Lighthouse High School
Public high school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Lighthouse Public Schools · Grades 9–12
Lighthouse High School serves 88 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 3 schools in Lighthouse Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1630th largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.3 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 ÷ 5.08 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Lighthouse Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480024614160 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Lighthouse Public Schools | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 88 | 462 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.3 | 18.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 84.1% | 88.7% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 81% 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.
Lighthouse High School in context
Size
Lighthouse High School is the only high school in Lighthouse Public Schools. Its 88 students are 19% of the district's 462. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 684; Lighthouse High School is smaller 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 10 with 27 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 17, against an average of 22 per grade. This year grade 12 has 26% fewer students than grade 9 (17 against 23). 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: 81.8% here and 86.8% across Lighthouse Public Schools. White students are next, at 14.8%. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
84.1% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.7% across Lighthouse Public Schools 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 5.08 full-time-equivalent teachers for 88 students, Lighthouse High School has 17.3 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 88 students would have about 6.3 teachers, so Lighthouse High School has 1.2 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Lighthouse High School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Jay High School, 0.7 miles away in Northside ISD. Within 10 miles there are 56 other high schools, 15 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 | 81.8% |
| White | 14.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Black | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1.1% |
55.7% of students are girls and 44.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 27 |
| Grade 11 | 21 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8138 Westshire Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210)236-7693
Website: lighthousesa.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lighthouse High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay High School | Northside ISD | 0.7 mi | 2,118 | 13.6 | 71.7% |
| IDEA Mays College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 0.9 mi | 748 | 17.3 | 70.2% |
| Alternative High School | Northside ISD | 2.2 mi | 159 | 5.6 | 49.1% |
| IDEA Burke College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 620 | 16.9 | 66.5% |
| Stevens High School | Northside ISD | 3.0 mi | 2,546 | 15 | 61.1% |
| Virginia Allred Stacey Junior/Senior High School | Lackland ISD | 3.1 mi | 395 | 9.6 | 11.4% |
| Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest | Southwest Preparatory School | 3.4 mi | 141 | 10.2 | 69.5% |
| Warren High School | Northside ISD | 3.9 mi | 2,542 | 16.4 | 41.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Lighthouse Public Schools
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lighthouse Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 273 |
| Lighthouse Middle School | Middle | 6–8 | 101 |