Alternative/PRU High Open

Southwest Preparatory School-northwest

๐Ÿ“ 6535 Culebra Rd, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78238

142
Pupils
9.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Southwest Preparatory School-northwest is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 142 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cheryl Wills-pacheco. It is part of the Southwest Preparatory School school district. It serves grades 6โ€“12 in an urban setting. The school employs 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1. It operates as a public charter school. 17% of students are proficient in reading. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Cheryl Wills-pacheco
School district
Southwest Preparatory School

Enrollment & staffing

Southwest Preparatory School-northwest enrolls 142 students across grades 6โ€“12. The student body is 63% male and 37% female. A teaching staff of 15.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.

Male students
89 (63%)
Female students
53 (37%)
Teachers (FTE)
15.4
Student-teacher ratio
9.2:1
Grade span
6โ€“12

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% Hispanic or Latino, 5.6% Black or African American and 4.2% White.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
Hispanic or Latino12588%
Black or African American85.6%
White64.2%
Two or more races21.4%
Asian1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

114 of the school's 142 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 107 qualify for free lunch and 7 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades 6โ€“12Charter schoolTitle I

Southwest Preparatory School-northwest is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). It operates as a public charter school. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 26, state house district 125.

School district: SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Southwest Preparatory School-northwest is one of 6 schools in SOUTHWEST PREPARATORY SCHOOL, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 839 students district-wide and employs 75 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 142 students, Southwest Preparatory School-northwest is close to the district average of about 140 students per school.

839
District students
6
Schools
75
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

17%
Reading proficient
23%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices ๐Ÿ›๏ธ Dual enrollment

Setting: City - Large

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