Alamo Heights High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

B

Alamo Heights ISD: A

Total students

1,649

Avg. teacher experience

13.6 years

Alamo Heights ISD: 13.8 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

95.6 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

Alamo Heights High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Alamo Heights ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,649 students. 25.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 3% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

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

In the Class of 2021, 95.6% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at Alamo Heights High School was 1180 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 24.0.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,668, which is $781 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 13.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

www.ahisd.net

Address

6900 Broadway St
San Antonio, TX 78209-3799

Office phone number

(210) 820-8850

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Alamo Heights High School 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

1,649

African American

34 (2.1%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

5 (0.3%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

43 (2.6%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 3%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

667 (40.4%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 39.8%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

5 (0.3%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

878 (53.2%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 52.3%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

17 (1%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

2.1%

American Indian

0.3%

Asian

2.6%

Hispanic

40.4%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

53.2%

Two or more races

1.0%

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

25.4 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 26.1%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

16.4 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 19.5%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

3.1 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

25.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

16.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

3.1%

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

3 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 12.6%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

24.7 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 21.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

9.2 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 10.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

3.0%

Gifted and talented

24.7%

Special education

9.2%

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)

B

Alamo Heights ISD: A

Student achievement (2021-2022)

A

Alamo Heights ISD: A

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Alamo Heights ISD: A

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

B

Alamo Heights ISD: B

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.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

95.6 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 95.6%

Statewide: 90%

African American

85.7 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 85.7%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

100 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 100%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

91 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 91%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

99.1 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 99.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

85.7%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

91.0%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

99.1%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

0.3 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

0 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

0 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.6 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.1 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

0 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

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

12.7 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 15%

African American

25 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 17.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

0 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 0%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

2.5 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 4.3%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

20.1 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

20 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

7 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 4%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

8.3 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

39 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 39%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

25 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 25%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

30 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 30%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

29.6 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

47.4 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 47.4%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

42.9 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

70.1 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 70.1%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

66.7 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 66.7%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

65.7 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 65.7%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

72.1 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 72.1%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Alamo Heights ISD: Masked

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

1180

Alamo Heights ISD: 1180

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

24.0

Alamo Heights ISD: 24.0

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

61.6 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 61.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

53.5 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 53.5%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

50.8 %

Alamo Heights ISD: 50.8%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

61.6%

Math

53.5%

Reading + Math

50.8%

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

119.8

African American

3 (2.5%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 1.7%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

34.1 (28.5%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 34%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

80.7 (67.4%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 62.4%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2 (1.7%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0.8 (0.7%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

57.4 (47.9%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 56.9%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

57.2 (47.7%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 40.8%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

4.4 (3.7%)

Alamo Heights ISD: 2.1%

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

13.8

Alamo Heights ISD: 13.5

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

13.6 years

Alamo Heights ISD: 13.8 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

$59,668

Alamo Heights ISD: $59,250

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$53,300

Alamo Heights ISD: $51,248

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$54,319

Alamo Heights ISD: $54,401

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$56,361

Alamo Heights ISD: $56,147

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,758

Alamo Heights ISD: $59,749

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$65,694

Alamo Heights ISD: $64,325

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$76,264

Alamo Heights ISD: $71,672

Statewide: $71,111

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