📍 7650 S Loop 1604 W, Somerset, Bexar County, 78069
Somerset H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Somerset, Bexar County. The school has 1,148 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cynthia Gamez. It is part of the Somerset Isd school district. It serves grades 8–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1. 25% of students are proficient in reading. 12% are proficient in maths. The school offers 14 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Somerset H S enrolls 1,148 students across grades 8–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 76.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% Hispanic or Latino, 7% White and <1% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,050 | 91% |
| White | 80 | 7% |
| Black or African American | 9 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 6 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
981 of the school's 1,148 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 937 qualify for free lunch and 44 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Somerset H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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.
Somerset H S is one of 8 schools in SOMERSET ISD, based in SOMERSET, Texas. The district serves 4,259 students district-wide and employs 260 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,148 students, Somerset H S is larger than the district average of about 532 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant