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Southwest Independent School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 13,747 (2022-2023)
Schools: 19 (2022-2023)
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Southwest Independent School District is a school district in Texas (Bexar County). During the 2023 school year, 13,747 students attended one of the district's 19 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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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Ida Sudolcan and incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. defeated Erlinda Lopez-Rodriguez and Pablo Manzanares in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 3, 2025.

Candidate
%
Votes
Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan)
 
35.2
 
388
Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
34.8
 
384
Erlinda Lopez-Rodriguez (Nonpartisan)
 
21.5
 
237
Pablo Manzanares (Nonpartisan)
 
8.4
 
93

Total votes: 1,102
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
James Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
22.5
 
525
Daniel Carrillo (Nonpartisan)
 
22.3
 
520
Florinda Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
20.5
 
479
Image of Yolanda Garza-Lopez
Yolanda Garza-Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
12.0
 
279
Image of Pete Bernal
Pete Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
11.8
 
276
Carla Reyes Medina (Nonpartisan)
 
10.8
 
252

Total votes: 2,331
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 6, 2023.

Candidate
%
Votes
James Gonzalez (Nonpartisan)
 
31.1
 
727
José Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
28.7
 
672
Image of Pete Bernal
Pete Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
17.9
 
419
Image of Yolanda Garza-Lopez
Yolanda Garza-Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
403
Terri Solis (Nonpartisan)
 
3.9
 
92
Raul Leonidas Nuques (Nonpartisan)
 
1.1
 
25

Total votes: 2,338
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. and incumbent Ida Sudolcan defeated Stefanie Salinas and Raul Leonidas Nuques in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
33.9
 
432
Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan)
 
31.3
 
399
Stefanie Salinas (Nonpartisan)
 
28.1
 
358
Raul Leonidas Nuques (Nonpartisan)
 
6.7
 
85

Total votes: 1,274
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (3 seats)

The following candidates ran in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 1, 2021.

Candidate
%
Votes
Florinda Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
22.8
 
567
James Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
21.3
 
529
Daniel Carrillo (Nonpartisan)
 
19.5
 
484
Stefanie Salinas (Nonpartisan)
 
15.2
 
379
Terri Solis (Nonpartisan)
 
8.4
 
210
Jeanet Reyes-Gomez (Nonpartisan)
 
7.6
 
188
Raul Leonidas Nuques (Nonpartisan)
 
5.3
 
131

Total votes: 2,488
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Yolanda Garza-Lopez and Pete Bernal defeated incumbent Mike C. Frazier, José Diaz, and Raul Leonidas Nuques in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Yolanda Garza-Lopez
Yolanda Garza-Lopez (Nonpartisan)
 
41.0
 
7,370
Image of Pete Bernal
Pete Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
20.6
 
3,706
Image of Mike C. Frazier
Mike C. Frazier (Nonpartisan)
 
17.2
 
3,090
José Diaz (Nonpartisan)
 
16.2
 
2,908
Raul Leonidas Nuques (Nonpartisan)
 
5.0
 
901

Total votes: 17,975
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General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (2 seats)

Incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. and incumbent Ida Sudolcan defeated Gloria de la Garza-Rankin and Pete Bernal in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 4, 2019.

Candidate
%
Votes
Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
43.0
 
301
Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan)
 
40.1
 
281
Image of Gloria de la Garza-Rankin
Gloria de la Garza-Rankin (Nonpartisan)
 
8.7
 
61
Image of Pete Bernal
Pete Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
8.1
 
57

Total votes: 700
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large (3 seats)

Incumbent Florinda Bernal, incumbent James Sullivan, and incumbent Keith Byrom defeated Gloria de la Garza-Rankin and Pete Bernal in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Florinda Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
28.2
 
460
James Sullivan (Nonpartisan)
 
28.1
 
458
Keith Byrom (Nonpartisan)
 
27.4
 
447
Image of Gloria de la Garza-Rankin
Gloria de la Garza-Rankin (Nonpartisan)
 
8.8
 
144
Image of Pete Bernal
Pete Bernal (Nonpartisan)
 
7.5
 
122

Total votes: 1,631
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Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

Incumbent Mike C. Frazier and incumbent Yolanda Garza-Lopez won election in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 6, 2017.

Candidate
Image of Mike C. Frazier
Mike C. Frazier (Nonpartisan)
Image of Yolanda Garza-Lopez
Yolanda Garza-Lopez (Nonpartisan)

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General election

General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

Incumbent Ida Sudolcan and incumbent Sylvester Vasquez Jr. won election in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 7, 2016.

Candidate
Ida Sudolcan (Nonpartisan)
Sylvester Vasquez Jr. (Nonpartisan)

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General election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large

Incumbent Florinda Bernal, incumbent Keith Byrom, and incumbent James Sullivan won election in the general election for Southwest Independent School District school board At-large on May 9, 2015.

