th 664 97.6%
2023 93.08 16th 677 97.6%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 99.97 1st 1371 99.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.67 12th 1794 99.3%
2019 97.64 6th 1818 99.7%
2021 94.89 27th 1848 98.5%
2022 98.08 5th 1847 99.7%
2023 96.58 11th 1897 99.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.29 12th 1781 99.3%
2019 94.47 8th 1798 99.6%
2021 94.12 13th 1815 99.3%
2022 94.34 7th 1841 99.6%
2023 93.93 8th 1891 99.6%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.33 206th 1137 81.9%
2019 68.82 345th 1145 69.9%
2021 72.16 334th 1177 71.6%
2022 72.59 128th 1172 89.1%
2023 72.03 196th 1182 83.4%
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Rank History for At Risk students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.08 15th 1784 99.2%
2019 99.00 9th 1810 99.5%
2021 95.87 24th 1829 98.7%
2022 98.64 4th 1837 99.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 96.79 8th 1803 99.6%
2019 95.97 7th 1824 99.6%
2021 96.28 4th 1840 99.8%
2022 96.56 1st 1853 99.9%
2023 94.72 11th 1913 99.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.56 14th 486 97.1%
2019 84.67 20th 487 95.9%
2021 86.51 7th 488 98.6%
2022 84.71 24th 507 95.3%
2023 80.64 55th 525 89.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 98.12 11th 1013 98.9%
2019 97.85 6th 1024 99.4%
2021 98.89 6th 1020 99.4%
2022 98.11 9th 1031 99.1%
2023 96.42 17th 1069 98.4%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 97.03 7th 1691 99.6%
2019 96.64 6th 1714 99.6%
2021 95.52 14th 1743 99.2%
2022 96.75 6th 1762 99.7%
2023 96.48 4th 1820 99.8%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for Hispanic Students!

Rank History for Pacific Islander students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.54 2nd 34 94.1%
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Rank History for White students at Health Careers High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.24 13th 1539 99.2%
2019 93.42 10th 1526 99.3%
2021 93.87 11th 1510 99.3%
2022 94.31 11th 1525 99.3%
2023 91.93 29th 1576 98.2%
See the entire list of Best Texas High Schools for White Students!

Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Reviews:
by a student
Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Health Careers High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 321 34 16 404 1 n/a n/a 0 776
1989 309 32 20 428 0 n/a n/a 0 789
1990 308 43 19 454 2 n/a n/a 0 826
1991 305 43 22 447 2 n/a n/a 0 819
1992 337 40 26 412 3 n/a n/a 0 818
1993 392 44 24 407 2 n/a n/a 0 869
1994 440 45 43 342 4 n/a n/a 0 874
1995 435 36 62 323 2 n/a n/a 0 858
1996 435 36 62 323 2 n/a n/a 0 858
1997 455 34 76 335 3 n/a n/a 0 903
1998 436 35 91 346 2 n/a n/a 0 910
1999 411 39 96 359 7 n/a n/a 0 912
2000 413 46 100 344 3 n/a n/a 0 906
2001 387 44 102 363 5 n/a n/a 0 901
2002 334 37 95 372 2 n/a n/a 0 840
2003 334 37 95 372 2 n/a n/a 0 840
2004 318 31 105 362 3 n/a n/a 0 819
2005 286 43 134 390 2 n/a n/a 0 855
2006 281 40 145 360 2 n/a n/a 0 828
2007 271 42 173 358 3 n/a n/a 0 847
2008 265 51 164 371 3 n/a n/a 0 854
2009 261 51 158 370 2 n/a n/a 0 842
2010 250 53 141 405 4 n/a n/a 0 853
2011 176 33 125 437 2 8 50 0 831
2012 175 32 141 424 4 7 44 0 827
2013 178 30 151 420 3 9 31 0 822
2014 170 34 144 454 7 20 37 0 866
2015 175 36 139 443 7 18 34 0 852
2016 171 44 126 442 7 17 34 0 841
2017 170 44 125 445 7 19 41 0 851
2018 193 43 124 426 6 18 33 0 843
2019 177 46 141 449 5 13 31 0 862
2020 157 43 164 439 2 11 29 0 845
2021 159 47 175 492 1 3 28 0 905
2022 142 48 210 473 1 2 32 0 908
2023 124 47 227 466 1 1 30 0 896

