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Best High Schools in San Antonio, TX (2025-26)
Every ranked high school in San Antonio, TX, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
San Antonio, TX rankings: High Schools · Middle Schools · Elementary Schools
San Antonio, TX high schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Basis San Antonio Shavano Campus (Charter) | San Antonio | Basis Texas | 94% | 67% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,018 |
| #2 | A+ | Health Careers (Magnet) | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 90% | 85% | Meets Expectations | 896 |
| #3 | A+ | Young Womens Leadership Academy (Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 83% | 72% | Exceeds Expectations | 528 |
| #4 | A+ | Reagan | San Antonio | North East Isd | 80% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 3,397 |
| #5 | A+ | Johnson | San Antonio | North East Isd | 79% | 53% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 3,202 |
| #6 | A | Robert G Cole Middlehigh School | San Antonio | Ft Sam Houston Isd | 76% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 777 |
| #7 | A | International School Of America (Magnet) | San Antonio | North East Isd | 74% | 61% | Exceeds Expectations | 485 |
| #8 | A | St Philips College Early College (Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 74% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 285 |
| #9 | A | Travis Early College (Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 72% | 73% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 425 |
| #10 | A | Brandeis | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 71% | 56% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,777 |
| #11 | A | Sst Sa College Prep (Charter) | San Antonio | School of Science And Technology | 71% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 615 |
| #12 | A | Harlandale Isd Stem Echs Alamo Colleges At Pac | San Antonio | Harlandale Isd | 69% | 74% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 388 |
| #13 | A- | Alamo Heights | San Antonio | Alamo Heights Isd | 67% | 69% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,606 |
| #14 | A- | Virginia Allred Stacey Jrsr | San Antonio | Lackland Isd | 66% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 379 |
| #15 | A- | Cast Stem | San Antonio | Southwest Isd | 65% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 210 |
| #16 | A- | Davenport | San Antonio | Comal Isd | 64% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,199 |
| #17 | A- | Great Hearts Northern Oaks (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Great Hearts Texas | 62% | 49% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,440 |
| #18 | B+ | Pieper | San Antonio | Comal Isd | 68% | 51% | Meets Expectations | 1,450 |
| #19 | B+ | Cast Tech (Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 62% | 52% | Meets Expectations | 457 |
| #20 | B+ | Harlan | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 61% | 47% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,532 |
| #21 | B+ | Great Hearts Monte Vista North (Charter) | San Antonio | Great Hearts Texas | 60% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 444 |
| #22 | B+ | Clark | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 59% | 53% | Meets Expectations | 2,835 |
| #23 | B+ | Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 59% | 16% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 691 |
| #24 | B | Sotomayor H S | San Antonio | 61% | 53% | Meets Expectations | 1,660 | |
| #25 | B | Idea Carver College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 56% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 671 |
| #26 | B | Brennan | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 55% | 44% | Meets Expectations | 3,142 |
| #27 | B | Idea Judson College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 55% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 737 |
| #28 | B | Taft (Magnet) | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 55% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,694 |
| #29 | B | Warren | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 55% | 44% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,647 |
| #30 | B | Idea Burke College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 53% | 15% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 422 |
| #31 | B | Advanced Learning Academy (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 52% | 45% | Meets Expectations | 1,047 |
| #32 | B | Great Hearts Forest Heights (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Great Hearts Texas | 51% | 50% | Meets Expectations | 1,050 |
| #33 | B- | Churchill | San Antonio | North East Isd | 53% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,510 |
| #34 | B- | Frank L Madla Early College (Charter) | San Antonio | New Frontiers Public Schools Inc | 53% | 38% | Exceeds Expectations | 163 |
| #35 | B- | Kipp Somos (Charter) | San Antonio | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 53% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 395 |
| #36 | B- | Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 49% | 14% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 437 |
| #37 | B- | Great Hearts Western Hills (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Great Hearts Texas | 48% | 36% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,056 |
| #38 | C+ | Cast Med (Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 49% | 50% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 195 |
| #39 | C+ | Idea Walzem College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 49% | 17% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 734 |
| #40 | C+ | Madison (Magnet) | San Antonio | North East Isd | 49% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,850 |
| #41 | C+ | Idea Mays College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 48% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 736 |
| #42 | C+ | Macarthur (Magnet) | San Antonio | North East Isd | 48% | 35% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,055 |
| #43 | C+ | Marshall | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 47% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 2,634 |
| #44 | C+ | Roosevelt (Magnet) | San Antonio | North East Isd | 46% | 29% | Exceeds Expectations | 2,599 |
| #45 | C | Fox Technical (Magnet, Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 44% | 39% | Meets Expectations | 499 |
