Alternative Middle
Public middle school, grades 6 to 8 · San Antonio, Texas
Alternative Middle in San Antonio, Texas enrolled 65 students in 2024-25 with 15.0 full-time teachers, 4.3 students per teacher against the Texas middle-school median of 14.3. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 24% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 16%
86 students in 2022-23, 63 students in 2023-24, 65 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.9 to 15.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 86 | 12.9 | 6.6 |
| 2023-24 | 63 | 12.9 | 4.9 |
| 2024-25 | 65 | 15.0 | 4.3 |
4.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 of every 100 Texas middle schools
Among the 1,666 Texas middle schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.3; the national median for middle schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 58 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Alternative Middle enrolled 58 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 83 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 58 of the 58 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions83
- Chronically absentnot reported for this school
Who attends
80.0% of students were Hispanic, 9.2% White, 7.7% Black in 2024-25.
- Hispanic80.0%
- White9.2%
- Black7.7%
- Two or more races1.5%
- American Indian1.5%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Middle schools in San Antonio
85 public middle schools in San Antonio report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernal Middle | 1,617 | 16.6 | 27.1% |
| Folks Middle | 1,497 | 17.0 | 22.6% |
| Straus Middle | 1,363 | 15.9 | 28.1% |
| Garcia Middle | 1,360 | 17.5 | 15.7% |
| Lopez Middle | 1,294 | 20.1 | 13.1% |
| Briscoe Middle | 1,263 | 16.1 | 19.6% |
| East Central Heritage Middle | 1,251 | 18.8 | 61.2% |
| Rawlinson Middle | 1,161 | 16.3 | 26.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Alternative Middle
- Hobby MiddleThe nearest public middle school, 1.0 miles away: 1,094 students, 14.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.0 mi
- Rawlinson MiddleThe next nearest public middle school, 1.5 miles away: 1,161 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Compare Alternative Middle with Hobby MiddleStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Northside ISD spends per student$10,632 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,632
- The largest public schools in TexasAlternative Middle is the number 1,651 by size of 1,691 Texas middle schools open in 2024-25.#1,651 of 1,691
- Texas schools by students per teacher4.3 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.3 for middle schools.4.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Alternative Middle
How many students attend Alternative Middle?
65 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 86 in 2022-23. It is a middle school in San Antonio, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Alternative Middle?
4.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for middle schools is 14.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Alternative Middle a Title I school?
Alternative Middle was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Alternative Middle in?
Northside ISD, NCES district ID 4833120. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 483312007521 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.