Heritage Academy
San Antonio, Texas · Bexar County · Grades Pre-K–12 · Charter
Heritage Academy runs 5 schools (1 elementary, 3 middle, 1 high) with 589 students. By enrollment it is the 750th largest of 1210 districts in Texas, where the median district has 886 students. NCES classifies its area as suburb, large.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank compares the 1210 Texas districts listed on this site.
District at a glance
| Schools | 5 |
| Students | 589 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 45 |
| Students per teacher | 13.1 (state 14.9) |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 87.6% (state 61.6%) |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| NCES district ID | 4800080 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25, totals of the district's schools. Students per teacher = students ÷ full-time-equivalent teachers.
Schools in Heritage Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heritage Academy | Middle | 7–8 | 33 | 8.3 | 93.9% |
| Heritage Academy of Del Rio | High | 9–12 | 191 | 14 | 84.8% |
| Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School | Middle | 5–8 | 254 | 16.5 | 85% |
| Heritage Academy of San Antonio | Middle | 6 | 13 | 7.7 | 92.3% |
| Heritage Academy of Windcrest | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 98 | 9.5 | 96.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25.
Map of Heritage Academy schools
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Heritage Academy in context
Size
Heritage Academy enrolls less than 0.1% of Texas' 5,544,769 public school students and is smaller than the median district (886 students). Its schools average 118 students, against 626 for a Texas public school. The largest is Heritage Academy of Del Rio Middle School (254) and the smallest is Heritage Academy of San Antonio (13). NCES lists Heritage Academy 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 7, with 96 students. Grade 12 has 54 students and kindergarten has 15, 260% more in the later grade. Each grade is a different group of students, so this is not a dropout or growth rate. Heritage Academy enrolls 19 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade, all schools in the district.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group in Heritage Academy at 83.4%, above their 53.5% share of Texas public school students. Black students make up 8.5%.
87.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 61.6% statewide. By school, the share runs from 84.8% at Heritage Academy of Del Rio to 96.9% at Heritage Academy of Windcrest. 3 of its 5 schools serve free meals to every student under the Community Eligibility Provision or Provision 2 or 3; at the others, families apply based on income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District and state shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Staff
Its 45 full-time-equivalent teachers work out to 13.1 students per teacher, fewer than the state's 14.9. With 1 counselors it has 589 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
Heritage Academy is based in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, an area NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest district is Sabinal ISD, 11 miles away with 462 students. 6 districts are within 25 miles, and 1 of them enrolls more students than Heritage Academy. 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 | 35.7 | 16 |
| School counselors | 1 | 589 |
| Librarians and media specialists | 0 | – |
| School psychologists | 0 | – |
| Instructional aides | 10 | 59 |
| Other student support staff | 2 | 295 |
| School administrators | 2.7 | 218 |
| District administrators | 1.5 | 393 |
| All staff | 81.2 |
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 | 83.4% |
| Black | 8.5% |
| White | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership, all schools in the district.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 19 |
| Kindergarten | 15 |
| Grade 1 | 13 |
| Grade 2 | 13 |
| Grade 3 | 15 |
| Grade 4 | 14 |
| Grade 5 | 30 |
| Grade 6 | 93 |
| Grade 7 | 96 |
| Grade 8 | 90 |
| Grade 9 | 55 |
| Grade 10 | 43 |
| Grade 11 | 39 |
| Grade 12 | 54 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Nearby school districts
| District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Calendar 2026–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabinal ISD | 11 mi | 462 | 11.9 | – |
| D'hanis ISD | 13 mi | 290 | 12.6 | – |
| Utopia ISD | 13 mi | 196 | 10.6 | – |
| Hondo ISD | 18 mi | 1,727 | 14.4 | – |
| Knippa ISD | 18 mi | 408 | 12.5 | – |
| Medina ISD | 24 mi | 243 | 7.3 | – |
| Bandera ISD | 27 mi | 2,218 | 14.2 | – |
| Leakey ISD | 28 mi | 343 | 12.9 | – |
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)
- Great Hearts Texas (12,926 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)
- 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
6013 Fountainwood Dr., San Antonio, TX 78233
Phone: (210)659-0329
Website: heritageacademy.net
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory.