📍 144 Hunt Ln, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78245
Alternative H S is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 158 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lauren Gonzaba. It is part of the Northside Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alternative H S enrolls 158 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 68% male and 32% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 6.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% Hispanic or Latino, 11% White and 5.7% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 131 | 83% |
| White | 17 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
109 of the school's 158 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 105 qualify for free lunch and 4 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alternative H S 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 26, state house district 124.
Alternative H S is one of 124 schools in NORTHSIDE ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 100,208 students district-wide and employs 6,870 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 158 students, Alternative H S is smaller than the district average of about 808 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large