📍 3736 S e Military Dr, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78223
Highland Forest el is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 590 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brittany Ervin. It is part of the East Central Isd school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 17% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Highland Forest el enrolls 590 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 36 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% Hispanic or Latino, 6.4% White and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 499 | 85% |
| White | 38 | 6.4% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 1.4% |
| Asian | 7 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 590 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 473 qualify for free lunch and 20 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Highland Forest el is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). 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 119.
Highland Forest el 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 590 students, Highland Forest el is smaller than the district average of about 766 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large