Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest
Public high school (charter) in San Antonio, Texas · Southwest Preparatory School · Grades 6–12
Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest serves 141 students in grades 6–12 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 6 schools in Southwest Preparatory School. By enrollment it is the 1482nd largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 10.2 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 ÷ 13.82 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Alternative School, charter |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 6–12 |
| District | Southwest Preparatory School |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480006309118 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Southwest Preparatory School | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 141 | 839 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 10.2 | 11.2 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 69.5% | 75.4% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 23% 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.
Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest in context
Size
Of the 2 high schools in Southwest Preparatory School, Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest is the largest, with 16.8% of the district's students. Its 8 closest high schools sit a median 2.2 miles away with a median enrollment of 746; Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest 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 8 with 28 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 15, against an average of 20 per grade. This year grade 12 has 40% more students than grade 6 (21 against 15). 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: 91.5% here and 68.7% across Southwest Preparatory School. Students from 5 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
69.5% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 75.4% across Southwest Preparatory School 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 13.82 full-time-equivalent teachers for 141 students, Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest has 10.2 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 141 students would have about 10.1 teachers, so Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest has 3.7 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other high school is Holmes High School, 0.9 miles away in Northside ISD. Within 10 miles there are 73 other high schools, 17 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 | 91.5% |
| White | 3.5% |
| Black | 2.1% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |
| Asian | 0.7% |
45.4% of students are girls and 54.6% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 15 |
| Grade 7 | 18 |
| Grade 8 | 28 |
| Grade 9 | 23 |
| Grade 10 | 21 |
| Grade 11 | 15 |
| Grade 12 | 21 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
6535 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, TX 78238
Phone: (210)432-2634
Website: swprep.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes High School | Northside ISD | 0.9 mi | 2,422 | 14.4 | 77.6% |
| Premier High School-San Antonio Ingram | Premier High Schools | 1.3 mi | 116 | 38.7 | 77.6% |
| Texasworks - San Antonio-Ingram | Texas Works | 1.3 mi | 12 | – | – |
| IDEA Ingram Hills College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 1.7 mi | 543 | 15.8 | 85.8% |
| IDEA Monterrey Park College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 743 | 17.8 | 83.7% |
| Jay High School | Northside ISD | 2.7 mi | 2,118 | 13.6 | 71.7% |
| IDEA Mays College Preparatory | IDEA Public Schools | 3.0 mi | 748 | 17.3 | 70.2% |
| Memorial High School | Edgewood ISD | 3.2 mi | 846 | 14.7 | 94.1% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.
Other schools in Southwest Preparatory School
| School | Level | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Campus | High | 6–12 | 73 |
| Northeast El Campus | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 68 |
| Seguin Campus | Other | Pre-K–12 | 284 |
| Southwest Prep Northwest Elementary School | Elementary | Pre-K–5 | 101 |
| Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus | Other | Pre-K–12 | 172 |