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Juvenile Detent Center

Q: Is Juvenile Detent Center a good school?

Juvenile Detent Center ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Texas high schools.

Q: How many students attend Juvenile Detent Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Juvenile Detent Center.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Juvenile Detent Center?

Students at Juvenile Detent Center are 72% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White.

Public Grades 6-12

1945^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 3% of Texas high schools

Summary

The Juvenile Detent Center in San Antonio, TX, is a specialized high school serving grades 6-12 with just 118 students, operating under the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) as a disciplinary alternative education program for students in the juvenile justice system.

This school is fundamentally different from a traditional high school, focusing on educational continuity and intervention for a highly transient, at-risk population rather than long-term academic growth. The most defining metric is its test scores, which are in the single digits or zero across nearly every subject—for example, 8th Grade Reading proficiency is just 8.33% compared to the district average of 35.44%. The school has reported a 0.0% graduation rate for multiple consecutive years, starkly contrasting with nearby schools like Brackenridge High School (85-93% graduation rate) and Burbank High School (0.5% dropout rate vs. the Detent Center's 7.9%). Despite high per-student spending ($15,201) and a low student-teacher ratio (8.3:1), these resources do not translate into standard academic outcomes due to the nature of the student body.

Interestingly, the school shows a surprising relative strength in U.S. History, with 30.77% of students scoring proficient in 2025-2026, approaching the performance of its lowest-performing neighbor, Healy-Murphy (6.45%). The Detent Center also has a lower dropout rate (7.9%) than Healy-Murphy (15.0%), suggesting it may be more effective at keeping students enrolled during their stay. Just 2.21 miles away, Idea Carver College Preparatory serves a similar demographic but achieves dramatically different results with a 97.2% graduation rate, underscoring that the Juvenile Detent Center is not a "bad school" but a specialized institution whose success should be measured by stability, re-engagement, and successful transition back to a home campus, not by STAAR scores or graduation rates.

118

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,611

Per pupil spending ?

17%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 Mission Rd
San Antonio, TX 78210

(210) 335-7865

District: San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.0%

African American:

18.6%

White:

7.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2016 → 3rd in 2026

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (8% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!Biology scores 61 pts below the Texas average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school8%

District avg38%

Texas avg54%

Middle school

2,319^th of 2,335

Texas public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,945^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 3%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^th of 18High Schools in the San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

776^th of 951San Antonio 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.0	2319 of 2335	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.2	2333 of 2344	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	3.6	2364 of 2372	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	4.8	2302 of 2330	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.0	2236 of 2254	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	2242 of 2252	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.2	2173 of 2193	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	2050 of 2080	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	4.8	2006 of 2027	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.1	1981 of 1987	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	0.1	2034 of 2043	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	0.5	1970 of 1987	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	0.4	1952 of 1973	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	0.2	1943 of 1951	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	0.0	1887 of 1895	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.0	1801 of 1803	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.0	1758 of 1763	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.9	1696 of 1718	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	0.1	1678 of 1684	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	0.3	1574 of 1585	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	0.1	1577 of 1582	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	0.1	1566 of 1573	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	11.6	2140 of 2182	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	10.1	2111 of 2118	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.1	2043 of 2058	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1952 of 2008	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	2.6	2240 of 2241	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.1	2217 of 2221	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	2036 of 2047	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	2128 of 2141	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.4	2094 of 2116	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	2072 of 2077	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.8	2033 of 2043	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.8	1925 of 1935	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	1883 of 1895	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	6.2	2222 of 2251	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.8	2198 of 2220	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.7	2165 of 2172	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.5	2055 of 2073	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.8	2035 of 2039	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.1	2239 of 2253	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.5	2209 of 2245	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	2208 of 2228	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.6	2168 of 2168	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.6	2060 of 2069	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.3	2008 of 2030	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2023	15.3	1810 of 1815	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1755 of 1757	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.7	1945 of 2009	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	3.3	1903 of 1974	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.4	1972 of 1990	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.3	1938 of 1961	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.0	1834 of 1876	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.0	1808 of 1861	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.4	1820 of 1857	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.5	1751 of 1797	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.3	1653 of 1777	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	0.6	1746 of 1762	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	1.7	1700 of 1743	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	1.8	1696 of 1734	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	2.9	1603 of 1652	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	8.1	1591 of 1672	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.1	1537 of 1568	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	0.6	1528 of 1539	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	0.4	1500 of 1510	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	1.3	1471 of 1497	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	1.4	1410 of 1430	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	6.5	1374 of 1429	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	1.5	1412 of 1427	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.6	988 of 1086	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1039 of 1069	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	958 of 1031	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	997 of 1020	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.6	997 of 1024	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.2	978 of 1013	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	8.1	1786 of 1837	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	1760 of 1829	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	1778 of 1810	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	1747 of 1784	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	13.9	1121 of 1195	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.2	1341 of 1371	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	1269 of 1278	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	1.6	1895 of 1936	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1822 of 1891	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.2	1783 of 1841	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	2.6	1781 of 1815	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.7	1768 of 1798	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.6	1768 of 1781	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	2.2	1831 of 1860	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1798 of 1820	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.6	1715 of 1762	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.9	1682 of 1743	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.9	1692 of 1714	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.6	1647 of 1691	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	1876 of 1937	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	1865 of 1897	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.9	1798 of 1847	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.3	1792 of 1848	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1777 of 1818	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.7	1778 of 1794	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.7	1869 of 1954	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.5	1893 of 1913	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	3.7	1806 of 1853	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1770 of 1840	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.2	1807 of 1824	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	5.1	1746 of 1803	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	10.2	1539 of 1581	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.5	1414 of 1478	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.0	1258 of 1418	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.5	1265 of 1382	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1310 of 1357	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.2	1280 of 1347	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	3.9	1493 of 1584	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	0.8	1547 of 1576	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.4	1465 of 1539	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)<1st percentile~ school

