Summary:
The 10 schools in San Antonio's 78220 zip code serve a community facing significant economic challenges, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 95.7%, and include five elementary schools, two middle schools, two high schools, and one alternative school.
Most schools in this area are part of districts ranked in the bottom 20% of Texas, including San Antonio Independent School District (Isd) (18th percentile), Essence Preparatory Charter School (3rd percentile), and Southwest Preparatory School (8th percentile). The exception is Idea Public Schools (43rd percentile), though its local campuses—Idea Najim Academy and Idea Najim College Preparatory—often post test scores similar to lower-ranked peers. M L King Academy stands out for strong Algebra I performance (77.78% proficiency) and 8th-grade math (52.94%), while Essence Preparatory Charter School faces the most severe struggles with near-zero proficiency in multiple subjects and a 99.45% free/reduced lunch rate. Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus shows surprising resilience with an 80% graduation rate and 80% U.S. History proficiency, outperforming Houston High School (72.9% graduation rate, 4.4% dropout rate).
Key findings include an "Algebra I anomaly" where small cohorts of advanced students excel—Davis Middle achieved 90% Algebra I proficiency despite 23.58% in 8th-grade math—and a "no data" problem for Carroll Early Childhood Campus and Davis College Prep Middle, which lack test scores despite significant per-student spending. Spending shows no clear link to performance, with Idea Najim College Preparatory spending the most ($17,533/student) but posting mediocre high school scores, while Idea Najim Academy spends the least ($8,908/student) with similar results.
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