Great Hearts Invictus
Public school (charter) in Helotes, Texas · Great Hearts Texas · Grades K–9
Great Hearts Invictus serves 918 students in grades K–9 in Helotes (Bexar County). It is one of 13 schools in Great Hearts Texas. By enrollment it is the 51st largest of 356 public schools in Texas (median 244 students). With 22.2 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 ÷ 41.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Other |
| Grades | K–9 |
| 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 | 480144114171 |
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 | 918 | 12,926 | 244 |
| Students per teacher | 22.2 | 20 | 11 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 21.5% | 27.5% | 61.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 97% 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 Invictus in context
Size
Of the 9 schools in Great Hearts Texas, Great Hearts Invictus is the smallest, with 7.1% of the district's students. The 8 nearest schools are a median 6.8 miles away and have a median of 475 students, so Great Hearts Invictus 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 120 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 33, against an average of 92 per grade. This year grade 9 has 72% fewer students than kindergarten (33 against 117). 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 55.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Great Hearts Texas (40.3%). White students are next, at 32%. Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
21.5% 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 Invictus has 41.39 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas school ratio of 11, a school with 918 students would have about 83.5 teachers, so Great Hearts Invictus has 42.1 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 Anne Frank Inspire Academy, 1 miles away in Inspire Academies. There are 2 schools within 5 miles and 10 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 55.2% |
| White | 32% |
| Asian | 4.6% |
| Black | 4.2% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
56.3% of students are girls and 43.7% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Kindergarten | 117 |
| Grade 1 | 120 |
| Grade 2 | 117 |
| Grade 3 | 117 |
| Grade 4 | 91 |
| Grade 5 | 81 |
| Grade 6 | 84 |
| Grade 7 | 104 |
| Grade 8 | 54 |
| Grade 9 | 33 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
12018 Bandera Rd, Helotes, TX 78023
Phone: (210)899-1118
Website: texas.greatheartsamerica.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Great Hearts Invictus. Blue: the nearest schools.
Nearby schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Frank Inspire Academy | Inspire Academies | 1.0 mi | 608 | 21.7 | 35.4% |
| Great Hearts Forest Heights | Great Hearts Texas | 5.0 mi | 1,335 | 18.4 | 19.6% |
| Holmgreen Center | Northside ISD | 6.1 mi | 93 | 8.3 | 14% |
| Reddix Center | Northside ISD | 6.1 mi | 261 | 9.7 | 33% |
| UT - University Charter School at High Point | University of Texas University Charter School | 7.6 mi | 46 | 18 | – |
| Valor San Antonio | Valor Education | 7.8 mi | 342 | 18.8 | 16.1% |
| Great Hearts Western Hills | Great Hearts Texas | 8.0 mi | 1,326 | 18.9 | 41.3% |
| Somerset Academy Collegiate | Somerset Academies of Texas | 8.5 mi | 1,080 | 19.6 | 74% |
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 Forest Heights | Other | K–11 | 1,335 |
| 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 |