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O'Connor High School

Q: Is O'Connor High School a good school?

O'Connor High School ranks 248 th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

248^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 88% of Texas high schools

Summary

O'Connor High School in Helotes, TX, is a large, high-performing public school serving 2,535 students in grades 9-12 within the Northside Independent School District (Isd). This school consistently ranks in the top 12-13% of Texas high schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for six consecutive years, and stands out for its exceptional academic achievement across all subjects.

O'Connor's academic performance significantly outpaces both the district and state averages on STAAR End-of-Course exams. For example, its Algebra I proficiency rate of 65.97% is nearly double that of nearby schools like Warren High School (31.36%) and Taft High School (36.97%). The school also boasts a 97.8% graduation rate, well above the district average of 94.1%, and a very low dropout rate of 0.6%. Its most direct competitor is Brandeis High School, located just 2.48 miles away, with both schools showing remarkably close test scores and serving similar student populations. While O'Connor holds a slight edge in overall state ranking (88th percentile vs. Brandeis's 85th), the two schools create a healthy, competitive academic environment.

A standout feature of O'Connor is its ability to achieve strong results across all student subgroups, including those receiving special education services and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school has also shown a history of exceptional support for at-risk students, ranking in the 92nd percentile for this group. While the school excels at bringing all students to high proficiency levels, there is a slight opportunity to further challenge its highest-achieving students. Overall, O'Connor is a clear leader within its district, offering a comprehensive and supportive environment that prepares students well for their futures.

2,535

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,581

Per pupil spending ?

23.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

12221 Leslie Rd
Helotes, TX 78023-4404

(210) 397-4800

District: Northside Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for O'Connor High School:

Elementary:	Brauchle Elementary
	Helotes Elementary
	Kuentz Elementary
	Nichols Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.5%

White:

30.2%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 83rd percentile in 2016 → 88th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the Texas average (79% vs 62% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 12% of Texas high schools

✓98% 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 school79%

District avg67%

Texas avg62%

248^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 4 pts since 2016

From top 17% (2016) to top 12% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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
2026	78.4	248 of 2009	87.7%	★★★★☆
2025	81.2	203 of 1974	89.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	235 of 1990	88.2%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	243 of 1961	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	248 of 1876	86.8%	★★★★☆
2021	74.7	315 of 1861	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.4	155 of 1857	91.7%	★★★★★
2018	76.6	237 of 1797	86.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.0	214 of 1777	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	72.9	295 of 1762	83.3%	★★★★☆
2015	72.7	311 of 1743	82.2%	★★★★☆
2014	75.4	246 of 1734	85.8%	★★★★☆
2013	76.2	209 of 1652	87.3%	★★★★☆
2012	69.5	292 of 1603	81.8%	★★★★☆
2011	74.2	258 of 1672	84.6%	★★★★☆
2010	74.1	236 of 1568	84.9%	★★★★☆
2009	77.9	167 of 1539	89.1%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	97 of 1510	93.6%	★★★★★
2007	81.2	120 of 1497	92.0%	★★★★★
2006	80.6	130 of 1430	90.9%	★★★★★
2005	81.7	105 of 1429	92.7%	★★★★★
2004	79.9	102 of 1427	92.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	74.3	181 of 1086	83.3%	★★★★☆
2025	81.3	90 of 834	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	77.1	158 of 1065	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	154 of 1069	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	259 of 1031	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	145 of 1020	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	84.7	93 of 1024	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	126 of 1013	87.6%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	60.7	241 of 556	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2025	64.4	150 of 428	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	235 of 530	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	130 of 525	75.2%	★★★★☆
2022	32.3	379 of 507	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.3	377 of 488	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.0	226 of 487	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.4	338 of 486	30.5%	★★☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	80.2	148 of 1837	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	65.5	383 of 1829	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	83.4	125 of 1810	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	66.9	304 of 1784	83.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	55.5	381 of 1195	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	79.0	127 of 1153	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	252 of 1437	82.5%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	492 of 1371	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.4	418 of 1278	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.7	665 of 1195	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.7	222 of 1136	80.5%	★★★★☆
2018	57.8	271 of 1113	75.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.0	219 of 1936	88.7%	★★★★☆
2025	74.1	219 of 1504	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.5	372 of 1880	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	77.5	227 of 1891	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	76.7	236 of 1841	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.2	326 of 1815	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	183 of 1798	89.8%	★★★★☆
2018	74.0	303 of 1781	83.0%	★★★★☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.4	372 of 1206	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	70.4	285 of 964	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	378 of 1182	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.8	449 of 1172	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.7	496 of 1177	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.8	409 of 1145	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.9	423 of 1137	62.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	78.8	194 of 1860	89.6%	★★★★☆
2025	76.8	161 of 1453	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	293 of 1805	83.8%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	192 of 1820	89.5%	★★★★☆
2022	77.9	189 of 1762	89.3%	★★★★☆
2021	74.8	251 of 1743	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	83.1	147 of 1714	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	75.7	247 of 1691	85.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.6	282 of 1937	85.4%	★★★★☆
2025	71.1	206 of 1513	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	410 of 1884	78.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	381 of 1897	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	67.4	342 of 1847	81.5%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	346 of 1848	81.3%	★★★★☆
2019	77.8	187 of 1818	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.4	397 of 1794	77.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	76.0	284 of 1954	85.5%	★★★★☆
2025	76.9	179 of 1515	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	71.4	325 of 1891	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	267 of 1913	86.0%	★★★★☆
2022	75.6	271 of 1853	85.4%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	331 of 1840	82.0%	★★★★☆
2019	81.7	181 of 1824	90.1%	★★★★★
2018	75.5	256 of 1803	85.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	189 of 713	73.5%	★★★★☆
2025	52.5	252 of 598	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.4	210 of 731	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.9	127 of 677	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	80.7	86 of 664	87.0%	★★★★☆
2021	72.8	105 of 588	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	74.1	124 of 604	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	188 of 582	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	71.3	228 of 1581	85.6%	★★★★☆
2025	63.9	271 of 1299	79.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.6	356 of 1548	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	158 of 1478	89.3%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	186 of 1418	86.9%	★★★★☆
2021	71.1	218 of 1382	84.2%	★★★★☆
2019	93.3	44 of 1357	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	71.6	215 of 1347	84.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	75.6	215 of 1584	86.4%	★★★★☆
2025	78.5	118 of 1294	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	71.5	268 of 1556	82.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.0	200 of 1576	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.0	217 of 1525	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	70.8	306 of 1510	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	78.3	186 of 1526	87.8%	★★★★☆
2018	75.3	245 of 1539	84.1%	★★★★☆