Candidate
Florinda Bernal (Nonpartisan)
Keith Byrom (Nonpartisan)
James Sullivan (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Ida Sudolcan20032028
Sylvester Vasquez Jr.20002028
Daniel Carrillo20212027
Florinda Bernal20062027
James Sullivan20052027
José Diaz20232026
James Gonzalez20232026

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Overlapping state house districts

Southwest Independent School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Texas House of Representatives District 118John LujanRepublican Party 78% 17%
Texas House of Representatives District 117Philip CortezDemocratic Party 22% 26%
Texas House of Representatives District 124Josey GarciaDemocratic Party 1% 1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $25,936,000 $1,925 14%
Local: $60,450,000 $4,486 32%
State: $103,119,000 $7,653 54%
Total: $189,505,000 $14,064
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $208,875,000 $15,502
Total Current Expenditures: $157,420,000 $11,683
Instructional Expenditures: $94,877,000 $7,041 45%
Student and Staff Support: $19,065,000 $1,414 9%
Administration: $15,136,000 $1,123 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $28,342,000 $2,103 14%
Total Capital Outlay: $39,749,000 $2,950
Construction: $37,099,000 $2,753
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $576,000 $42
Interest on Debt: $10,812,000 $802

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 21 40-59 20-24 20 >=50 20-29 30-34
2018-2019 42 60-79 40-44 41 <50 50-59 52
2017-2018 41 60-79 35-39 40 >=50 50-54 53
2016-2017 75 >=80 70-74 75 >=50 75-79 81
2015-2016 70 >=50 65-69 70 >=50 75-79 75
2014-2015 64 >=80 60-64 64 >=50 60-69 73
2013-2014 64 60-79 60-64 63 >=50 60-69 73
2012-2013 61 50-59 50-54 61 <50 65-69 75
2011-2012 70 70-79 65-69 70 >=50 70-79 82
2010-2011 77 70-79 75-79 77 PS 81

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 31 40-49 25-29 30 <50 20-29 40-44
2018-2019 36 50-59 35-39 36 <50 50-59 46
2017-2018 35 40-49 30-34 34 >=50 45-49 47
2016-2017 64 >=80 65-69 64 >=50 65-69 74
2015-2016 64 >=80 65-69 63 >=50 75-79 78
2014-2015 64 70-79 65-69 63 >=50 75-79 73
2013-2014 65 60-69 65-69 64 >=50 70-79 77
2012-2013 68 60-69 65-69 67 <50 75-79 79
2011-2012 81 80-89 75-79 81 >=50 >=90 89
2010-2011 85 >=90 80-84 84 PS 92

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 95 PS >=80 95 PS >=50 80-89
2017-2018 93 PS >=80 93 PS 80-89
2016-2017 93 PS >=80 93 >=50 >=90
2015-2016 91 >=50 80-89 90 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 91 >=50 >=80 91 PS >=50 80-89
2013-2014 88 >=50 60-79 88 PS >=50 80-89
2012-2013 87 PS 60-79 87 PS PS 80-89
2011-2012 87 >=50 60-79 87 PS >=50 >=90
2010-2011 85 PS >=80 85 PS >=50 80-89

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 (%)
2022-2023 13,747 3.4
2021-2022 13,277 -1.5
2020-2021 13,474 -2.9
2019-2020 13,864 0.8
2018-2019 13,759 -0.8
2017-2018 13,873 -0.1
2016-2017 13,891 1.4
2015-2016 13,692 1.2
2014-2015 13,524 1.5
2013-2014 13,319 2.2
2012-2013 13,024 4.3
2011-2012 12,459 5.2
2010-2011 11,815 2.4
2009-2010 11,531 1.2
2008-2009 11,393 3.6
2007-2008 10,983 4.8
2006-2007 10,458 4.9
2005-2006 9,950 2.2
2004-2005 9,727 0.4
2003-2004 9,684 0.5
2002-2003 9,640 2.0
2001-2002 9,445 -1.7
2000-2001 9,608 1.0
1999-2000 9,516 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Southwest Independent School District (%) Texas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.3
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 5.1
Black 3.6 12.8
Hispanic 89.7 52.9
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.2
Two or More Races 1.2 3.0
White 4.9 25.7

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 2022-2023 school year, Southwest Independent School District had 953.45 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.42.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 37.79
Kindergarten: 63.06
Elementary: 269.35
Secondary: 359.00
Total: 953.45

Southwest Independent School District employed 7.99 district administrators and 73.93 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.99
District Administrative Support: 106.33
School Administrators: 73.93
School Administrative Support: 70.32
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 159.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 33.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 15.01
Library/Media Support: 9.91
Student Support Services: 77.88
Other Support Services: 582.71

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 Southwest Independent School District operates 19 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bexar Co J J A E P29-10
Big Country El617PK-5
Bob Hope El454PK-5
Cast Stem H S2109-12
Elm Creek El700PK-5
Francis R Scobee Middle8566-8
Hidden Cove Steam Academy521PK-6
Indian Creek El442PK-5
Judith A Resnik Middle8186-8
Kriewald Rd El520PK-5
Medio Creek El644PK-5
Ronald E Mcnair Middle7486-8
Sharon Christa Mcauliffe Middle6776-8
Sky Harbour El475PK-5
Southwest El654PK-5
Southwest H S2,1529-12
Southwest Legacy H S2,0149-12
Spicewood Park El593PK-5
Sun Valley El650PK-5

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