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Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest

Q: Is Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest a good school?

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest ranks 1403 rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest?

Students at Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Public, Charter Grades 6-12

1403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 29% of Texas high schools

Summary

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest is a public charter high school serving grades 6-12 in San Antonio, Texas, with a total enrollment of 136 students. The school is part of the Southwest Preparatory School district, which is ranked 868 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of Texas high schools over the past 10 years, with significantly lower proficiency rates on STAAR assessments compared to the state and district averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's proficiency rates in reading and math were 25% and 0% for 6th grade, 27.78% and 11.11% for 7th grade, and 21.43% and 18.52% for 8th grade, compared to the state averages of 54.21%, 37.68%, 51.69%, and 44.81%, respectively. The school's academic performance also lags behind nearby charter schools like Harmony Science Academy and IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory.

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest has seen fluctuations in its four-year graduation rate, ranging from 67.6% to 92.3% over the past few years, and its dropout rate has also varied, from 0% to 5.4% during the same period. While the graduation rate has improved in recent years, it still lags behind the state average and nearby public schools like Jay High School and Warren High School, which have graduation rates around 93%. The school serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged student population, with 76.47% to 85.62% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years, which may contribute to the school's academic challenges.

141

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,865

Per pupil spending ?

69.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6535 Culebra Rd
San Antonio, TX 78238-4910

(210) 432-2634

District: Southwest Preparatory School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.5%

White:

3.5%

African American:

2.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate within 4 years

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (26% vs 49% meeting standards)

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

!Algebra I scores 35 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg27%

Texas avg49%

Middle school

2,186^th of 2,344

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,403^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Southwest Preparatory School

868^th of 961Southwest Preparatory School 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	2186 of 2344	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2230 of 2372	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	2249 of 2330	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	2050 of 2254	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	2209 of 2252	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	1977 of 2193	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1957 of 2080	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.7	1989 of 2027	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	3.4	1949 of 1987	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.9	1995 of 2043	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	4.3	1939 of 1987	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.7	1842 of 1973	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	34.8	1516 of 2182	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.4	1814 of 2118	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1707 of 2058	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1716 of 2008	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	1417 of 1428	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.0	1608 of 1770	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1521 of 1720	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.7	1173 of 1643	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.5	1506 of 1592	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1374 of 1445	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	931 of 1376	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	1753 of 1825	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2192 of 2242	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.7	2223 of 2241	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2086 of 2221	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	9.0	2115 of 2151	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1948 of 2047	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.3	1980 of 2008	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1704 of 1731	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2052 of 2119	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.9	2080 of 2116	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.1	1808 of 2077	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.0	1997 of 2043	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	1763 of 1935	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1788 of 1895	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1796 of 1820	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	2161 of 2235	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2199 of 2251	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2023 of 2220	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.1	2110 of 2172	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.0	1827 of 2073	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1945 of 2039	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	1781 of 1818	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2060 of 2246	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2070 of 2245	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	1958 of 2228	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.1	2135 of 2168	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1738 of 2069	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1771 of 2030	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1403 of 1974	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1552 of 1990	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1606 of 1961	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1485 of 1876	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1686 of 1861	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1381 of 1857	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1138 of 1797	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	18.1	1478 of 1777	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.2	1457 of 1762	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.3	1477 of 1743	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	1567 of 1734	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	1465 of 1652	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.2	1347 of 1603	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.8	1529 of 1672	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.4	1488 of 1568	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	26.8	1333 of 1539	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.5	1293 of 1510	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	1419 of 1497	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.1	1341 of 1430	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.3	1274 of 1429	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	6.2	1371 of 1427	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	45.6	803 of 1837	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	23.3	1503 of 1829	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	1020 of 1810	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	597 of 1784	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	682 of 1153	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.9	1301 of 1437	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	869 of 1371	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.3	289 of 1278	77.4%	★★★★☆
2021	29.0	882 of 1195	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.6	321 of 1136	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	84.4	83 of 1113	92.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1058 of 1504	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1433 of 1880	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	1668 of 1891	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	1560 of 1841	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.6	1610 of 1815	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1442 of 1798	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	1374 of 1781	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	0.0	1145 of 1145	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	966 of 1137	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	1078 of 1453	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1459 of 1805	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1468 of 1820	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1363 of 1762	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1580 of 1743	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1357 of 1714	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1015 of 1691	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	44.0	728 of 1513	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	1429 of 1884	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1550 of 1897	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1319 of 1847	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1670 of 1848	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	1327 of 1818	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.5	1082 of 1794	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1172 of 1515	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	1569 of 1891	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1388 of 1913	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	1353 of 1853	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	1688 of 1840	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1350 of 1824	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.3	987 of 1803	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	94.8	2 of 604	99.7%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	46.6	594 of 1299	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	246 of 1548	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	54.1	496 of 1478	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.5	425 of 1418	70.0%	★★★★☆
2021	24.7	1173 of 1382	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	66.4	253 of 1357	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	32.4	928 of 1347	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2019	43.6	895 of 1526	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1254 of 1539	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

