Jay High School
Public high school in San Antonio, Texas · Northside ISD · Grades 9–12
Jay High School serves 2,118 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 124 schools in Northside ISD. By enrollment it is the 288th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 13.6 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 155.32 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Northside ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483312003706 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Northside ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 2,118 | 100,208 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.3 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 71.7% | 49.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 45% 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.
Jay High School in context
Size
Of the 16 high schools in Northside ISD, Jay High School is the 12th largest, with 2.1% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 508; Jay 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 639 students, and its smallest is grade 11 with 467, against an average of 530 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (475 against 639). 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: 85.8% here and 68.3% across Northside ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
71.7% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 49.7% across Northside 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 155.32 full-time-equivalent teachers for 2,118 students, Jay High School has 13.6 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 2,118 students would have about 151.3 teachers, so Jay High School has 4 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Jay High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Lighthouse High School, 0.7 miles away in Lighthouse Public Schools. Within 10 miles there are 63 other high schools, 17 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 | 85.8% |
| White | 6.4% |
| Black | 4.6% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |
| Asian | 0.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.1% |
44.4% of students are girls and 55.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 639 |
| Grade 10 | 537 |
| Grade 11 | 467 |
| Grade 12 | 475 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
7611 Marbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210)397-2700
Website: nisd.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Jay High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse High School | Lighthouse Public Schools | 0.7 mi | 88 | 17.3 | 84.1% |
| IDEA Mays College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.8 mi | 748 | 17.3 | 70.2% |
| Alternative High School | Northside ISD | 2.1 mi | 159 | 5.6 | 49.1% |
| Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest | Southwest Preparatory School | 2.7 mi | 141 | 10.2 | 69.5% |
| Stevens High School | Northside ISD | 3.1 mi | 2,546 | 15 | 61.1% |
| Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School | Lackland ISD | 3.2 mi | 395 | 9.6 | 11.4% |
| IDEA Burke College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.4 mi | 620 | 16.9 | 66.5% |
| Holmes High School | Northside ISD | 3.5 mi | 2,422 | 14.4 | 77.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.