📍 7173 Fm 1628, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78263
East Central H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 3,252 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Mary Gomez. It is part of the East Central Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 184.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1. 28% of students are proficient in reading. 21% are proficient in maths. The school offers 60 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Central H S enrolls 3,252 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 184.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 76% Hispanic or Latino, 13% White and 8.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 2,468 | 76% |
| White | 412 | 13% |
| Black or African American | 285 | 8.8% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 1.7% |
| Asian | 21 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,682 of the school's 3,252 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,617 qualify for free lunch and 65 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Central H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 19, state house district 118.
East Central H S is one of 15 schools in EAST CENTRAL ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 11,497 students district-wide and employs 619 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 3,252 students, East Central H S is larger than the district average of about 766 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe