Lighthouse Public Schools

The Lighthouse Public Schools district in San Antonio, TX, serves 462 students across three schools: Lighthouse Elementary, Lighthouse Middle, and Lighthouse High, and is currently ranked 811 out of 951 districts in Texas, placing it in the 15th percentile with a 1-star rating.

Lighthouse Middle is the standout school in the district, showing remarkable improvement by jumping from the 7th percentile to the 36th percentile over three years—the only school to earn a 2-star rating. Its 6th-grade Reading scores (62.5% proficient) are the highest in the district and exceed the state average. However, this school also has the highest student-teacher ratio (23.7:1) and the highest percentage of economically disadvantaged students (92.08%), suggesting effective strategies are overcoming resource challenges. In contrast, Lighthouse Elementary is struggling, with a steep decline in state ranking from the 0th to the 11th percentile, and its 4th and 5th-grade Math scores (15.91% and 13.79%) are the lowest in the district. Lighthouse High shows extreme volatility, with U.S. History scores jumping from 18.18% to 66.67% and Biology from 10% to 52.38% year-over-year, indicating inconsistent instructional practices.

A critical finding is that Reading performance is consistently stronger than Math across all schools, pointing to a systemic problem with mathematics instruction that begins in elementary school and persists through high school. Additionally, Lighthouse Elementary spends a very high $23,564 per student yet has the lowest and most rapidly declining ranking, suggesting funds are not being directed toward effective interventions. The district's high economic disadvantage (84% to 92% free/reduced lunch) and a dropout rate of 4.0% (with the high school at 4.7%) further highlight the challenges these schools face.