Innova Joy Inspire Academy
Public high school (charter) in Boerne, Texas · Inspire Academies · Grades 7–12
Innova Joy Inspire Academy serves 11 students in grades 7–12 in Boerne (Kendall County). It is one of 7 schools in Inspire Academies. By enrollment it is the 1906th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 11 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 ÷ 1 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 7–12 |
| District | Inspire Academies |
| County | Kendall County |
| Area type | Rural, fringe |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480005322933 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Inspire Academies | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 11 | 805 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 11 | 18 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 27.3% | 47.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 27% 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.
Innova Joy Inspire Academy in context
Size
Innova Joy Inspire Academy is the smallest of Inspire Academies' 5 high schools; its 11 students are 1.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 14.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 2,080; Innova Joy Inspire Academy 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. 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 10 with 4 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 1, against an average of 2 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 2 in grade 7 and 2 in grade 11.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
The largest group is White students: 54.5% here and 31.8% across Inspire Academies. Hispanic students are next, at 27.3%. Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
27.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Inspire Academies and a median of 63.8% for Texas high 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
With 1 full-time-equivalent teachers for 11 students, Innova Joy Inspire Academy has 11 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 11 students would have about 0.8 teachers, so Innova Joy Inspire Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Innova Joy Inspire Academy is in rural territory within 5 miles of an urbanized area or 2.5 miles of a town, which NCES calls rural, fringe. The nearest other high school is Boerne High School, 5.5 miles away in Boerne ISD. Within 10 miles there are 2 other high schools, 0 of them within 5 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 54.5% |
| Hispanic | 27.3% |
| Black | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 9.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 7 | 2 |
| Grade 8 | 2 |
| Grade 9 | 1 |
| Grade 10 | 4 |
| Grade 11 | 2 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
319 Los Indios Ranch, Boerne, TX 78006
Phone: (832)535-0150
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Innova Joy Inspire Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boerne High School | Boerne ISD | 5.5 mi | 1,494 | 16.7 | 18% |
| Boerne - Samuel V Champion High School | Boerne ISD | 5.6 mi | 2,067 | 17.5 | 14% |
| Pieper High School | Comal ISD | 11.7 mi | 2,093 | 18.2 | 14.3% |
| Hill Country College Prep High School | Comal ISD | 12.5 mi | 178 | 10.3 | 18.5% |
| Smithson Valley High School | Comal ISD | 15.9 mi | 2,098 | 15.5 | 14.4% |
| Johnson High School | North East ISD | 16.2 mi | 3,196 | 18.6 | 23.8% |
| Reagan High School | North East ISD | 16.4 mi | 3,403 | 18.8 | 17.9% |
| Sjrc Texas | University of Texas University Charter School | 16.9 mi | 10 | 10 | – |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Inspire Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Frank Inspire Academy | Other | K–12 | 608 |
| Bell County Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 44 |
| Hays Inspire Academy | High | 6–12 | 24 |
| Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy | Other | K–11 | 33 |
| Rise Inspire Academy | High | 9–12 | 24 |
| Rockdale Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 61 |