📍 1258 Austin Hwy Bldg 2, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78209
New Directions is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 69 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ray Martinez. It is part of the Southwest Preparatory School school district. It serves grades 6–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1. It operates as a public charter school. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
New Directions enrolls 69 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 9.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 10% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 49 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 16% |
| White | 7 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 2 | 2.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
57 of the school's 69 students (83%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 51 qualify for free lunch and 6 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.
New Directions 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 25, state house district 121.
New Directions 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 69 students, New Directions is smaller than the district average of about 140 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large