The brief
A Great Hearts Texas charter school where students score 8 points below what's typical for similar communities.
It ranks 6,069 of 8,584 schools in Texas and 7 of 13 in Great Hearts Texas.
Great Hearts Western Hills is a charter school: it enrolls by application rather than by address, so check its enrollment process directly before choosing a neighborhood for it.
- 202549%
- 202448%
- 2023: no results on file
- 202250%
- 2021*39%
- 2020*39%
- 201931%
* A COVID-affected year: test participation was uneven nationwide, so the model weights it at half.
About this school's data1 correction under review · rating: low confidence · 6 sources, 2019–2025
Every number on this page comes from a published source with a stated period. Where a source is partial, aging, an estimate, or describes a surrounding area rather than the school, that limitation is named here.
Attendance data is under correction. This existing Resources & Environment score and overall rating may still reflect an unverified attendance input.
Full Profile · 4/4 metrics
Multi-year averages used by the rating model: math 34% (multi-year average, 2018-2025) · reading/ELA 48% (multi-year average, 2018-2025).
- School directory (enrollment, grades, staff, contact)
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) · SY 2023–24 · Medium confidence
- Source period: SY 2023–24. A newer release may be available.
- MySchoolScout rating and rank
- MySchoolScout ranking model · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Derived as a weighted blend of the component scores shown in Academics from state assessment, EdFacts growth, and NCES resource records.
- Math proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 STAAR · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Reading/ELA proficiency
- State department of education · 2025 STAAR · Medium confidence
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived from source records rather than read directly from one field.
- Student progress (growth)
- State assessments · Mixed source periods · Low confidence
- Vintage not available. Do not use this measure alone.
- Available for part of the eligible units; results may not represent the full area.
- Derived as the fitted year-over-year slope of proficiency from multi-year assessment records.
- Neighborhood (income, housing, education)
- U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates · Low confidence
- Older source: ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates. Use as historical context.
- Reported for the ZCTA for ZIP 78215; this does not measure the attendance area.
Evidence periods: Rating mixed/unknown input periods; assessments multi-year average, 2018-2025; directory SY 2023–24
The neighborhood
Where it sits, and what the area looks like.Open the San Antonio school map to see school quality against home prices across the metro.
The area
- Median income
- $82,128
- Median home value
- $486,100
- Median rent
- $1,754/mo
- College educated
- 78%
- Homeownership
- 2.8%
- Poverty rate
- 10.5%
U.S. Census ACS 5-year estimates · ACS 2019–2023 5-year estimates for the ZCTA associated with school ZIP 78215; this is area context, not an attendance boundary.
Getting around
- Walk Score
- 40
- Car-Dependent
- Transit Score
- 34
- Some Transit
- Bike Score
- 45
- Somewhat Bikeable
- City reported crime
- 4,438/100K
- Reported Part-1 offenses (violent + property + arson) per 100,000 residents, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program for San Antonio. This is a city-level reported-crime measure, not a school safety rating.
Walk, transit and bike scores by
FBI Uniform Crime Reporting · 2025 · city context (San Antonio), not school-level safety or attendance eligibility. Source details
Source period: 2025. Freshness not available.
Programs and who goes here
What the campus offers, and who it enrolls.Who goes here
- Free or reduced lunch
- 46.1%
- Students qualifying for federal meal assistance. Shown separately, never in the score.
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD).
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Grade-compatible schools using the same rating model.- 7.4Compare →
- Great Hearts Western Hills5.5
Distance is proximity only; it is not attendance eligibility.
Charter · enrollment unverified: Potential charter option; enrollment requirements have not been verified.
The record
What is on file, and where each number came from.Questions families ask
What grades does Great Hearts Western Hills serve?
Great Hearts Western Hills serves students in grades Kindergarten through 10th.
How many students attend Great Hearts Western Hills?
Great Hearts Western Hills has an enrollment of approximately 1,233 students.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Western Hills?
The student-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Western Hills is 22.8:1. A lower ratio generally means more individual attention per student. The national average is approximately 16:1 for public schools.
How does Great Hearts Western Hills rank in TX?
Great Hearts Western Hills ranks #6,069 of 8,584 schools in TX.
What is Great Hearts Western Hills's MySchoolScout rating?
Great Hearts Western Hills has a current MySchoolScout rating of 5.5 out of 10. This score combines the level-appropriate components shown in the rating breakdown; equity data is shown separately for context.
What are the test scores at Great Hearts Western Hills?
Based on loaded state assessment records, Great Hearts Western Hills has 34% math proficiency (multi-year average, 2018-2025) and 48% reading/ELA proficiency (multi-year average, 2018-2025).
Is Great Hearts Western Hills a charter school?
Yes, Great Hearts Western Hills is a charter school. Charter schools are publicly funded but independently operated, often with more flexibility in curriculum and teaching methods.
Is Great Hearts Western Hills a Title I school?
No, Great Hearts Western Hills is not currently a Title I school.
What does the Free & Reduced Lunch percentage mean for Great Hearts Western Hills?
46.1% of students at Great Hearts Western Hills qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. This is a commonly used indicator of economic need and provides important context when interpreting test scores.
School facts
- Grades
- Kindergarten – 10th
- Enrollment
- 1,233
- Student-teacher ratio
- 22.8:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 54
- Type
- Regular
- Title I
- No
- Setting
- Large City
- County
- Bexar County
- Phone
- (210) 888-9488
- Rank in district
- #7 of 13
- Schools in district
- 13
- District spending per student
- $10,207
- NCES F-33 · FY 2023 · This annual source is three years behind the current year.
- District child poverty rate
- Not available
- The source release did not match this district identifier.
- Area population (ZIP 78215)
- 3,258
- Area median age
- 34.7
NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) (SY 2023–24).
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Data from NCES Common Core of Data, Texas Education Agency, and U.S. Census ACS for the 2023–24 school year. Rankings computed by MySchoolScout. See all data sources.