Valor San Antonio, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Valor San Antonio

Valor San Antonio is a charter school serving kindergarten through eighth grade in the western part of the city, on Centerview Drive. The school is part of Valor Public Schools and sits within a region experiencing sustained rapid growth, with new residential development ongoing across neighborhoods like Stone Oak, Alamo Ranch, and Southtown.

The school enrolls a modest population, with a student body that reflects San Antonio's demographics: about three-fifths of students identify as Hispanic, with meaningful representation of white, Black, and Asian students. Just under half of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The kindergarten cohort is the largest, tapering as grade levels rise through middle school.

On state testing, the school's picture is mixed and uneven by grade and subject. In English language arts, results show strength in the upper grades. By eighth grade, students reach proficiency at meaningful levels in ELA and science. However, in the earlier elementary grades and particularly in math across all grades, proficiency rates are consistently low. Third grade math proficiency sits in the low range; fourth and fifth grade math proficiency dips further before rising modestly in sixth. Seventh grade math performance drops again. A parent may want to look into the school's approach to mathematics instruction and support in the lower grades, as well as what interventions or tutoring options exist. The school's math performance overall lags its ELA and science results.

In social studies, eighth grade performance is notably weak. Science shows wider variation: eighth grade reaches moderate proficiency, but testing data for grade five is too limited to assess. The trend of lower performance in the lower elementary grades contrasts with stronger upper-grade ELA results, suggesting the school may be facing challenges with early literacy or numeracy foundations that take time to address as students progress.

Across all subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index places it above the midpoint among schools serving grades tested within Bexar County's district universe, a modest positive positioning.

The school is located in a growing area of San Antonio where housing values have recently declined slightly while remaining moderate for the region. San Antonio overall is one of the fastest-growing cities in the nation, with major employment anchored in healthcare, military installations, finance, and a growing technology sector. The city's economy is diverse and robust, and public transit through VIA serves the area, though San Antonio remains broadly car-dependent outside the downtown core.

Grade five and eighth grade math enrollment is small, which may reflect how the school structures or reports testing cohorts. For a complete picture of the school's overall student population, testing participation rates, and specific support services including special education and English learner resources, direct conversation with the school would be worth pursuing.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 52% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

Grade 429%

School 29% · District 50% · ▼ 21 pts below district

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 522%

School 22% · district not reported

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

Grade 639%

School 39% · District 48% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 719%

School 19% · District 36% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 62% · ▼ 36 pts below district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 434%

School 34% · District 55% · ▼ 21 pts below district

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

Grade 669%

School 69% · District 68% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 25 pts above county median

Grade 750%

School 50% · District 61% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 860%

School 60% · District 77% · ▼ 17 pts below district

▲ 5 pts above state median · ▲ 13 pts above county median

Science

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 52% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 45% · ▼ 35 pts below district

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

This schoolVALOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 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 3Lower-income38%Higher-income22%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income57%Higher-income71%14 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income60%Higher-income48%12 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income36%2 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income9%Higher-income31%22 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income14%Higher-income44%30 pp gap

Grade 7Lower-income17%Higher-income21%4 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income0%Higher-income33%33 pp gap