Lighthouse Middle, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Lighthouse Middle

Lighthouse Middle is a small charter school serving grades six through eight in San Antonio's southwest side. The school enrolls a little under one hundred students, nearly all Hispanic, with a substantial majority qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

The academic picture is one that warrants close attention. On the 2024-25 state assessment (STAAR), the school's proficiency rates are low across the board. In English language arts, the school shows a progression by grade: sixth graders at one level, seventh graders higher, and eighth graders at a moderate rate. Math proficiency is considerably lower, with only a small fraction of students at each grade level meeting the state standard, and the rate is lowest in sixth grade. Science proficiency on the eighth-grade assessment is modest. The most striking result is eighth-grade social studies, where not a single student achieved proficiency.

Viewed against other districts in Bexar County, Lighthouse Middle's overall proficiency index places it below the midpoint. The school appears to be struggling with fundamental skill-building, particularly in mathematics, where the gap between grade six and grade eight is narrow despite a year of intervening instruction.

Because Lighthouse Middle serves only middle grades, there is no graduation rate to report. Chronic absenteeism data is not available in the provided information. The school's enrollment numbers are small, which can mean more personalized attention but also less curricular breadth and fewer resources to address the kinds of academic challenges evident in the test results.

The school is located in San Antonio's southwest side, in a zip code where housing values are below the state median and where rental costs are modest relative to the national average. This area has seen modest population decline in home values year-over-year.

A parent considering Lighthouse Middle should understand that this is a school where academic proficiency, especially in math, is significantly below state benchmarks across all grade levels. The English language arts trajectory suggests some students are making progress, but the overall attainment picture suggests the school is not yet delivering grade-level mastery for most of its population. The school may benefit from more targeted interventions in math instruction; a parent may want to look into further detail with the school about how it is addressing these gaps and what support systems exist for students working below grade level.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 611%

School 11% · District 11%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Grade 715%

School 15% · District 15%

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 819%

School 19% · District 19%

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 633%

School 33% · District 33%

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 44%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 852%

School 52% · District 52%

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Science

Grade 837%

School 37% · District 37%

▼ 5 pts below state median · ▲ 2 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 0%

▼ 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 6Lower-income33%Higher-income33%0 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income43%Higher-income83%40 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income10%Higher-income17%7 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income9%Higher-income40%31 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income14%Higher-income33%19 pp gap