Other / mixed grade configuration · San Antonio, TX

Estrada Achievement Ctr

Federal NCES profile for Estrada Achievement Ctr, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 79/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 483873006611
0/100100/10079/100
👥 S:T ratio
83
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
85
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Estrada Achievement Ctr earns 79/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#1 of 327
schools in San Antonio · Resource Index
79
Resource Index · Higher
4.2:1
small classes for Texas
95.5%
free-lunch eligible

Estrada Achievement Ctr has class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Estrada Achievement Ctr ranks #1 of 327 schools in San Antonio, TX.

School address

Enrollment

75

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

18.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

4.2:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

-71% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

95.5%

vs 61.9% Texas avg

+54% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Estrada Achievement Ctr compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Estrada Achievement Ctr

Estrada Achievement Ctr is a high-poverty, small combined-grade school in San Antonio, Texas, enrolling 75 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 4.2:1, Estrada Achievement Ctr is leaner than roughly 99% of Texas schools and 71% under the state's 14.7:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Economic need is high: 95.5% of students qualify for free meals, 54% above the Texas average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Texas schools, with 75 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index outscores 100% of the 8,960 Texas schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.

Among 100 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need Texas schools statewide, it ranks #5, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 15/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 75 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Its district draws 27.0% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

Discipline events run high: 35 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 75 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.

San Antonio Isd also operates Jefferson H S (1,706 students) and Lanier H S (1,620 students) alongside Estrada Achievement Ctr.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Estrada Achievement Ctr compares

Estrada Achievement Ctr on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 4.2:1 ▼ 71% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 95.5% ▲ 54% 61.9% 51.7%
Enrollment 75 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

4.2:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
75
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
95.5%
free-lunch eligible - 54% above the Texas average of 61.9%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
4.2:1
students per teacher - 71% below state mean
Top 1% in Texas - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$13,912
per pupil, district-wide - above Texas avg of $13,644
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 75 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 35 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 46.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 92.0%
African American 6.7%
White 1.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 92.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.9, Estrada Achievement Ctr is less mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for San Antonio Isd, which includes Estrada Achievement Ctr.

$13,912
Per student
+2%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-16%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 42.8%
State 30.1%
Federal 27.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Estrada Achievement Ctr Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Jefferson H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Lanier H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Brackenridge H S Larger Lower economic need Higher S:T ratio
Highlands H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Burbank H S Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Estrada Achievement Ctr's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

San Antonio Isd · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Texas, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Estrada Achievement Ctr's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Estrada Achievement Ctr

How many students attend Estrada Achievement Ctr?

Estrada Achievement Ctr has 75 students enrolled. It is an alternative school in San Antonio, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Estrada Achievement Ctr?

The student-teacher ratio at Estrada Achievement Ctr is 4.2:1, which is 71% lower than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 73% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Estrada Achievement Ctr?

95.5% of students at Estrada Achievement Ctr are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Texas average of 61.9%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Estrada Achievement Ctr?

The largest demographic group at Estrada Achievement Ctr is Hispanic or Latino at 92.0% of enrollment, in San Antonio, TX.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Estrada Achievement Ctr?

Estrada Achievement Ctr has a Resource Investment Index of 79/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Estrada Achievement Ctr rank among schools in San Antonio?

By Resource Investment Index, Estrada Achievement Ctr ranks #1 of 327 schools in San Antonio, TX. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in San Antonio on the city page.

Is Estrada Achievement Ctr a good school?

Estrada Achievement Ctr earns 79/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Texas schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in San Antonio Isd?

Besides Estrada Achievement Ctr, San Antonio Isd also operates Jefferson H S (1,706 students), Lanier H S (1,620 students), and Brackenridge H S (1,593 students). See the San Antonio Isd district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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