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Health Careers High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 46.0 16.8 n/a
1989 789 n/a n/a n/a
1990 826 46.0 17.9 n/a
1991 819 46.0 17.8 n/a
1992 818 49.0 16.6 17.2
1993 869 55.0 15.8 26.5
1994 874 53.7 16.3 17.4
1995 858 51.2 16.8 12
1996 858 51.2 16.8 12
1997 903 51.2 17.6 13.1
1998 910 51.6 17.6 12.1
1999 912 52.7 17.3 23.7
2000 906 52.8 17.2 20.4
2001 901 51.0 17.7 23
2002 840 53.6 15.7 23.6
2003 840 53.6 15.7 23.6
2004 819 53.3 15.4 21.4
2005 855 53.2 16.1 22.2
2006 828 53.2 15.6 23.1
2007 847 49.1 17.3 19.1
2008 854 49.5 17.3 19.4
2009 842 49.0 17.2 21.7
2010 853 47.3 18.0 26.5
2011 831 48.2 17.2 29.4
2012 827 45.0 18.3 30.1
2013 822 43.3 18.9 31.9
2014 866 47.9 18.0 30.5
2015 852 48.0 17.7 29
2016 841 49.0 17.1 29.5
2017 851 50.0 17.0 25.5
2018 843 48.9 17.2 20
2019 862 49.2 17.5 22
2020 845 52.5 16.0 22
2021 905 50.7 17.8 22.2
2022 908 57.4 15.8 24.2
2023 896 58.0 15.4 27.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Health Careers High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 776 46.0 16.8 n/a
1989 789 n/a n/a n/a
1990 826 46.0 17.9 n/a
1991 819 46.0 17.8 n/a
1992 818 49.0 16.6 17.2
1993 869 55.0 15.8 26.5
1994 874 53.7 16.3 17.4
1995 858 51.2 16.8 12
1996 858 51.2 16.8 12
1997 903 51.2 17.6 13.1
1998 910 51.6 17.6 12.1
1999 912 52.7 17.3 23.7
2000 906 52.8 17.2 20.4
2001 901 51.0 17.7 23
2002 840 53.6 15.7 23.6
2003 840 53.6 15.7 23.6
2004 819 53.3 15.4 21.4
2005 855 53.2 16.1 22.2
2006 828 53.2 15.6 23.1
2007 847 49.1 17.3 19.1
2008 854 49.5 17.3 19.4
2009 842 49.0 17.2 21.7
2010 853 47.3 18.0 26.5
2011 831 48.2 17.2 29.4
2012 827 45.0 18.3 30.1
2013 822 43.3 18.9 31.9
2014 866 47.9 18.0 30.5
2015 852 48.0 17.7 29
2016 841 49.0 17.1 29.5
2017 851 50.0 17.0 25.5
2018 843 48.9 17.2 20
2019 862 49.2 17.5 22
2020 845 52.5 16.0 22
2021 905 50.7 17.8 22.2
2022 908 57.4 15.8 24.2
2023 896 58.0 15.4 27.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Health Careers High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $555 (6.7%) $7,723 (93.3%) $8,278
2020 $657 (7.7%) $7,866 (92.3%) $8,523
2021 $438 (5.3%) $7,865 (94.7%) $8,303

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Health Careers High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5th of 1857 High schoolsRanks 9th of 1961 High schools
 0.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (Health Careers High School)10085
 15%
   End of Course Algebra I (Northside Independent School District (Isd))6844
 24%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (Health Careers High School)10097
 3%
   End of Course Biology (Northside Independent School District (Isd))7266
 6%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (Health Careers High School)100100
   End of Course English I Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd))6059
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (Health Careers High School)99100
 1%
   End of Course English II Reading (Northside Independent School District (Isd))5763
 6%
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (Health Careers High School)10099
 1%
   End of Course U.S. History (Northside Independent School District (Isd))8579
 6%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students862896
 3.9%
African American4647
 2.2%
American Indian51
 80%
Asian141227
 61%
Hispanic449466
 3.8%
Pacific Islander131
 92.3%
White177124
 29.9%
Two or More Races3130
 3.2%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients22%27.7%
 5.6%


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Yes! Health Careers High School is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 9th of 1961 Texas high schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 896 students attended Health Careers High School.

Students at Health Careers High School are 52% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 14% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races.


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