Por Vida Academy Charter High School
Public high school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Por Vida Academy · Grades 9–12
Por Vida Academy Charter High School serves 104 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 2 schools in Por Vida Academy. By enrollment it is the 1591st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.5 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 ÷ 5.94 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Por Vida Academy |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Not in the National School Lunch Program |
| NCES school ID | 480000407173 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Por Vida Academy | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 104 | 175 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.5 | 14.6 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | – | – | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 82% 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.
Por Vida Academy Charter High School in context
Size
Por Vida Academy Charter High School is the largest of Por Vida Academy's 2 high schools; its 104 students are 59.4% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 1.7 miles away and have a median of 673 students, so Por Vida Academy Charter High School 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 9 with 33 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 17, against an average of 26 per grade. This year grade 12 has 48% fewer students than grade 9 (17 against 33). 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
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 94.2% of enrollment, a higher share than across Por Vida Academy (86.3%). Students from 4 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
It does not take part in the National School Lunch Program.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Por Vida Academy Charter High School has 5.94 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.5 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 104 students would have about 7.4 teachers, so Por Vida Academy Charter High School has 1.5 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
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 high school is Juvenile Detent Center, 0.6 miles away in San Antonio ISD. There are 38 high schools within 5 miles and 76 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 94.2% |
| Black | 2.9% |
| White | 1.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1% |
46.2% of students are girls and 53.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 33 |
| Grade 10 | 28 |
| Grade 11 | 26 |
| Grade 12 | 17 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1135 Mission Rd, San Antonio, TX 78210
Phone: (210)775-1132
Website: porvidaacademy.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Por Vida Academy Charter High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juvenile Detent Center | San Antonio ISD | 0.6 mi | 118 | 8.4 | – |
| Burbank High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.2 mi | 1,405 | 16.7 | 88.3% |
| Brackenridge High School | San Antonio ISD | 1.4 mi | 1,593 | 15.1 | 84.7% |
| Harlandale High School | Harlandale ISD | 1.6 mi | 1,652 | 15.1 | 79.4% |
| KIPP University Prep High School | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 1.8 mi | 630 | 15.6 | 94.4% |
| IDEA South Flores College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.4 mi | 715 | 15.1 | 73% |
| Cooper Academy at Navarro | San Antonio ISD | 2.5 mi | 318 | 13.2 | 91.8% |
| Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | Henry Ford Academy Alameda School for Art + Design | 2.7 mi | 61 | 8.9 | 39.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Por Vida Academy
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Por Vida Academy Corpus Christi | High | 9–12 | 71 |