ALAMO HEIGHTS H S vs CAST MED H S

Alamo Heights H S holds a 0.6-point overall rating advantage over CAST Med H S — 9.3/10 versus 8.7/10 — and that gap widens considerably in state context. Alamo Heights H S ranks #69 of 8,547 schools in Texas, placing it in the top 1% statewide. CAST Med H S ranks #474 of 8,547, which is still a strong top-6% finish but represents a meaningful distance from Alamo Heights in the state distribution.

Academically, Alamo Heights H S scores 9.0/10 against CAST Med H S's 8.2/10 — an 8-point gap on that dimension. For families prioritizing raw academic output measured by test performance and college-readiness indicators, Alamo Heights H S holds a clear edge. CAST Med H S's 8.2 academic score is still well above average, but it trails by nearly a full point in a head-to-head comparison with a school ranked among Texas's elite.

The demographic profiles diverge sharply. Alamo Heights H S enrolls 1,537 students versus CAST Med H S's 204 — a 7.5x difference in size — and the two schools serve very different economic populations. Alamo Heights H S reports 19% of students on free or reduced lunch, while CAST Med H S serves 73%. The student-teacher ratio is identical at 12.8:1, meaning both schools deliver comparable individual attention despite the enrollment gap. CAST Med H S is a charter school; Alamo Heights H S operates as a regular public school.

Both schools serve grades 9–12 and sit 10.3 miles apart in San Antonio, making geography a genuine deciding factor rather than a dealbreaker. CAST Med H S's charter model is built around a medical and health sciences focus, giving it a specialized career-technical identity that a comprehensive campus like Alamo Heights H S does not replicate. Families weighing a structured pathway into healthcare fields against a broad, high-ranking traditional high school experience are really choosing between two different educational models — not simply a stronger versus a weaker school.