📍 2101 Edison Dr, San Antonio, Bexar County, 78201
Whittier Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in San Antonio, Bexar County. The school has 728 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Thamesia Handford. It is part of the San Antonio Isd school district. It serves grades 6–8 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 17% of students are proficient in reading. 9% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Middle enrolls 728 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 46.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 98% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 711 | 98% |
| White | 8 | 1.1% |
| Black or African American | 7 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
668 of the school's 728 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 642 qualify for free lunch and 26 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Whittier Middle 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 116.
Whittier Middle is one of 98 schools in SAN ANTONIO ISD, based in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The district serves 44,047 students district-wide and employs 3,073 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 728 students, Whittier Middle is larger than the district average of about 449 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large