Alternative Center
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · Edgewood ISD · Grades 6–11
Alternative Center serves 27 students in grades 6–11 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 22 schools in Edgewood ISD. By enrollment it is the 1815th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 5.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 5 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–11 |
| District | Edgewood ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 481815008442 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Edgewood ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 27 | 7,849 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 5.4 | 15.7 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 100% | 93.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 4% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Alternative Center in context
Size
Of the 6 high schools in Edgewood ISD, Alternative Center is the smallest, with 0.3% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 1.8 miles away with a median enrollment of 492; Alternative Center is smaller than most of them.
NCES lists it as an alternative school: one that serves students whose needs a regular school may not meet, or that offers a non-traditional program alongside regular schools.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 7 with 7 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 2, against an average of 5 per grade. This year grade 11 has 25% fewer students than grade 6 (3 against 4). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is Hispanic students: 92.6% here and 96.4% across Edgewood ISD.
100% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 93.7% across Edgewood ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 5 full-time-equivalent teachers for 27 students, Alternative Center has 5.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 27 students would have about 1.9 teachers, so Alternative Center has 3.1 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Alternative Center is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. STEAM at the Fine Arts Academy (in the same district) is listed at the same location. Within 10 miles there are 81 other high schools, 29 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 92.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7.4% |
48.1% of students are girls and 51.9% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 7 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 7 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 3 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
607 Sw 34th St, San Antonio, TX 78237
Phone: (210)898-4200
Website: eisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Alternative Center. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEAM at the Fine Arts Academy | Edgewood ISD | 0.0 mi | 240 | 11 | 90.4% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 743 | 17.8 | 83.7% |
| Burleson Center | Edgewood ISD | 1.1 mi | 37 | 37 | 81.1% |
| Memorial High School | Edgewood ISD | 1.7 mi | 846 | 14.7 | 94.1% |
| John F Kennedy High School | Edgewood ISD | 1.9 mi | 998 | 15.7 | 92.5% |
| Learn4life | Edgewood ISD | 1.9 mi | 224 | – | 96.4% |
| DAEP | San Antonio ISD | 2.3 mi | 75 | 3.9 | 93.3% |
| Lanier High School | San Antonio ISD | 3.2 mi | 1,620 | 15.5 | 96.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Edgewood ISD
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alonso S Perales Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 469 |
| Brentwood Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 602 |
| Burleson Center | High | 12 | 37 |
| Cardenas Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 264 |
| Gardendale Pre-K 4 Sa Early Learning | Elementary | Pre-K–2 | 246 |
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 684 |
| H B Gonzalez Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 434 |
| John F Kennedy High School | High | 9–12 | 998 |
| L B Johnson Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 317 |
| Las Palmas Leadership School for Girls | Elementary | K–8 | 354 |
| Learn4life | High | 9–12 | 224 |
| Loma Park Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 587 |
| Memorial High School | High | 9–12 | 846 |
| Pre-K 4 San Antonio | Pre-K | Pre-K | 27 |
| Roosevelt Dual Language Academy | Elementary | K–3 | 282 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Elementary | 4–5 | 155 |
| Roy Cisneros Elementary School | Elementary | K–8 | 195 |
| Stafford Center | Pre-K | Pre-K | 255 |
| Stafford El Visual and Performing Arts | Elementary | K–4 | 503 |
| Stafford Elementary School | Middle | 5 | 102 |
| STEAM at the Fine Arts Academy | High | 9–12 | 240 |