Basis San Antonio- Shavano Campus, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Basis San Antonio- Shavano Campus

BASIS San Antonio - Shavano Campus is a charter school serving grades 6 through 12 on San Antonio's north side. It enrolls roughly a thousand students, drawn from across the metro area rather than from a single neighborhood attendance zone. The student body is diverse: about two in five students are Asian, slightly fewer than one in three are Hispanic, and roughly one in five are white, with smaller numbers of Black students and others. Data on free- or reduced-price lunch eligibility, special education enrollment, and English learner populations were not available.

The school's academic profile is its defining characteristic. State test results from the most recent year show uniformly strong performance across all tested grades and subjects. In math, sixth-graders meet proficiency at a high rate, seventh-graders are slightly lower, and eighth-graders reach a very high proficiency level. English language arts proficiency is notably higher still, with sixth and seventh graders well above the midpoint and eighth-graders at exceptionally high levels. Science and social studies results, tested only in eighth grade, also exceed proficiency thresholds substantially. Across all tested subjects and grade levels combined, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile among the districts in Bexar County. The data reflects only this single school year, so no trend over time is available.

The grade band structure creates an academic pathway that differs from traditional middle and high schools. Students enter in sixth grade and remain through twelfth, which can reduce transitions and allow for curriculum continuity. However, the high school grades (nine through twelve) enroll smaller numbers of students than the lower grades, a pattern common in charter and alternative settings where enrollment drops as students age. Data on graduation rates, college enrollment, AP course offerings, or dual-credit pathways were not in the available information. The school's website was not provided, so details about course sequences, extracurricular options, or specific college-preparation programming are not on hand. A parent interested in understanding the high school experience and post-secondary outcomes may want to visit the school directly or contact it to learn what these grades look like in practice.

The school is part of BASIS Texas, a statewide charter operator. No recent district-level policy changes affecting parent decisions were identified in available sources. The neighborhood around the school, in the north-central part of San Antonio, sits within a wider metro region experiencing rapid residential growth, with housing costs near the county benchmark and rental costs modest. The region anchors its economy on healthcare, military operations, finance, and growing technology sectors.

The environment at BASIS Shavano is fundamentally one of strong demonstrated academic performance in the tested domains, with an enrollment that skews toward families able to enroll outside their assigned public district, and a structure that keeps students in one school building from middle through high school. Families drawn to this school are typically looking for rigorous academics and continuity of environment, accepting that it requires transportation from home and sits outside traditional neighborhood attendance boundaries.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 85 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 687%

School 87% · District 81% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 53 pts above state median · ▲ 56 pts above county median

Grade 783%

School 83% · District 67% · ▲ 16 pts above district

▲ 56 pts above state median · ▲ 69 pts above county median

Grade 894%

School 94% · District 90% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 52 pts above state median · ▲ 69 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 691%

School 91% · District 88% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 39 pts above state median · ▲ 47 pts above county median

Grade 789%

School 89% · District 88% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 40 pts above state median · ▲ 46 pts above county median

Grade 898%

School 98% · District 96% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 43 pts above state median · ▲ 51 pts above county median

Science

Grade 894%

School 94% · District 88% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 52 pts above state median · ▲ 59 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 875%

School 75% · District 70% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 51 pts above state median · ▲ 57 pts above county median

This schoolBASIS TEXAS, same grade

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 5Lower-income75%Higher-income77%2 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income88%Higher-income91%3 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income80%Higher-income89%9 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 5Lower-income75%Higher-income82%7 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income100%Higher-income86%14 pp gap