Lighthouse Middle School
Public middle school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Lighthouse Public Schools · Grades 6–8
Lighthouse Middle School serves 101 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 3 schools in Lighthouse Public Schools. By enrollment it is the 1675th largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 23.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas middle school (14.4).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,719 Texas middle schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 4.25 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School, charter |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | Lighthouse Public Schools |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 480024613089 |
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 middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 101 | 462 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 23.8 | 18.6 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.1% | 88.7% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 100% of Texas middle 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 Middle School in context
Size
Lighthouse Middle School is the only middle school in Lighthouse Public Schools. Its 101 students are 21.9% of the district's 462. The 8 nearest middle schools are a median 2.5 miles away and have a median of 744 students, so Lighthouse Middle 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 7 with 35 students, and its smallest is grade 8 with 32, against an average of 34 per grade. Its first and last grades are close in size: 34 in grade 6 and 32 in grade 8.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 86.1% of enrollment, about the same share as across Lighthouse Public Schools (86.8%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 88.7% across Lighthouse Public Schools and a median of 65.6% for Texas middle 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
Lighthouse Middle School has 4.25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 23.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 101 students would have about 7 teachers, so Lighthouse Middle School has 2.7 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
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 middle school is Jones Middle School, 1.7 miles away in Northside ISD. There are 12 middle schools within 5 miles and 41 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 86.1% |
| White | 6.9% |
| Black | 5% |
| Two or more races | 2% |
55.4% of students are girls and 44.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 34 |
| Grade 7 | 35 |
| Grade 8 | 32 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
8138 Westshire Dr., San Antonio, TX 78227
Phone: (210)674-4100
Website: lighthousesa.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Lighthouse Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Middle School | Northside ISD | 1.7 mi | 1,035 | 13.4 | 77.2% |
| Jubilee School of Innovation and Arts | Jubilee Academies | 1.9 mi | 69 | 7.7 | 92.8% |
| Rayburn Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 600 | 11.7 | 84% |
| Pease Middle School | Northside ISD | 2.0 mi | 691 | 12.5 | 74.4% |
| IDEA Ambrose and Freda Robinson College Preparator | IDEA Public Schools | 2.9 mi | 111 | 11.4 | 75.7% |
| Francis R Scobee Middle School | Southwest ISD | 3.3 mi | 797 | 13.6 | 74.8% |
| Jordan Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.4 mi | 948 | 15.1 | 61% |
| Vale Middle School | Northside ISD | 4.1 mi | 846 | 14.4 | 59% |
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 High School | High | 9–12 | 88 |