Whittier Middle School
Public middle school in San Antonio, Texas · San Antonio ISD · Grades 6–8
Whittier Middle School serves 656 students in grades 6–8 in San Antonio (Bexar County). It is one of 84 schools in San Antonio ISD. By enrollment it is the 832nd largest of 1,719 public middle schools in Texas (median 639 students). With 14.4 students per full-time teacher, it has about the same as 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 ÷ 45.69 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Middle |
| Grades | 6–8 |
| District | San Antonio ISD |
| County | Bexar County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483873004408 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | San Antonio ISD | Texas middle schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 656 | 44,047 | 639 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 15.1 | 14.4 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 89.2% | 87.2% | 65.6% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 50% 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.
Whittier Middle School in context
Size
Of the 14 middle schools in San Antonio ISD, Whittier Middle School is the 2nd largest, with 1.5% of the district's students. Its 8 closest middle schools sit a median 2.9 miles away with a median enrollment of 619; Whittier Middle School is close to their typical size.
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 253 students, and its smallest is grade 6 with 185, against an average of 219 per grade. This year grade 8 has 37% more students than grade 6 (253 against 185). 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: 97% here and 89.8% across San Antonio ISD. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
89.2% of its students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, against 87.2% across San Antonio ISD 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
With 45.69 full-time-equivalent teachers for 656 students, Whittier Middle School has 14.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas middle school ratio of 14.4, a school with 656 students would have about 45.6 teachers, so Whittier Middle School has about as many as that.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas middle schools (14.4).
Location
Whittier Middle School is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more, which NCES calls city, large. The nearest other middle school is Agnes Cotton Academy, 1.7 miles away in the same district. Within 10 miles there are 54 other middle schools, 16 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 | 97% |
| White | 1.1% |
| Black | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 0.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Asian | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.2% |
45.7% of students are girls and 54.3% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 6 | 185 |
| Grade 7 | 218 |
| Grade 8 | 253 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
2101 Edison Dr., San Antonio, TX 78201
Phone: (210)738-9755
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Whittier Middle School. Blue: the nearest middle schools.
Nearby middle schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnes Cotton Academy | San Antonio ISD | 1.7 mi | 455 | 13.5 | 89.7% |
| Longfellow Middle School | San Antonio ISD | 2.0 mi | 597 | 14.1 | 91.3% |
| Nimitz Middle School | North East ISD | 2.3 mi | 995 | 16.6 | 66.6% |
| Jackson Middle School | North East ISD | 2.9 mi | 640 | 14.2 | 74.8% |
| Gus Garcia Middle School | Edgewood ISD | 3.0 mi | 684 | 18.5 | 96.1% |
| KIPP Camino Academy | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 3.1 mi | 408 | 19.5 | 94.4% |
| Alternative Middle School | North East ISD | 3.5 mi | 67 | 0.8 | 83.6% |
| Neff Middle School | Northside ISD | 3.6 mi | 810 | 12.4 | 75.3% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.