George Gervin Academy, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on George Gervin Academy

George Gervin Academy is a charter alternative school serving pre-K through high school on San Antonio's south side. The school operates across multiple campuses, including the recently reopened El Hombre de Hielo campus on Blanco Road, which offers dual-language instruction and full-day pre-K through fifth grade with small class sizes.

The enrollment reflects a community with substantial economic need: nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is roughly evenly split between Hispanic and Black students, with small populations of other racial groups. The school carries an exceptionally large pre-K cohort, meaning it functions partly as an early childhood provider; removing that grade level, the K-12 enrollment is considerably smaller. The high school exists but is quite small.

State test proficiency across the school is low. In English language arts, results vary by grade: third and fourth graders show minimal proficiency, while fifth graders reach roughly a third proficient, seventh graders approach four in ten, and eighth graders reach about half proficient. In math, the pattern is steeper: only about a quarter of fifth graders are proficient, and proficiency drops to zero in sixth and seventh grades before improving slightly in the tested grades. Science results in the grades tested are very low, as are eighth-grade social studies results. A parent may want to look into further with the school whether these numbers reflect the population served, the pace of instruction, or other factors, and what targeted support exists in weaker areas.

Overall proficiency across all tested subjects sits well below the midpoint among the county's districts. The district received a state accountability rating of D for 2024-2025, though one campus within the network, Ruth Jones McClendon Middle School, earned a B rating.

The school is tuition-free as a charter. San Antonio itself is one of the fastest-growing U.S. cities, with major growth on the north and south sides in newer neighborhoods and subdivisions, though the south side (where this school is located) has historically been among the lower-income parts of the city. Housing values in the school's zip code are below state and national benchmarks, and median rents have declined slightly over the past year.

The school's alternative designation and its pre-K-through-12 enrollment span suggest it serves families seeking early childhood options and a continuous pathway through secondary school in a non-traditional or specialized setting. The dual-language option at the elementary level, the small class sizes, and after-school care on the Blanco campus are concrete features a family enrolling young children would experience directly. For families with students already in middle or high school, the school offers a smaller, neighborhood-based alternative to traditional district schools, though the academic performance data available does not indicate a distinctive instructional strength in those grades.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=50%Cohort of 10 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

1,779 schools plotted. 59 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 311%

School 11% · District 4% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 412%

School 12% · District 12%

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 526%

School 26% · District 26%

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 10 pts below county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 322%

School 22% · District 4% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 36% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 32% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Grade 620%

School 20% · District 20%

▼ 32 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 735%

School 35% · District 32% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 46%

▼ 9 pts below state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

Science

Grade 520%

School 20% · District 10% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 8%

▼ 34 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 4% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 24 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

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Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.