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South San Antonio High School

Public Grades 9-12

1603^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,974 Texas High Schools

Better than 19% of Texas high schools

Summary

South San Antonio High School is a public high school serving 1,666 students in grades 9-12 in the South San Antonio Independent School District (ISD) in San Antonio, Texas. Over the past 10 years, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Texas high schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, South San Antonio High School underperforms compared to the state and its own district on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 5.7% of students were proficient or better in Algebra I, compared to 18.31% for the district and 47.01% for the state. The school's 4-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 75.8% and 80.5% over the past few years, which is lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 4.2% to 7.2%, also higher than the state average. The school serves a very high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with over 85% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory and Idea South Flores College Preparatory, which serve similar student populations, generally outperform South San Antonio High School on academic metrics. These charter schools have higher proficiency rates on STAAR exams and better graduation and dropout rates. Additionally, South San Antonio High School's per-student spending is on par with the state average, suggesting that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student support services, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

2,190

Students ?

16.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,952

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7535 Barlite Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78224

(210) 977-7400

District: South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for South San Antonio High School:

Elementary:	Hutchins Elementary
	Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary
	Palo Alto Elementary
	Price Elementary
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	Roy Benavidez Elementary
Middle:	Alan B Shepard Middle
	Dwight Middle
	Robert C Zamora Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.0%

White:

2.5%

African American:

1.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 26th percentile in 2015 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 56% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg35%

Texas avg56%

1,603^rd of 1,974

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

879^th of 961South San 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.8	1603 of 1974	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	1601 of 1990	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	1655 of 1961	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1458 of 1876	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.4	1381 of 1861	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.0	1263 of 1857	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1281 of 1797	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	27.5	1308 of 1777	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.5	1390 of 1762	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	34.0	1297 of 1743	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	33.0	1289 of 1734	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	37.4	1158 of 1652	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.9	1308 of 1603	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.9	1356 of 1672	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.9	1202 of 1568	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	40.6	1168 of 1539	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.4	1169 of 1510	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	33.5	1181 of 1497	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	28.6	1181 of 1430	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	25.5	1217 of 1429	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	28.7	1210 of 1427	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	289 of 834	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.0	666 of 1065	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	614 of 1069	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.9	657 of 1031	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	22.4	814 of 1020	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	543 of 1024	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	498 of 1013	50.8%	★★★☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	32.0	1246 of 1837	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.3	938 of 1829	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.7	1256 of 1810	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1204 of 1784	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	792 of 1153	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1015 of 1437	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1023 of 1371	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	758 of 1278	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.4	499 of 1195	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	724 of 1136	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.9	780 of 1113	29.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1307 of 1504	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	1575 of 1880	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.3	1614 of 1891	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1468 of 1841	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	27.2	1371 of 1815	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1320 of 1798	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1416 of 1781	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	829 of 964	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1052 of 1182	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.9	925 of 1172	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	923 of 1177	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.7	611 of 1145	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	832 of 1137	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1200 of 1453	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1424 of 1805	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	1507 of 1820	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	1292 of 1762	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.0	1211 of 1743	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1078 of 1714	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.9	1145 of 1691	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	1252 of 1513	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1494 of 1884	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.6	1429 of 1897	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1375 of 1847	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	1278 of 1848	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1075 of 1818	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1229 of 1794	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1260 of 1515	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	1539 of 1891	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	1620 of 1913	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1409 of 1853	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1402 of 1840	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1250 of 1824	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1335 of 1803	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2018	38.2	87 of 131	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	937 of 1299	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	1117 of 1548	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1277 of 1478	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.6	1088 of 1418	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	38.9	787 of 1382	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	815 of 1357	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.1	676 of 1347	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1147 of 1294	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.6	1233 of 1556	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1232 of 1576	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	49.7	726 of 1525	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.0	940 of 1510	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1153 of 1526	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.4	837 of 1539	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)65th percentile+47 vs school

Migrant (2018)34th percentile+5 vs school

At Risk (2022)32nd percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?

