Summary:
Zip code 78236 in San Antonio, Texas, is home to two schools serving 1,010 students in grades PK-12, both part of the high-performing Lackland Independent School District (Isd), which serves the Lackland Air Force Base community and ranks in the 86th percentile statewide.
The standout school is Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School, which consistently earns a 4-star rating and ranks in the 83rd to 89th percentile among Texas high schools. It boasts exceptional academic results, including 94.74% proficiency in U.S. History and 89.8% in English II Reading, far exceeding state averages. The school also achieves a 97.2% graduation rate and a 0.0% dropout rate, with a very low student-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 and per-student spending of $17,451. In contrast, Lackland Elementary is a rising star, improving from the 64th to the 72nd percentile over three years and earning a 4-star rating. Its 5th-grade reading proficiency of 76.71% highlights strong foundational literacy, and it maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1 with per-student spending of $16,926.
Both schools share unique characteristics: extremely low rates of economic disadvantage (11-14% free/reduced lunch, compared to a state average over 60%) and high per-student spending roughly 50-70% above the Texas average. This investment supports small class sizes and personalized instruction. A key finding is that while both schools excel in reading and science, mathematics is a relative weakness, particularly in middle grades—for example, 7th-grade math proficiency at Stacey was 31.71%, though still above the state average. Overall, the district creates a strong pipeline for success, with early Algebra I coursework in 8th grade and rigorous advanced classes at the high school level.
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