Great Hearts Texas
San Antonio, Texas · Bexar County · Grades K–12 · Charter
Great Hearts Texas runs 13 schools (2 elementary, 2 high, 9 other) with 12,926 students. By enrollment it is the 101st largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as city, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 13 |
| Students | 12,926 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 647.7 |
| Students per teacher | 20 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.5% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| NCES district ID | 4801441 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Great Hearts Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Arlington | Other | K–10 | 998 | 19.3 | 48.4% |
| Great Hearts Forest Heights | Other | K–11 | 1,335 | 18.4 | 19.6% |
| Great Hearts Invictus | Other | K–9 | 918 | 22.2 | 21.5% |
| Great Hearts Irving | Elementary | K–5 | 719 | 17.7 | 19.7% |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | High | 6–12 | 937 | 15.6 | 18.9% |
| Great Hearts Lakeside | Other | K–9 | 1,279 | 23.5 | 25.6% |
| Great Hearts Live Oak | Other | K–11 | 1,153 | 22 | 35.6% |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista | Elementary | K–5 | 468 | 21.3 | 27.4% |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista North | High | 6–12 | 476 | 14.3 | 26.3% |
| Great Hearts Northern Oaks | Other | K–12 | 1,430 | 19.2 | 15.7% |
| Great Hearts Online - TX | Other | K–10 | 968 | 28.4 | – |
| Great Hearts Prairie View | Other | K–9 | 919 | 22.9 | 28.2% |
| Great Hearts Western Hills | Other | K–11 | 1,326 | 18.9 | 41.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Great Hearts Texas schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Great Hearts Texas in context
Size
Great Hearts Texas enrolls 0.2% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is larger than the median district (886 students). The largest of its schools is Great Hearts Northern Oaks with 1,430 students, and the smallest is Great Hearts Monte Vista with 468; the average is 994, against 626 statewide. NCES lists Great Hearts Texas as an independent charter district: a charter school operator that is its own local education agency rather than part of a geographic school district.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment. Share = district students ÷ all students in Texas schools listed here; averages = students ÷ schools.
Grades
Its largest grade this year is grade 6, with 1,382 students. Grade 12 has 149 students and kindergarten has 1,190, 87% fewer in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. NCES reports no pre-K students in Great Hearts Texas.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Great Hearts Texas at 40.3%, below their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. White students make up 35%.
27.5% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 15.7% at Great Hearts Northern Oaks to 48.4% at Great Hearts Arlington.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 647.7 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 20 students per teacher, more than the state's 14.9. With 14 counselors it has 923 students per counselor; the median Texas district has 379, and the American School Counselor Association recommends no more than 250. It reports no librarians or media specialists.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file (full-time equivalents). Students per counselor = district students ÷ counselors. Benchmark: American School Counselor Association, 250 students per counselor.
Location
Great Hearts Texas is based inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, an area NCES calls city, large. The nearest district is Liberty Hill ISD, 11.3 miles away with 9,836 students. 15 districts are within 25 miles, and 2 of them enroll more students than Great Hearts Texas. Bexar County has 41 districts on this site.
Source: NCES EDGE locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines between the average locations of each district's schools.
Staff
| Role | Full-time equivalent | Students per staff member |
|---|---|---|
| Teachers | 647.7 | 20 |
| School counselors | 14 | 923 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 307.7 | 42 |
| Other student support staff | 175.3 | 74 |
| School administrators | 48.3 | 268 |
| District administrators | 6 | 2,154 |
| All staff | 1,286 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 district staff file. Students per staff member = district students ÷ full-time-equivalent staff in that role. The median Texas district has 379 students per counselor.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.3% |
| White | 35% |
| Asian | 13.5% |
| Black | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 3.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 1,190 |
| Grade 1 | 1,278 |
| Grade 2 | 1,247 |
| Grade 3 | 1,271 |
| Grade 4 | 1,265 |
| Grade 5 | 1,201 |
| Grade 6 | 1,382 |
| Grade 7 | 1,261 |
| Grade 8 | 1,109 |
| Grade 9 | 784 |
| Grade 10 | 484 |
| Grade 11 | 305 |
| Grade 12 | 149 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty Hill ISD | 11 mi | 9,836 | 14.8 | – |
| Burnet CISD | 12 mi | 3,209 | 15 | – |
| Orenda Charter School | 12 mi | 1,984 | 17.6 | – |
| Florence ISD | 13 mi | 1,142 | 12.4 | – |
| Premier High Schools | 19 mi | 7,948 | 18.9 | – |
| Leander ISD | 20 mi | 42,608 | 13.7 | – |
| Georgetown ISD | 21 mi | 13,881 | 14 | – |
| Marble Falls ISD | 21 mi | 4,001 | 13.6 | – |
Distance between the average locations of each district's schools (NCES EDGE).
Other school districts in Bexar County
- Northside ISD (100,208 students)
- North East ISD (56,420 students)
- San Antonio ISD (44,047 students)
- Judson ISD (23,539 students)
- Southwest ISD (14,833 students)
- Harlandale ISD (11,546 students)
- East Central ISD (11,497 students)
- Edgewood ISD (7,849 students)
- South San Antonio ISD (7,468 students)
- Basis Texas (7,092 students)
- Southside ISD (6,091 students)
- School of Science and Technology Discovery (6,084 students)
- Jubilee Academies (5,140 students)
- Harmony Public Schools - South Texas (4,807 students)
- Alamo Heights ISD (4,749 students)
- Somerset ISD (4,259 students)
- Compass Rose Public Schools (3,976 students)
- Somerset Academies of Texas (2,604 students)
- Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas (2,186 students)
- Ft Sam Houston ISD (1,617 students)
- Randolph Field ISD (1,427 students)
- Lackland ISD (1,010 students)
- George Gervin Academy (865 students)
- Southwest Preparatory School (839 students)
- Inspire Academies (805 students)
- Heritage Academy (589 students)
- The Gathering Place (555 students)
- Eleanor Kolitz Hebrew Language Academy (486 students)
- Royal Public Schools (469 students)
- Lighthouse Public Schools (462 students)
All Texas districts (10 more in Bexar County).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, county of each district's office.
Contact
12500 San Pedro Ave, San Antonio, TX 78216
Phone: (210)888-9475
Website: texas.greatheartsamerica.org
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.