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San Antonio Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 44,670 (2023-2024)
Schools: 98 (2023-2024)
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San Antonio Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Bexar County). During the 2024 school year, 44,670 students attended one of the district's 98 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

Elections

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San Antonio Independent School District, District 1

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 1

Michael Villarreal defeated incumbent Sarah Sorensen in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 1 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Michael Villarreal
Michael Villarreal (Nonpartisan)
 
53.7
 
2,266
Sarah Sorensen (Nonpartisan)
 
46.3
 
1,950

Total votes: 4,216
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 3

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 3

Jacob Ramos defeated incumbent Leticia Ozuna in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 3 on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Jacob Ramos (Nonpartisan)
 
59.5
 
1,182
Image of Leticia Ozuna
Leticia Ozuna (Nonpartisan) Candidate Connection
 
40.5
 
806

Total votes: 1,988
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 4

General election

The general election was canceled. Arthur Valdez Jr. (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

San Antonio Independent School District, District 7

General election

The general election was canceled. Ed Garza (Nonpartisan) won without appearing on the ballot.

San Antonio Independent School District, District 2

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 2

Incumbent Alicia Sebastian defeated Mateen Diop in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 2 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alicia Sebastian (Nonpartisan)
 
67.9
 
1,554
Mateen Diop (Nonpartisan)
 
32.1
 
735

Total votes: 2,289
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 5

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General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 5

Stephanie Torres defeated Norberto Landin in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 5 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Stephanie Torres (Nonpartisan)
 
57.2
 
874
Norberto Landin (Nonpartisan)
 
42.8
 
653

Total votes: 1,527
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 6

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 6

Incumbent Christina Martinez defeated Valerie Marie Avila in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 6 on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christina Martinez
Christina Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
65.4
 
2,470
Valerie Marie Avila (Nonpartisan)
 
34.6
 
1,308

Total votes: 3,778
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 1

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 1

Sarah Sorensen defeated incumbent Steve Lecholop in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 1 on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sarah Sorensen (Nonpartisan)
 
54.9
 
3,013
Image of Steve Lecholop
Steve Lecholop (Nonpartisan)
 
45.1
 
2,480

Total votes: 5,493
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 3

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 3

Leticia Ozuna defeated Judit Vega in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 3 on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Leticia Ozuna
Leticia Ozuna (Nonpartisan)
 
55.1
 
1,806
Judit Vega (Nonpartisan)
 
44.9
 
1,472

Total votes: 3,278
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 4

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General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 4

Incumbent Arthur Valdez Jr. defeated Luke Amphlett in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 4 on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Arthur Valdez  Jr.
Arthur Valdez Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
55.0
 
1,751
Luke Amphlett (Nonpartisan)
 
45.0
 
1,431

Total votes: 3,182
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 7

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 7

Incumbent Ed Garza defeated Yasmin Parra Codina in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 7 on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Ed Garza
Ed Garza (Nonpartisan)
 
60.4
 
3,124
Yasmin Parra Codina (Nonpartisan)
 
39.6
 
2,052

Total votes: 5,176
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 2

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 2

Alicia Sebastian defeated Darrell Boyce, Royce Sullivan, and Christopher Green in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 2 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Alicia Sebastian (Nonpartisan)
 
64.9
 
1,183
Darrell Boyce (Nonpartisan)
 
16.2
 
295
Royce Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
10.3
 
187
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Christopher Green (Nonpartisan)
 
8.7
 
159

Total votes: 1,824
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 5

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Incumbent Patti Radle defeated Janell Rubio in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 5 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Patti Radle
Patti Radle (Nonpartisan)
 
57.3
 
850
Image of Janell Rubio
Janell Rubio (Nonpartisan)
 
42.7
 
633

Total votes: 1,483
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 6

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Incumbent Christina Martinez defeated Chris Castro and Eduardo Torres in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 6 on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Christina Martinez
Christina Martinez (Nonpartisan)
 
37.4
 
1,031
Chris Castro (Nonpartisan)
 
33.0
 
911
Eduardo Torres (Nonpartisan)
 
29.6
 
815

Total votes: 2,757
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San Antonio Independent School District, District 1

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 1

Incumbent Steve Lecholop won election in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 1 on May 6, 2017.

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Steve Lecholop (Nonpartisan)

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San Antonio Independent School District, District 3

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General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 3

Incumbent Debra Guerrero won election in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 3 on May 6, 2017.