Female (2023)<1st percentile~ school

High school

African American (2026)9th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)6th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)3rd percentile~ school

At Risk (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History31%-39 vs state

English II Reading16%-44 vs state

English I Reading10%-46 vs state

Biology9%-61 vs state

Reading8%-50 vs state

Mathematics5%-38 vs state

Social Studies0%-32 vs state

Algebra I0%-54 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 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
Juvenile Detent Center	Public	6-12	600 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 335-7865	118	14	8.3		9 (7.6%)	22 (18.6%)	85 (72.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	2.7	1945^th of 2009 public high schools	3.2%		3.3	1903^rd of 1974 public high schools	3.6%	42	0.0	9.3	9.7	15.9	30.8			8.3	0.0		6.3	0.0	$16,611
Por Vida Academy Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1135 Mission Rd	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	Por Vida Academy	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 775-1132	104	6	17.5		2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	98 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13	1760^th of 2009 public high schools	12.4%		5.4	1851^st of 1974 public high schools	6.2%	91	0.0	29.4	19.4	32.4	57.7								$18,750
Brackenridge High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	400 Eagleland St	San Antonio	78210	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1200	1,593	105	15.1	84.7%	36 (2.3%)	52 (3.3%)	1,487 (93.3%)	4 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (0.7%)	39	1260^th of 2009 public high schools	37.3%		30.7	1377^th of 1974 public high schools	30.2%	117	62.2	63.7	43.5	46.0	62.0								$11,317
Burbank High School	Public, Magnet, Charter	9-12	1002 Edwards St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 228-1210	1,405	84	16.7	88.3%	18 (1.3%)	13 (0.9%)	1,370 (97.5%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	1721^st of 2009 public high schools	14.3%		12.1	1748^th of 1974 public high schools	11.4%	27	38.5	45.3	24.5	32.0	49.0								$13,271
KIPP University Prep High School	Public, Charter	9-12	239 Stark St	San Antonio	78204	Bexar County	KIPP Texas Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 290-8720	630	40	15.6	94.4%	17 (2.7%)	23 (3.7%)	584 (92.7%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	40.9	1209^th of 2009 public high schools	39.8%		23.7	1547^th of 1974 public high schools	21.6%	338	2.4	68.9	42.3	51.3	65.5								$10,236
Cooper Academy At Navarro	Public	9-12	623 S Pecos La Trinidad	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 438-6810	318	24	13.2	91.8%	7 (2.2%)	16 (5.0%)	293 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9.9	1793^rd of 2009 public high schools	10.8%		16	1680^th of 1974 public high schools	14.9%	113	4.9	48.0	17.1	29.4	42.5								$12,523
Harlandale High School	Public	9-12	114 E Gerald Ave	San Antonio	78214	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1000	1,652	110	15.0	79.4%	21 (1.3%)	6 (0.4%)	1,623 (98.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20.1	1645^th of 2009 public high schools	18.1%		18.5	1643^rd of 1974 public high schools	16.8%	2	29.9	49.7	34.0	44.7	43.0								$10,011
Henry Ford Academy Alameda School For Art + Design	Public, Charter	9-12	501 W Cesar E Chavez Blvd	San Antonio	78207	Bexar County	Henry Ford Academy Alameda School For Art + Design	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 226-4031	61	7	8.8	39.3%	10 (16.4%)	3 (4.9%)	47 (77.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)								(n/a)													$12,115
Idea Carver College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	217 Robinson Pl	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 223-8885	661	37	17.8	75.8%	38 (5.7%)	55 (8.3%)	557 (84.3%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	61.7	639^th of 2009 public high schools	68.2%		55.9	769^th of 1974 public high schools	61.0%	130	74.0	67.0	64.3	62.2	78.6	52.7	59.4	66.3	25.0	35.4		22.8	$12,781
Healy-Murphy	Public	9-12	618 Live Oak St	San Antonio	78202	Bexar County	San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 223-2944	141	15	9.4		5 (3.5%)	17 (12.1%)	118 (83.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1.7	1993^rd of 2009 public high schools	0.8%		3	1916^th of 1974 public high schools	2.9%	77	11.8	0.0	0.0	9.5	6.5								$6,381

Frequently Asked Questions about Juvenile Detent Center

What is the racial makeup of Juvenile Detent Center?

Students at Juvenile Detent Center are 72% Hispanic, 19% African American, 8% White.

What district is Juvenile Detent Center in?

San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Is Juvenile Detent Center a good school?

Juvenile Detent Center ranks in the bottom 3.2% of Texas high schools.

How many students attend Juvenile Detent Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 118 students attended Juvenile Detent Center.

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