Rise Inspire Academy
Public high school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Inspire Academies · Grades 9–12
Rise Inspire Academy serves 24 students in grades 9–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 7 schools in Inspire Academies. By enrollment it is the 1833rd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 12.2 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 ÷ 1.96 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Inspire Academies |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480005314159 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Inspire Academies | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 24 | 805 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 12.2 | 18 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 58.3% | 47.5% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 35% 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.
Rise Inspire Academy in context
Size
Rise Inspire Academy is the 4th largest of Inspire Academies' 5 high schools; its 24 students are 3% of district enrollment. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2 miles away with a median enrollment of 485; Rise Inspire 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. 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 12 with 8 students, and its smallest is grade 9 with 5, against an average of 6 per grade. This year grade 12 has 60% more students than grade 9 (8 against 5). 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: 66.7% here and 52% across Inspire Academies. White students are next, at 25%.
58.3% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 47.5% across Inspire Academies and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
With 1.96 full-time-equivalent teachers for 24 students, Rise Inspire Academy has 12.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 24 students would have about 1.7 teachers, so Rise Inspire Academy has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Rise Inspire Academy is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Edison High School, 0.4 miles away in San Antonio ISD. Within 10 miles there are 83 other high schools, 32 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 | 66.7% |
| White | 25% |
| Two or more races | 8.3% |
37.5% of students are girls and 62.5% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 5 |
| Grade 10 | 6 |
| Grade 11 | 5 |
| Grade 12 | 8 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
4601 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78212
Phone: (210)638-5150
Website: braination.net
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Rise Inspire Academy. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edison High School | San Antonio ISD | 0.4 mi | 1,360 | 15.5 | 88.5% |
| Legacy Traditional- Basse Secondary | Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas | 1.2 mi | 164 | 16.5 | 64% |
| Great Hearts Monte Vista North | Great Hearts Texas | 1.5 mi | 476 | 14.3 | 26.3% |
| Triumph Public High Schools-San Antonio | Triumph Public High Schools Central Texas | 2.0 mi | 62 | 12.5 | – |
| Travis Early College High School | San Antonio ISD | 2.0 mi | 408 | 19.4 | 68.4% |
| Alamo Heights High School | Alamo Heights ISD | 2.3 mi | 1,569 | 13.8 | 15.6% |
| International School of America | North East ISD | 2.3 mi | 493 | 21.4 | 22.3% |
| Legacy of Educational Excellence High School | North East ISD | 2.3 mi | 2,285 | 14.8 | 66.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Inspire Academies
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Frank Inspire Academy | Other | K–12 | 608 |
| Bell County Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 44 |
| Hays Inspire Academy | High | 6–12 | 24 |
| Innova Joy Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 11 |
| Legacy Ranch Inspire Academy | Other | K–11 | 33 |
| Rockdale Inspire Academy | High | 7–12 | 61 |