| #46 | C | Harmony Science Acad San Antonio (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Harmony Public Schools - South Texas | 44% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 623 |
| #47 | C | Idea South Flores College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 44% | 16% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 726 |
| #48 | C | Stevens | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 44% | 37% | Meets Expectations | 2,800 |
| #49 | C | Veterans Memorial | San Antonio | Judson Isd | 44% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 1,773 |
| #50 | C | Legacy Of Educational Excellence (Magnet) | San Antonio | North East Isd | 43% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 2,390 |
| #51 | C- | Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 50% | 16% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 562 |
| #52 | C- | Brackenridge (Magnet) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 42% | 31% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,568 |
| #53 | C- | Anne Frank Inspire Academy (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Inspire Academies | 39% | 37% | Meets Expectations | 561 |
| #54 | C- | Holmes | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 39% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 2,561 |
| #55 | C- | Idea Eastside College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 39% | 12% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 599 |
| #56 | C- | Jubilee San Antonio (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Jubilee Academies | 36% | 17% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,010 |
| #57 | D+ | Southwest | San Antonio | Southwest Isd | 37% | 35% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 2,152 |
| #58 | D+ | Henry Ford Academy Alameda School For Art Design (Charter) | San Antonio | Henry Ford Academy Alameda School For Art + Design | 36% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 75 |
| #59 | D+ | Jay (Magnet) | San Antonio | Northside Isd | 36% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 2,248 |
| #60 | D+ | Jefferson (Magnet, Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 36% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 1,686 |
| #61 | D+ | Edison (Magnet) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 35% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 1,329 |
| #62 | D+ | Southside | San Antonio | Southside Isd | 35% | 33% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,685 |
| #63 | D+ | Young Mens Leadership Academy (Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 35% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 333 |
| #64 | D+ | Jubilee Lake View University Prep (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Jubilee Academies | 34% | 15% | Exceeds Expectations | 538 |
| #65 | D+ | Somerset Academy Collegiate (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Somerset Academies of Texas | 33% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 1,367 |
| #66 | D | Idea Brackenridge College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 46% | 15% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 613 |
| #67 | D | Idea Najim College Preparatory (Charter) | San Antonio | Idea Public Schools | 42% | 10% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 388 |
| #68 | D | Harlandale | San Antonio | Harlandale Isd | 33% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 1,664 |
| #69 | D | Karen Wagner | San Antonio | Judson Isd | 33% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 2,366 |
| #70 | D | Mccollum | San Antonio | Harlandale Isd | 31% | 31% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,494 |
| #71 | D | Somerset Academy Brooks (Charter, K-12) | San Antonio | Somerset Academies of Texas | 30% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 1,317 |
| #72 | D | Kipp University Prep (Charter) | San Antonio | Kipp Texas Public Schools | 29% | 21% | Meets Expectations | 725 |
| #73 | D | South San Antonio | San Antonio | South San Antonio Isd | 29% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,786 |
| #74 | D- | East Central Cast Lead (Charter) | San Antonio | East Central Isd | 31% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 186 |
| #75 | D- | Compass Rose Legacy (Charter) | San Antonio | Compass Rose Public Schools | 28% | 12% | Exceeds Expectations | 542 |
| #76 | D- | East Central | San Antonio | East Central Isd | 26% | 32% | Underperforms Expectations | 3,252 |
| #77 | D- | Houston (Magnet) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 25% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 856 |
| #78 | D- | Lanier (Magnet) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 25% | 19% | Meets Expectations | 1,547 |
| #79 | D- | Burbank (Magnet, Charter) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 24% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,319 |
| #80 | D- | Highlands (Magnet) | San Antonio | San Antonio Isd | 24% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,651 |
| #81 | D- | Memorial | San Antonio | Edgewood Isd | 24% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 872 |
| #82 | D- | John F Kennedy | San Antonio | Edgewood Isd | 23% | 21% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 1,042 |
| #83 | D- | Steam At The Fine Arts Academy (Magnet) | San Antonio | Edgewood Isd | 23% | 20% | Meets Expectations | 259 |
| #84 | D- | Legacy Traditional School Basse (Charter) | San Antonio | Legacy Traditional Schools - Texas | 21% | 15% | Meets Expectations | 91 |
| #85 | F | Lighthouse High (Charter) | San Antonio | Lighthouse Public Schools | 14% | 28% | Underperforms Expectations | 82 |
How San Antonio, TX's high schools compare
A: 17B: 20C: 19D: 28F: 1
44% of the 85 ranked high schools in San Antonio, TX earn an A or B (17 A grades, 20 B, 19 C, 28 D, 1 F), against 50% of high schools nationwide. 71 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (84% here, 74% nationally), and 42 exceed it. On average 48% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 35% (national averages: 44% actual, 41% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Idea Monterrey Park College Preparatory (59% against 16%, B+), Idea Carver College Preparatory (56% against 17%, B), Idea Burke College Preparatory (53% against 15%, B), Idea Ingram Hills College Preparatory (49% against 14%, B-), Idea Ewing Halsell College Preparatory (50% against 16%, C-).