U.S. History48%-20 vs state

Biology46%-16 vs state

English II Reading35%-21 vs state

English I Reading31%-20 vs state

Algebra I6%-41 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 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 Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
South San Antonio High School	Public	9-12	7535 Barlite Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 977-7400	2,190	131	16.7	89.6%	54 (2.5%)	25 (1.1%)	2,103 (96.0%)	3 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.2%)	20.8	1603^rd of 1974 public high schools	18.8%		21.2	1601^st of 1990 public high schools	19.5%	2	5.7	46.1	31.1	34.8	47.6							$9,952
Alternative School	Public	6-12	8634 Larkia Ln	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(210) 977-7474	62	4	17.0	83.9%	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	61 (98.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												$7,127
Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	2523 W Ansley Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 430-7595	611	35	17.3	74.0%	28 (4.6%)	10 (1.6%)	570 (93.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.9	994^th of 1974 public high schools	49.6%		46.7	1011^th of 1990 public high schools	49.2%	17	36.4	69.6	43.1	52.7	70.4	54.6	64.8	67.6	35.4	40.6	28.3	$11,616
Frank L Madla Early College High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1400 W Villaret Blvd	San Antonio	78224	Bexar County	New Frontiers Public Schools Inc	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 486-3686	150	4	38.1	50.0%	8 (5.3%)	2 (1.3%)	140 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61.1	644^th of 1974 public high schools	67.4%		58.3	730^th of 1990 public high schools	63.3%	86	47.8	42.3	76.7	82.1	69.7							$8,659
Texans Can Academy - San Antonio	Public, Charter	9-12	1807 Centennial Blvd	San Antonio	78211	Bexar County	Texans Can Academies	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 928-3366	72	4	18.1	87.5%	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.8%)	69 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	1795^th of 1974 public high schools	9.1%		9	1811^th of 1990 public high schools	9.0%	16	0.0	40.0	33.3	22.2	11.1							$16,444
McCollum High School	Public	9-12	500 W Formosa Blvd	San Antonio	78221	Bexar County	Harlandale Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 989-1500	1,502	105	14.3	84.6%	41 (2.7%)	6 (0.4%)	1,448 (96.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	23.4	1550^th of 1974 public high schools	21.5%		26.6	1482^nd of 1990 public high schools	25.5%	68	17.8	45.0	33.7	41.4	49.6							$10,102
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%)	18.5	1643^rd of 1974 public high schools	16.8%		24.7	1532^nd of 1990 public high schools	23.0%	111	32.4	38.4	29.3	36.0	40.0							$10,011
Learn4life	Public, Charter	9-12	1922 S General McMullen	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	Yes	No	(n/a)	No	(210) 898-4078	224	4	52.9	96.4%	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	222 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2.8	1922^nd of 1974 public high schools	2.6%		8.1	1824^th of 1990 public high schools	8.3%	98	11.1	23.1	4.4	5.9	12.9							$8,043
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	1922 S General McMullen Dr	San Antonio	78226	Bexar County	Edgewood Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 898-4100	998	63	15.7	92.5%	9 (0.9%)	19 (1.9%)	966 (96.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11.6	1756^th of 1974 public high schools	11.0%		11.7	1761^st of 1990 public high schools	11.5%	5	15.8	36.8	19.4	27.9	37.5							$9,597
Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	5555 Old Pearsall Rd	San Antonio	78242	Bexar County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(210) 239-4300	671	37	18.2	81.1%	37 (5.5%)	16 (2.4%)	606 (90.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.0%)	27	1468^th of 1974 public high schools	25.6%		30.4	1400^th of 1990 public high schools	29.6%	68	27.7	54.7	32.8	31.3	57.4	46.0	54.7	61.5	25.6	37.0	24.6	$10,327

Frequently Asked Questions about South San Antonio High School

What is the racial makeup of South San Antonio High School?

Students at South San Antonio High School are 96% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% African American.

What district is South San Antonio High School in?

South San Antonio Independent School District (Isd)

Is South San Antonio High School a good school?

South San Antonio High School ranks in the bottom 18.8% of Texas high schools.

What schools feed into South San Antonio High School?

South San Antonio High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hutchins Elementary
Elementary : Miguel Carrillo Junior Elementary
Elementary : Palo Alto Elementary
Elementary : Price Elementary
Elementary : Roy Benavidez Elementary
Middle : Alan B Shepard Middle
Middle : Dwight Middle
Middle : Robert C Zamora Middle

How many students attend South San Antonio High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,190 students attended South San Antonio High School.

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