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Debra Guerrero (Nonpartisan)

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San Antonio Independent School District, District 4

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 4

Incumbent Arthur Valdez Jr. won election in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 4 on May 6, 2017.

Candidate
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Arthur Valdez Jr. (Nonpartisan)

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San Antonio Independent School District, District 7

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 7

Incumbent Ed Garza won election in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 7 on May 6, 2017.

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Ed Garza (Nonpartisan)

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San Antonio Independent School District, District 2

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General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 2

Incumbent James Howard won election in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 2 on May 9, 2015.

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James Howard (Nonpartisan)

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San Antonio Independent School District, District 5

General election

General election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 5

Incumbent Patti Radle won election in the general election for San Antonio Independent School District, District 5 on May 9, 2015.

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Patti Radle (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The San Antonio Independent School District consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ed GarzaDistrict 72029
Arthur Valdez Jr.District 42029
Jacob RamosDistrict 320252029
Michael VillarrealDistrict 120252029
Stephanie TorresDistrict 520232027
Alicia SebastianDistrict 220192027
Christina MartinezDistrict 620172027

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District map

Overlapping state house districts

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $214,524,000 $4,798 27%
Local: $340,089,000 $7,607 43%
State: $239,242,000 $5,351 30%
Total: $793,855,000 $17,756
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $804,430,000 $17,992
Total Current Expenditures: $622,011,000 $13,912
Instructional Expenditures: $334,019,000 $7,470 42%
Student and Staff Support: $99,719,000 $2,230 12%
Administration: $71,697,000 $1,603 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $116,576,000 $2,607 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $122,762,000 $2,745
Construction: $99,318,000 $2,221
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $8,439,000 $188
Interest on Debt: $50,672,000 $1,133

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 12 25-29 8 12 <=20 10-14 25
2018-2019 33 45-49 27 33 21-39 40-44 45
2017-2018 29 40-44 22 29 21-39 40-44 40
2016-2017 59 65-69 54 60 >=50 65-69 68
2015-2016 58 75-79 52 58 40-59 65-69 66
2014-2015 56 55-59 48 56 >=50 60-64 64
2013-2014 62 70-79 55 62 40-59 55-59 69
2012-2013 63 80-84 55 63 40-59 65-69 70
2011-2012 71 70-79 64 71 >=50 70-74 76
2010-2011 73 80-89 67 74 60-79 78

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 22 20-24 15 22 <=20 30-34 41
2018-2019 29 35-39 24 29 <=20 40-44 47
2017-2018 28 35-39 22 28 <=20 35-39 46
2016-2017 54 55-59 50 54 40-59 60-64 65
2015-2016 56 60-64 51 56 60-79 60-64 66
2014-2015 58 55-59 54 58 60-79 65-69 69
2013-2014 60 75-79 55 60 60-79 75-79 72
2012-2013 66 70-74 60 66 40-59 75-79 76
2011-2012 80 80-89 77 80 >=50 75-79 85
2010-2011 80 80-89 79 80 60-79 83

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2018-2019 82 >=50 70-74 83 PS >=50 75-79
2017-2018 82 >=50 75-79 83 PS >=50 75-79
2016-2017 81 >=50 75-79 82 PS >=50 65-69
2015-2016 80 60-79 70-74 81 >=50 75-79
2014-2015 80 >=80 75-79 80 PS >=50 60-69
2013-2014 78 PS 70-74 79 PS <50 60-69
2012-2013 81 <50 75-79 82 PS >=50 70-74
2011-2012 79 PS 80-84 80 >=50 >=50 70-74
2010-2011 75 PS 70-74 75 PS >=50 70-74

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 44,670 -1.3
2022-2023 45,255 1.2
2021-2022 44,710 -2.4
2020-2021 45,802 -6.0
2019-2020 48,532 -0.4
2018-2019 48,745 -4.0
2017-2018 50,683 -3.6
2016-2017 52,514 -1.1
2015-2016 53,069 -1.3
2014-2015 53,750 -0.2
2013-2014 53,857 -0.8
2012-2013 54,268 -0.2
2011-2012 54,394 -1.3
2010-2011 55,116 -0.4
2009-2010 55,327 1.1
2008-2009 54,696 -0.2
2007-2008 54,779 -1.1
2006-2007 55,406 -1.8
2005-2006 56,422 -0.4
2004-2005 56,639 -0.5
2003-2004 56,914 -0.4
2002-2003 57,120 -0.6
2001-2002 57,462 0.3
2000-2001 57,273 -0.5
1999-2000 57,565 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE San Antonio Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.6 5.4
Black 5.6 12.8
Hispanic 89.8 53.2
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 0.7 3.1
White 3.2 25.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, San Antonio Independent School District had 3,011.22 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.83.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 181.70
Kindergarten: 163.74
Elementary: 1,000.77
Secondary: 1,367.78
Total: 3,011.22

