Highlands High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 9–12
Highlands High School serves 1,478 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 469th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 14.9 students per full-time teacher, it has more 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 ÷ 98.98 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004360 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,478 | 44,047 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 14.9 | 15.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 88.6% | 87.2% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 58% 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.
Highlands High School in context
Size
Highlands High School is the 4th largest of San Antonio ISD's 19 high schools; its 1,478 students are 3.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.9 miles away and have a median of 472 students, so Highlands High School is larger than most of them.
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 9 with 497 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 271, against an average of 370 per grade. This year grade 12 has 45% fewer students than grade 9 (271 against 497). 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 89.4% of enrollment, about the same share as across San Antonio ISD (89.8%). Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
88.6% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio 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
Highlands High School has 98.98 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 14.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,478 students would have about 105.6 teachers, so Highlands High School has 6.6 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is IDEA Eastside College Preparatory, 1.7 miles away in IDEA Public Schools. There are 27 high schools within 5 miles and 71 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 89.4% |
| Black | 7% |
| White | 2.2% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
45.5% of students are girls and 54.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 497 |
| Grade 10 | 379 |
| Grade 11 | 331 |
| Grade 12 | 271 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
3118 Elgin Ave, San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone: (210)438-6800
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Highlands High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDEA Eastside College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 469 | 13.3 | 88.7% |
| St Philip's College Early College High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.9 mi | 305 | 19.1 | 78% |
| IDEA Carver College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.8 mi | 661 | 17.9 | 75.8% |
| Compass Rose Legacy | Compass Rose Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 530 | 15.3 | 84.5% |
| IDEA Najim College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 474 | 14.5 | 89.7% |
| Por Vida Academy Charter High School | Por Vida Academy | 2.9 mi | 104 | 17.5 | – |
| Brackenridge High School | San Antonio ISD | 2.9 mi | 1,593 | 15.1 | 84.7% |
| Juvenile Detent Center | San Antonio ISD | 2.9 mi | 118 | 8.4 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.