Districts with the most schools in the top quarter (the top 22): Northside Isd (4), San Antonio Isd (4), North East Isd (3), Comal Isd (2).
The largest ranked high schools: Reagan (3,397 students, A+, #4), East Central (3,252 students, D-, #76), Johnson (3,202 students, A+, #5).
Of the top 25, 2 are magnet schools and 10 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
High schools in San Antonio, TX that are not ranked
43 graded high schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Special-purpose schools (20)
Alternative, special-education and vocational schools serve a different mission and a different student body, so they are graded but not ranked against regular schools.
- D- Academy Of Creative Ed, San Antonio
- D- Bexar County Lrn Ctr, San Antonio
- F Chavez Excel Academy, San Antonio
- D Cooper Academy At Navarro, San Antonio
- F Estrada Achievement Ctr, San Antonio
- F Frank M Tejeda Academy, San Antonio
- F George Gervin Academy, San Antonio
- F Healy Murphy, San Antonio
- F Jhw Inspire Academies Rise Recovery, San Antonio
- D- Judson Learning, San Antonio
- F Learn4life, San Antonio
- D- New Directions, San Antonio
- F Por Vida Academy Charter, San Antonio
- F Positive Solutions Charter, San Antonio
- C+ Premier High School San Antonio Ingram, San Antonio
- D Premier High School San Antonio Windcrest, San Antonio
- F Ruth Jones Mcclendon Middle, San Antonio
- D- Southwest Preparatory School Northwest, San Antonio
- F Southwest Preparatory Southeast Campus, San Antonio
- F Texans Can Academy San Antonio, San Antonio
Very small schools (1)
Schools with fewer than 30 students have grades that swing on a handful of test results.
- A Imelda Davis Early College H S, San Antonio
Not yet graded (22)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Alter, San Antonio
- Alternative, San Antonio
- Alternative Center, San Antonio
- Alternative School, San Antonio
- Bexar Co J J A E P, San Antonio
- Bexar Co J J A E P, San Antonio
- Burleson Center, San Antonio
- Daep At Holmgreen, San Antonio
- Fenley Transitional, San Antonio
- Hac Daep, San Antonio
- Holmgreen Center, San Antonio
- Homebased Comp Ed, San Antonio
- Jewel C Wietzel Center, San Antonio
- Juvenile Detent Ctr, San Antonio
- Laurel Ridge, San Antonio
- Nisd Bexar County Jja, San Antonio
- Reddix Center, San Antonio
- Restorative And Transition Center, San Antonio
- South San Antonio H S West Campus, San Antonio
- Southside Alter Ctr, San Antonio
- Stepping Stones Academy, San Antonio
- Ut University Charter School At High Point, San Antonio
About this ranking
- Scope: public high schools in San Antonio, TX, as grouped on its schools page; the Texas ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the high schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about high schools in San Antonio, TX
What is the best high school in San Antonio, TX?
Basis San Antonio Shavano Campus in San Antonio ranks first among the 85 ranked high schools in San Antonio, TX with a SchoolGrade of A+, 94% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 67%.
How are high schools in San Antonio, TX ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many high schools does San Antonio, TX have?
SchoolGrade grades 128 public high schools in San Antonio, TX; 85 are ranked here and 43 are listed as not ranked.