At Risk (2022)31st percentile+21 vs school

Female (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-6 vs school

High school

Multi-racial (2019)100th percentile+74 vs school

At Risk (2022)56th percentile+35 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+23 vs school

White (2019)41st percentile+16 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Gifted and Talented (2019)<1st percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History56%-12 vs state

English II Reading55%~ state avg

English I Reading45%-6 vs state

Biology41%-21 vs state

Science32%-14 vs state

Reading24%-30 vs state

Algebra I12%-35 vs state

Mathematics11%-28 vs state

Social Studies7%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2025)	STAAR EOC Biology (2025)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2025)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2025)	STAAR Reading (2025)			STAAR Mathematics (2025)			STAAR Science (2025)	STAAR Social Studies (2025)	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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 Science 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest	Public, Charter	6-12	6535 Culebra Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Southwest Preparatory School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 432-2634	141	14	10.2	69.5%	5 (3.5%)	3 (2.1%)	129 (91.5%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	29.7	1403^rd of 1974 public high schools	28.9%		23.9	1552^nd of 1990 public high schools	22.0%	149	12.0	40.9	45.5	55.0	56.3	25.0	27.8	21.4	0.0	11.1	18.5	32.1	7.1	$14,865
Holmes High School	Public	9-12	6500 Ingram Rd	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-7000	2,422	168	14.4	77.6%	165 (6.8%)	152 (6.3%)	2,009 (82.9%)	50 (2.1%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	35 (1.4%)	34.5	1276^th of 1974 public high schools	35.4%		33.3	1340^th of 1990 public high schools	32.7%	64	18.1	55.0	35.6	48.1	64.0									$10,036
Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram	Public, Charter	9-12	6218 NW Loop 410	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(325) 603-4444	116	3	38.6	77.6%	9 (7.8%)	5 (4.3%)	95 (81.9%)	3 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.4%)	36.8	1236^th of 1974 public high schools	37.4%		33	1349^th of 1990 public high schools	32.2%	113	33.3	46.2	41.2	58.6	47.1									$8,391
Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram	Public, Charter	10-12	6218 NW Loop 410	San Antonio	78238	Bexar County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	12				2 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (75.0%)	1 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
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%)								(n/a)	59.8	64.5	48.8	43.9	48.1	67.5	54.8	67.7	43.1	59.3			35.9	$12,255
Jay High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	7611 Marbach Rd	San Antonio	78227	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 397-2700	2,118	155	13.6	71.7%	136 (6.4%)	98 (4.6%)	1,818 (85.8%)	20 (0.9%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	39 (1.8%)	24.9	1519^th of 1974 public high schools	23.0%		28.2	1444^th of 1990 public high schools	27.4%	75	8.8	50.5	34.1	43.5	50.0									$11,627
Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	222 SW 39th St	San Antonio	78237	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4200	743	42	17.8	83.7%	34 (4.6%)	12 (1.6%)	687 (92.5%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	60.6	658^th of 1974 public high schools	66.7%		68	481^st of 1990 public high schools	75.8%	177	74.5	62.3	56.9	58.2	71.4	50.4	57.4	62.0	48.7	50.8			29.3	$10,598
Idea Mays College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1210 Horal Rd	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 529-3200	748	43	17.3	70.2%	50 (6.7%)	63 (8.4%)	609 (81.4%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	47.7	969^th of 1974 public high schools	50.9%		67.4	497^th of 1990 public high schools	75.0%	472	32.3	58.5	55.8	55.5	76.4	53.6	50.4	58.0	17.6	26.0			23.4	$11,338
Alternative High School	Public	9-12	144 Hunt Ln	San Antonio	78245	Bexar County	Northside Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 397-7080	159	28	5.6	49.1%	19 (11.9%)	19 (11.9%)	110 (69.2%)	7 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.9%)								(n/a)														$25,744
Memorial High School	Public	9-12	1227 Memorial St	San Antonio	78228	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4110	846	58	14.6	94.1%	4 (0.5%)	15 (1.8%)	794 (93.9%)	26 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	16.4	1676^th of 1974 public high schools	15.1%		19.9	1626^th of 1990 public high schools	18.3%	50	11.9	34.6	26.6	29.5	52.6									$11,422

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Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest ranks 1403^rd of 1974 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 141 students attended Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest.

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Students at Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest are 91% Hispanic, 4% White, 2% African American, 2% Two or more races.

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