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)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2026)90th percentile~ school

Female (2026)89th percentile~ school

White (2026)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)86th percentile~ school

Male (2026)85th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)85th percentile~ school

African American (2026)83rd percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)73rd percentile-14 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2026)69th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)68th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2026)57th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

Biology87%+16 vs state

U.S. History86%+16 vs state

English II Reading78%+18 vs state

English I Reading74%+18 vs state

Algebra I66%+12 vs state

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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 7th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
O'Connor High School	Public	9-12	12221 Leslie Rd	Helotes	78023	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4800	2,535	148	17.1	23.4%	765 (30.2%)	53 (2.1%)	1,585 (62.5%)	40 (1.6%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	80 (3.2%)	78.4	248^th of 2009 public high schools	87.7%		81.2	203^rd of 1974 public high schools	89.7%	45	66.0	86.7	73.7	78.0	86.5						$9,581
Sst Hill Country College Prep High School	Public, Charter	7-12	9202 W Loop 1604 N Building 2	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	School Of Science And Technology Discovery	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 688-9759	387	30	12.7	43.9%	94 (24.3%)	21 (5.4%)	224 (57.9%)	32 (8.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	77	280^th of 2009 public high schools	86.1%					(n/a)	69.0	84.2	83.5	97.1	96.3	100.0	76.8	84.2	59.5	47.9	$3,719
Brandeis High School	Public	9-12	13011 Kyle Seale Pkwy	San Antonio	78249	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-8200	2,657	157	16.9	26.1%	653 (24.6%)	152 (5.7%)	1,472 (55.4%)	262 (9.9%)	10 (0.4%)	5 (0.2%)	103 (3.9%)	76.1	297^th of 2009 public high schools	85.2%		76.8	277^th of 1974 public high schools	86.0%	20	53.0	85.0	75.8	78.5	82.3						$8,855
Sotomayor High School	Public	9-12	12801 Tall Timber Ln	San Antonio	78254	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2700	2,627	146	18.0	30.6%	450 (17.1%)	252 (9.6%)	1,701 (64.8%)	95 (3.6%)	1 (0.0%)	8 (0.3%)	120 (4.6%)	67.7	484^th of 2009 public high schools	75.9%		69.9	418^th of 1974 public high schools	78.8%	66	42.5	80.0	66.0	74.0	83.0						$8,678
Taft High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	11600 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-6000	2,670	158	16.8	33.2%	479 (17.9%)	229 (8.6%)	1,768 (66.2%)	62 (2.3%)	8 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	118 (4.4%)	64.7	552^nd of 2009 public high schools	72.5%		61.3	636^th of 1974 public high schools	67.8%	84	37.0	78.5	63.3	73.6	79.5						$8,844
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
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
Harlan High School	Public	9-12	14350 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78253	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 398-2200	2,778	157	17.7	28.6%	509 (18.3%)	349 (12.6%)	1,653 (59.5%)	74 (2.7%)	6 (0.2%)	12 (0.4%)	175 (6.3%)	68	478^th of 2009 public high schools	76.2%		69.7	424^th of 1974 public high schools	78.5%	54	46.3	78.8	68.9	73.6	80.8						$8,838
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
Warren High School	Public	9-12	9411 Military Dr W	San Antonio	78251	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-4200	2,542	155	16.3	41.8%	313 (12.3%)	180 (7.1%)	1,919 (75.5%)	68 (2.7%)	3 (0.1%)	7 (0.3%)	52 (2.0%)	61.5	646^th of 2009 public high schools	67.8%		64.1	574^th of 1974 public high schools	70.9%	72	31.4	77.4	62.8	68.7	79.7						$9,391

Frequently Asked Questions about O'Connor High School

What schools feed into O'Connor High School?

O'Connor High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brauchle Elementary
Elementary : Helotes Elementary
Elementary : Kuentz Elementary
Elementary : Nichols Elementary

How many students attend O'Connor High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,535 students attended O'Connor High School.

What is the racial makeup of O'Connor High School?

Students at O'Connor High School are 63% Hispanic, 30% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 2% Asian.

Is O'Connor High School a good school?

O'Connor High School ranks 248^th of 2009 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is O'Connor High School in?

Northside Independent School District (Isd)

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