Jubilee Highland Hills

Jubilee Highland Hills is a public charter school in San Antonio, TX, serving 686 students in grades PK-8 within the Jubilee Academies district, and is located in a community where over 90% of students come from low socio-economic backgrounds.

This school presents a mixed picture for parents. A notable strength is its upper-grade reading program, with 6th-grade reading scores (47.54% proficient) outperforming the district average and nearby schools like Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy (24.07%). Additionally, the school’s Gifted and Talented program has shown remarkable improvement, jumping from the 0th to the 46th percentile statewide in recent years. However, a critical weakness is in middle school mathematics, particularly 8th-grade math, where only 10.13% of students were proficient—far below the state average of 47.24% and the lowest among nearby schools offering 8th grade, such as Steele Montessori Elementary (50%). Interestingly, students who are accelerated into Algebra I perform well, with 47.27% proficient, matching the best nearby score.

Historically, the school has ranked in the bottom 15% of Texas elementary schools for nearly a decade, but recent data shows a slight upward trend to the 14th percentile—its best ranking in three years. This suggests possible early signs of improvement. The school’s challenges are not unique to its charter model; nearby Highland Hills Elementary has a similar demographic profile and ranking (14th percentile). In contrast, Steele Montessori Elementary, despite serving a more affluent student body, has a lower overall ranking (12th percentile) but dramatically outperforms Jubilee Highland Hills in nearly all middle school subjects, indicating that different educational models can yield very different results for older students.