Elementary school (grades K-5) · San Antonio, TX

Great Hearts Online - Tx

Federal NCES profile for Great Hearts Online - Tx, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 480144114170Charter school
0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
0
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
93
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Great Hearts Online - Tx earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Texas schools.

#20 of 58
elementary schools in San Antonio · Resource Index
41
Resource Index · Typical
33.4:1
large classes for Texas
968
students enrolled

Great Hearts Online - Tx has class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools. Computed live against every Texas school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Great Hearts Online - Tx ranks #20 of 58 elementary schools in San Antonio, TX.

School address

Enrollment

968

Texas · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

29.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

33.4:1

vs 14.7:1 Texas avg

+127% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Great Hearts Online - Tx compares with Texas and U.S. medians

Larger 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 Great Hearts Online - Tx

Great Hearts Online - Tx is a large charter elementary school in San Antonio, Texas, enrolling 968 students.

Class loads run heavy: 33.4:1 is larger than about 99% of Texas schools and 127% above the 14.7:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Enrollment of 968 puts it in the larger third of Texas schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 8,960 scored Texas schools.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (40%) and White (36%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 69/100).

Attendance holds up well here: only 2.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.

The surrounding Great Hearts Texas spends $9,743 per pupil, 29% below the Texas average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Great Hearts Texas also operates Great Hearts Northern Oaks (1,430 students) and Great Hearts Forest Heights (1,335 students) alongside Great Hearts Online - Tx.

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 Great Hearts Online - Tx compares

Great Hearts Online - Tx on the metrics families compare, against Texas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Texas Texas avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 33.4:1 ▲ 127% 14.7:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 968 top 12% - -

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

33.4:1
Leaner classes than 1% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
968
Bigger than 91% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
33.4:1
students per teacher - 127% above state mean
Top 99% in Texas - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Well above 20:1, one of the more stretched staffing loads nationally relative to enrollment.
Engagement
2.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$9,743
per pupil, district-wide - below Texas avg of $13,644
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

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 39.9%
White 36.3%
Asian 8.5%
African American 8.2%
Two or More 6.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 39.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.1, Great Hearts Online - Tx is more mixed than the Texas school average of 44.7.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Great Hearts Texas, which includes Great Hearts Online - Tx.

$9,743
Per student
-29%
vs Texas
Avg $13,644
-41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 10.4%
State 81.5%
Federal 8.1%

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 Great Hearts Online - Tx Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Great Hearts Northern Oaks Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Great Hearts Forest Heights Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Great Hearts Western Hills Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Great Hearts Lakeside Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Great Hearts Live Oak Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Great Hearts Online - Tx's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Great Hearts Texas · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar elementary 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

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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 Great Hearts Online - Tx

How many students attend Great Hearts Online - Tx?

Great Hearts Online - Tx has 968 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in San Antonio, TX.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Online - Tx?

The student-teacher ratio at Great Hearts Online - Tx is 33.4:1, which is 127% higher than the Texas average of 14.7:1 and 113% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Great Hearts Online - Tx?

The largest demographic group at Great Hearts Online - Tx is Hispanic or Latino at 39.9% of enrollment, in San Antonio, TX. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.1/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Great Hearts Online - Tx?

Great Hearts Online - Tx has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Great Hearts Online - Tx rank among elementary schools in San Antonio?

By Resource Investment Index, Great Hearts Online - Tx ranks #20 of 58 elementary 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 elementary schools in San Antonio on the city page.

Is Great Hearts Online - Tx a good school?

Great Hearts Online - Tx earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of Texas schools. It is also more 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 Great Hearts Texas?

Besides Great Hearts Online - Tx, Great Hearts Texas also operates Great Hearts Northern Oaks (1,430 students), Great Hearts Forest Heights (1,335 students), and Great Hearts Western Hills (1,326 students). See the Great Hearts Texas 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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