Schools in Zip Code 78227

The 18 schools in San Antonio's 78227 zip code, serving elementary through high school grades, are predominantly part of the Northside Independent School District (Isd) and face profound economic challenges, with an average free/reduced lunch rate of 86.1%.

The standout success story is the Jubilee School Of Innovation And Arts, the only school in the zip code to earn a 3-star rating, leaping from the 5th to the 53rd percentile in state rankings despite a 92.75% economically disadvantaged rate. In contrast, Passmore Elementary has received a 0-star rating for two consecutive years, with 5th-grade Math proficiency at just 5.77%. Among middle schools, Jones Middle reveals a striking "Algebra I Accelerator" effect: while 7th-grade Math scores are very low at 4.03%, its Algebra I End-of-Course exam proficiency is an impressive 81.98%, far exceeding the state average. At the high school level, Jay High School has a graduation rate of 87.1% and a dropout rate of 2.3%, both significantly worse than the district averages, while Lighthouse High has the highest dropout rate in the zip code at 4.7%.

Spending does not correlate with performance: Lighthouse Elementary spends the most per student at $23,564 but ranks in the 11th percentile, while Jay High School spends the least at $9,237 but ranks higher. Several elementary schools, including Sun Valley Elementary, show that students taking the STAAR test in Spanish often outperform their English-testing peers, with 5th-grade Reading proficiency in Spanish reaching 83.33% versus 69.31% in English. The L B Johnson Elementary in the Edgewood Independent School District (Isd) consistently scores 10-20 percentage points below the already low Northside Independent School District (Isd) averages, highlighting a severe disparity in educational quality within the same zip code.