Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Great Hearts Texas: A

Total students

798

Avg. teacher experience

1.4 years

Great Hearts Texas: 2.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: 96.7%

Statewide: 90%

Great Hearts Forest Heights is an charter elementary school in San Antonio, TX, in the Great Hearts Texas school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 798 students. 10% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 8.8% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $43,169, which is $15,718 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 1.4 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

5538 Research Dr
San Antonio, TX 78240

Office phone number

(210) 892-3665

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Great Hearts Forest Heights are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

798

African American

14 (1.8%)

Great Hearts Texas: 5.9%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

6 (0.8%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

120 (15%)

Great Hearts Texas: 14.7%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

375 (47%)

Great Hearts Texas: 38.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

270 (33.8%)

Great Hearts Texas: 36.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

13 (1.6%)

Great Hearts Texas: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

1.8%

American Indian

0.8%

Asian

15.0%

Hispanic

47.0%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

33.8%

Two or more races

1.6%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

10 %

Great Hearts Texas: 14.6%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

19.2 %

Great Hearts Texas: 22.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9 %

Great Hearts Texas: 7.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

10.0%

Econ. disadvantaged

19.2%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.0%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

8.8 %

Great Hearts Texas: 7.2%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

6.5 %

Great Hearts Texas: 7.4%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

8.8%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

6.5%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Great Hearts Texas: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Great Hearts Texas: A

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Great Hearts Texas: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Great Hearts Texas: A

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

3.8 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

11.8 %

Great Hearts Texas: 5.9%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

1.7 %

Great Hearts Texas: 1%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

5.6 %

Great Hearts Texas: 4.6%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

2.4 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.5%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

0 %

Great Hearts Texas: 3.6%

Statewide: 13.9%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

41.1

African American

1 (2.4%)

Great Hearts Texas: 4%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0.9%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

4 (9.7%)

Great Hearts Texas: 14.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

35.1 (85.4%)

Great Hearts Texas: 78.7%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (2.4%)

Great Hearts Texas: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

22.1 (53.8%)

Great Hearts Texas: 36.6%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

17 (41.3%)

Great Hearts Texas: 47.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

2 (4.9%)

Great Hearts Texas: 14.2%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Great Hearts Texas: 1.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

19.4

Great Hearts Texas: 17.6

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

1.4 years

Great Hearts Texas: 2.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$43,169

Great Hearts Texas: $45,149

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$43,943

Great Hearts Texas: $43,161

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$42,481

Great Hearts Texas: $44,899

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$42,642

Great Hearts Texas: $49,411

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: $58,542

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: $53,910

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

N/A

Great Hearts Texas: $68,524

Statewide: $71,111

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