Great Hearts Forest Heights
Public school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Great Hearts Texas · Grades K–11
Great Hearts Forest Heights serves 1,335 students in grades K–11 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 13 schools in Great Hearts Texas. By enrollment it is the 19th largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 18.4 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas school (11).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 356 Texas schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 72.73 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–11 |
| District | Great Hearts Texas |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480144113902 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Great Hearts Texas | Texas schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,335 | 12,926 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 18.4 | 20 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 19.6% | 27.5% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 90% of Texas schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Great Hearts Forest Heights in context
Size
Great Hearts Forest Heights is the 2nd largest of Great Hearts Texas' 9 schools; its 1,335 students are 10.3% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest schools are a median 3.9 miles away and have a median of 302 students, so Great Hearts Forest Heights is larger than most of them.
As a charter school it is publicly funded and charges no tuition, but it is run under a charter rather than directly by a local school board.
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 1 with 151 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 53, against an average of 111 per grade. This year grade 11 has 58% fewer students than kindergarten (53 against 125). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 40.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Great Hearts Texas (40.3%). White students are next, at 29.9%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
19.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 27.5% across Great Hearts Texas and a median of 61.6% for Texas schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Great Hearts Forest Heights has 72.73 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 18.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 1,335 students would have about 121.4 teachers, so Great Hearts Forest Heights has 48.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas schools (11).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other school is Holmgreen Center, 1.8 miles away in Northside ISD. There are 8 schools within 5 miles and 13 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 40.1% |
| White | 29.9% |
| Asian | 25.3% |
| Black | 2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
51.8% of students are girls and 48.2% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 125 |
| Grade 1 | 151 |
| Grade 2 | 117 |
| Grade 3 | 123 |
| Grade 4 | 121 |
| Grade 5 | 123 |
| Grade 6 | 136 |
| Grade 7 | 119 |
| Grade 8 | 134 |
| Grade 9 | 75 |
| Grade 10 | 58 |
| Grade 11 | 53 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5538 Research Dr., San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone: (210)892-3665
Website: texas.greatheartsamerica.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Great Hearts Forest Heights. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmgreen Center | Northside ISD | 1.8 mi | 93 | 8.3 | 14% |
| Reddix Center | Northside ISD | 1.8 mi | 261 | 9.7 | 33% |
| Somerset Academy Collegiate | Somerset Academies of Texas | 3.5 mi | 1,080 | 19.6 | 74% |
| UT - University Charter School at High Point | University of Texas University Charter School | 3.7 mi | 46 | 18 | – |
| Valor San Antonio | Valor Education | 4.0 mi | 342 | 18.8 | 16.1% |
| Anne Frank Inspire Academy | Inspire Academies | 4.3 mi | 608 | 21.7 | 35.4% |
| Compass Rose Opportunity | Compass Rose Public Schools | 4.6 mi | 95 | 13.8 | 45.3% |
| Great Hearts Invictus | Great Hearts Texas | 5.0 mi | 918 | 22.2 | 21.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Great Hearts Texas
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Hearts Arlington | Other | K–10 | 998 |
| Great Hearts Invictus | Other | K–9 | 918 |
| Great Hearts Irving | Elementary | K–5 | 719 |
| Great Hearts Irving Upper | High | 6–12 | 937 |
| Great Hearts Lakeside | Other | K–9 | 1,279 |
| Great Hearts Live Oak | Other | K–11 | 1,153 |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista | Elementary | K–5 | 468 |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista North | High | 6–12 | 476 |
| Great Hearts Northern Oaks | Other | K–12 | 1,430 |
| Great Hearts Online - TX | Other | K–10 | 968 |
| Great Hearts Prairie View | Other | K–9 | 919 |
| Great Hearts Western Hills | Other | K–11 | 1,326 |