Great Hearts Monte Vista North, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Great Hearts Monte Vista North

Great Hearts Monte Vista North is a classical charter school serving grades six through twelve in San Antonio. It operates as one campus within Great Hearts Texas, a multi-campus charter network that has expanded significantly across North Texas and now serves urban San Antonio as well.

The school enrolls a small-to-moderate population of students split fairly evenly across its middle grades and with smaller cohorts in high school. About half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is ethnically mixed, with roughly equal representation of Hispanic and white students and smaller shares of Asian, multiracial, and other groups.

In the most recent state testing year, the school shows a split academic picture. English language arts performance is a clear strength. Across grades six through eight, a substantial majority of students demonstrated proficiency or better in reading and writing assessments, with some grades reaching notably high rates. This strength carries through to the older grades, as teachers note students reading at or above standard across the grade band.

Mathematics tells a different story. Proficiency rates in middle school math are below the midpoint, and grade eight math proficiency is particularly low, with no students reaching the proficient threshold. This gap is significant enough that a parent may want to look into what remediation or instructional changes the school is implementing to address it. The school is in the top quartile among Bexar County schools for overall proficiency when all subjects are averaged, but the math weakness pulls down that average considerably.

Science and social studies proficiency rates sit at or somewhat below the county median. Science shows moderate performance in grade eight, while social studies proficiency lags behind other subjects school-wide.

The school's location in the Mulberry Avenue area of San Antonio places it in an urban neighborhood within the city proper. San Antonio itself is one of the fastest-growing cities in the United States, with steady population growth, substantial new residential construction including many affordable units, and major employment anchors in healthcare, military installation operations, finance, and a growing technology cluster. The housing market in the school's zip code shows prices slightly below the statewide average and rents in the moderate range, reflecting the urban-core setting.

As a classical charter school, Great Hearts brings a particular pedagogical approach centered on classical education, the great books, and a structured curriculum. The network is expanding across Texas, with recent openings and facility expansions in Arlington, Fort Worth, and Irving, as well as a statewide online option. Great Hearts Texas has invested in new owned facilities for several campuses, signaling long-term institutional stability. Charter schools in Texas operate on per-pupil funding and are tuition-free, though this campus does not appear to serve as a magnet school and is not Title I designated. Parents should verify directly with the school whether it employs any selective admissions process or enrollment preferences, since the data provided does not specify those details.

A family considering this school would be weighing a middle and high school option with strong reading outcomes, struggling math achievement at the middle grade level, and a classical education model. The upper-grade high school enrollment is small, which means limited course electives or competition for spots in Advanced Placement and college-credit programs, though such data was not available. Families relocating to San Antonio would also be choosing a charter school rather than the traditional district option and should understand the choice that involves.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 38 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 649%

School 49% · District 45% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 744%

School 44% · District 53% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 30 pts above county median

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 13% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 25 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 672%

School 72% · District 68% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 28 pts above county median

Grade 769%

School 69% · District 65% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 20 pts above state median · ▲ 26 pts above county median

Grade 874%

School 74% · District 74%

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Science

Grade 846%

School 46% · District 49% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 4 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 833%

School 33% · District 38% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

This schoolGREAT HEARTS 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 6Lower-income44%Higher-income83%39 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income46%Higher-income78%32 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income44%Higher-income83%39 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 6Lower-income22%Higher-income59%37 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income29%Higher-income49%20 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income0%Higher-income0%0 pp gap