San Antonio Independent School District employed 53.61 district administrators and 221.69 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 53.61
District Administrative Support: 613.37
School Administrators: 221.69
School Administrative Support: 242.04
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 803.52
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 14.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 108.88
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 23.65
Library/Media Support: 7.00
Student Support Services: 494.33
Other Support Services: 1,620.47

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The San Antonio Independent School District operates 98 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Advanced Learning Academy1,071PK-12
Agnes Cotton Academy515PK-8
Arnold El590PK-5
Baskin El268PK-5
Beacon Hill Academy371PK-8
Bonham Academy645KG-8
Bowden Academy436PK-8
Brackenridge H S1,6569-12
Briscoe El460PK-5
Burbank H S1,3149-12
Cameron El287PK-5
Carroll Early Childhood Campus370PK-2
Carvajal El402PK-5
Cast Med H S2049-12
Cast Tech H S5069-12
Charles C Ball El373PK-5
Charles Graebner El633PK-5
Christus Santa Rosa47-9
Collins Garden El413PK-5
Cooper Academy At Navarro3179-12
David Barkley/Francisco Ruiz El295PK-5
David Crockett Academy703PK-8
Davis Middle4436-8
Democracy Prep At Stewart Academy595PK-8
De Zavala El384PK-5
Dorie Miller El314PK-5
Douglass El169PK-5
Edgar Allan Poe Stem Dual Language Middle4556-8
Edison H S1,3739-12
Eloise Japhet Academy745PK-8
Estrada Achievement Ctr1766-12
Fenwick Academy521PK-8
Foster El370PK-5
Fox Technical H S4829-12
Franklin El370PK-5
Gates El158PK-6
George E Kelly El224PK-5
Gonzales Early Childhood Campus106PK-PK
Harris Middle7236-8
Hawthorne Pk-8 Academy505KG-8
Healy-Murphy1329-12
Healy Murphy Pk41PK-PK
Herff El262PK-5
Highland Hills El536PK-5
Highland Park El354PK-5
Highlands H S1,4959-12
Hillcrest El354PK-5
Hirsch El554PK-5
Hot Wells Middle4156-8
Houston H S8269-12
Huppertz El302PK-5
Irving Dual Language Academy560PK-8
Jefferson H S1,6259-12
Jja116-12
Jt Brackenridge Daep44-5
J T Brackenridge El554PK-5
Juvenile Detent Ctr1276-12
Knox Early Childhood Campus147PK-PK
Lamar El315PK-6
Lanier H S1,6129-12
Longfellow Middle6236-8
Lowell Middle2836-8
Madison El393PK-5
Margil El430PK-5
Mark Twain Dual Language Academy672PK-8
Maverick El478PK-5
Mission Academy481PK-8
M L King Academy193KG-8
Muriel Forbes El154PK-5
Neal El475PK-5
Nelson Early Childhood Campus162PK-PK
Ogden El322PK-5
Pershing El273PK-5
Rhodes Middle5136-8
Riverside Park El275PK-5
Robert B Green El130PK-5
Rodriguez Montessori El186PK-4
Rogers Academy716PK-8
Rogers College Prep Middle1046-6
Rogers Middle2197-8
Saisd - Pk 4 Sa107PK-PK
Sarah S King El589PK-5
Schenck El577PK-5
Smith El285PK-5
Steele Montessori El365PK-7
Storm El312PK-5
St Philip'S College Early College H S With Saisd2999-12
Tafolla Middle6096-8
Travis Early College H S3929-12
Tynan Early Childhood Campus155PK-PK
Washington El338PK-6
Whittier Middle7096-8
Wilson El366PK-5
Woodlawn Academy536KG-8
Woodlawn Hills El447PK-5
Young Men'S Leadership Academy2975-12
Young Women'S Leadership Academy5216-12
Young Women'S Leadership Academy Pri At Page512KG-5

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