Southwest High School
- High school in Southwest ISD
- San Antonio, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Total students
2,195
Avg. teacher experience
12.8 years
Southwest ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Four-year graduation rate
94.8 %
Southwest ISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
Southwest High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Southwest ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 2,195 students. 53.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 14% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.
In the Class of 2023, 94.8% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 0.7% during the 2022-2023 school year.
The average SAT score at Southwest High School was 881 for 2022-2023 graduates. The average ACT score was 16.6.
As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $64,151, which is $1,677 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 12.8 years of experience.
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Principal
- Amanda Wagner
- awagner@swisd.net
- (210) 622-4500
Higher Ed Outcomes
Students in Southwest High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
2,195
African American
91 (4.1%)
Southwest ISD: 3.9%
Statewide: 12.8%
American Indian
3 (0.1%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
5 (0.2%)
Southwest ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 5.4%
Hispanic
1,925 (87.7%)
Southwest ISD: 89.7%
Statewide: 53.2%
Pacific Islander
1 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
134 (6.1%)
Southwest ISD: 4.6%
Statewide: 25%
Two or more races
36 (1.6%)
Southwest ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 3.1%
Risk factors
A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.
At-risk students
53.5 %
Southwest ISD: 72.1%
Statewide: 53.2%
Economically disadvantaged
69.2 %
Southwest ISD: 81.6%
Statewide: 62.3%
Limited English proficiency
14.9 %
Southwest ISD: 19.2%
Statewide: 24.4%
Enrollment by program
A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.
Bilingual/ESL
14 %
Southwest ISD: 19%
Statewide: 24.5%
Gifted and Talented
14.2 %
Southwest ISD: 10.9%
Statewide: 8.5%
Special Education
16.8 %
Southwest ISD: 18.2%
Statewide: 13.9%
Academics
Accountability ratings
Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.
Overall (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Student achievement (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
School progress (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Closing the gaps (2023-2024)
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).
For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2024 Accountability Manual.
Four-year graduation rates
The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.
All students
94.8 %
Southwest ISD: 93.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
100 %
Southwest ISD: 97%
Statewide: 86.7%
American Indian
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 89.3%
Asian
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 96.9%
Hispanic
94.6 %
Southwest ISD: 93.6%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Statewide: 88.3%
White
94.3 %
Southwest ISD: 96%
Statewide: 94.2%
Two or more races
90 %
Southwest ISD: 91.7%
Statewide: 91.7%
Dropout rates
The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2022-2023 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.
All students
0.7 %
Southwest ISD: 1.1%
Statewide: 2%
African American
0 %
Southwest ISD: 0%
Statewide: 3.2%
American Indian
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 2.3%
Asian
0 %
Southwest ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.5%
Hispanic
0.8 %
Southwest ISD: 1.2%
Statewide: 2.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 1.8%
White
0 %
Southwest ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1%
Two or more races
0 %
Southwest ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.7%
Chronic absenteeism
The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.
All students
35.1 %
Southwest ISD: 32.9%
Statewide: 20.3%
African American
31.1 %
Southwest ISD: 30.6%
Statewide: 24.8%
American Indian
Masked
Southwest ISD: 41.7%
Statewide: 21.3%
Asian
0 %
Southwest ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 7.6%
Hispanic
35.2 %
Southwest ISD: 33.5%
Statewide: 23.2%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Southwest ISD: 50%
Statewide: 23.7%
White
38.1 %
Southwest ISD: 27.3%
Statewide: 14.5%
Two or more races
28.2 %
Southwest ISD: 25.5%
Statewide: 18.7%
College readiness
AP/IB participation
The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2022-2023 school year.
All students
9.7 %
Southwest ISD: 11.9%
Statewide: 24.2%
African American
2.4 %
Southwest ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 15.9%
American Indian
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.8%
Asian
Masked
Southwest ISD: 14.3%
Statewide: 61.5%
Hispanic
10.1 %
Southwest ISD: 12%
Statewide: 21.4%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 19.5%
White
8.2 %
Southwest ISD: 11%
Statewide: 26.3%
Two or more races
10 %
Southwest ISD: 13.6%
Statewide: 26.9%
AP/IB performance
The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2022-2023 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.
All students
38.1 %
Southwest ISD: 21%
Statewide: 53.3%
African American
Masked
Southwest ISD: 16.7%
Statewide: 34.1%
American Indian
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Statewide: 53.6%
Asian
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 79.5%
Hispanic
37.5 %
Southwest ISD: 20.2%
Statewide: 39.9%
Pacific Islander
N/A
Southwest ISD: N/A
Statewide: 47.4%
White
40 %
Southwest ISD: 40%
Statewide: 67%
Two or more races
Masked
Southwest ISD: Masked
Statewide: 66%
SAT
The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
881
Southwest ISD: 856
Statewide: 978
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
16.6
Southwest ISD: 15.0
Statewide: 19.2
College-ready graduates
A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2022-2023.
Reading
72.4 %
Southwest ISD: 57.7%
Statewide: 62.8%
Math
73.1 %
Southwest ISD: 53.5%
Statewide: 54.3%
Reading + Math
66 %
Southwest ISD: 47.4%
Statewide: 48.4%
Staff
Teacher ethnicities
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.
Total teacher FTEs
139.5
African American
4.8 (3.4%)
Southwest ISD: 2.4%
Statewide: 12.6%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.7%
Statewide: 2.1%
Hispanic
70.1 (50.2%)
Southwest ISD: 69.5%
Statewide: 30.1%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0%
Statewide: 0.1%
White
63.7 (45.6%)
Southwest ISD: 26.2%
Statewide: 53.4%
Two or more races
1 (0.7%)
Southwest ISD: 1%
Statewide: 1.3%
Highest degree held by teachers
These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.
No degree
6 (4.3%)
Southwest ISD: 1.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Bachelor's
74.8 (53.6%)
Southwest ISD: 67.6%
Statewide: 71.7%
Master's
58.8 (42.1%)
Southwest ISD: 30.7%
Statewide: 24.9%
Doctorate
0 (0%)
Southwest ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.8%
Students per teacher
The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.
Students per teacher
15.7
Southwest ISD: 14.8
Statewide: 14.7
Teacher experience
This figure for the 2023-2024 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.
Avg. teacher experience
12.8 years
Southwest ISD: 11.7 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
$64,151
Southwest ISD: $63,343
Statewide: $62,474
Beginner
$59,874
Southwest ISD: $55,754
Statewide: $54,272
1 to 5 years
$58,727
Southwest ISD: $60,375
Statewide: $58,185
6 to 10 years
$61,210
Southwest ISD: $61,327
Statewide: $61,494
11 to 20 years
$65,327
Southwest ISD: $64,656
Statewide: $65,219
21 to 30 years
$71,151
Southwest ISD: $69,883
Statewide: $69,723
30+ years
$75,332
Southwest ISD: $73,382
Statewide: $74,014