Judson Care Academy
Public high school in Converse, Texas · Judson ISD · Grades 6–12
Judson Care Academy serves 86 students in grades 6–12 in Converse (Bexar County). It is one of 35 schools in Judson ISD. By enrollment it is the 1637th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 6.9 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 ÷ 12.39 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Judson ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | Suburb, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 482499007187 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Judson ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 86 | 23,539 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 6.9 | 15.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 75.6% | 71.8% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 7% 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.
Judson Care Academy in context
Size
Judson Care Academy is the 5th largest of Judson ISD's 6 high schools; its 86 students are 0.4% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 3 miles away with a median enrollment of 451; Judson Care 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.
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 19 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 4, against an average of 12 per grade. This year grade 12 has 150% more students than grade 6 (10 against 4). 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: 52.3% here and 59.7% across Judson ISD. Black students are next, at 32.6%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
75.6% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 71.8% across Judson 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 12.39 full-time-equivalent teachers for 86 students, Judson Care Academy has 6.9 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 86 students would have about 6.1 teachers, so Judson Care Academy has 6.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Judson Care Academy is in an urbanized area of 250,000 people or more, outside its principal city, which NCES calls suburb, large. The nearest other high school is Judson High School, 0.3 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 25 other high schools, 11 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 | 52.3% |
| Black | 32.6% |
| White | 8.1% |
| Two or more races | 5.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.2% |
31.4% of students are girls and 68.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 4 |
| Grade 7 | 12 |
| Grade 8 | 8 |
| Grade 9 | 15 |
| Grade 10 | 19 |
| Grade 11 | 18 |
| Grade 12 | 10 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
102 School St, Converse, TX 78109
Phone: (210)945-6730
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Judson Care Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judson High School | Judson ISD | 0.3 mi | 2,498 | 14.8 | 74.1% |
| Boysville | University of Texas University Charter School | 1.3 mi | 10 | 5 | – |
| Randolph High School | Randolph Field ISD | 1.5 mi | 464 | 13.1 | 8.6% |
| Judson Early College Academy | Judson ISD | 2.9 mi | 438 | 20.7 | 48.4% |
| IDEA Walzem College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.2 mi | 724 | 16.8 | 77.1% |
| Allison L Steele ELC | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 3.6 mi | 87 | 7.8 | 35.6% |
| San Antonio STEAM Academy | San Antonio STEAM Academy | 4.2 mi | 139 | 14.7 | 2.2% |
| Samuel Clemens High School | Schertz-Cibolo-U City ISD | 4.6 mi | 2,589 | 18.5 | 28.2% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.