Judson Care Academy, Converse TX

Original Research by School Decision on Judson Care Academy

Judson Care Academy is a public alternative school serving grades six through twelve in Converse, a fast-growing suburb northeast of San Antonio. The school is small, with an enrollment just under one hundred students spread across seven grade levels. It operates within Judson Independent School District.

The student body is predominantly low-income. Around nine in ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school serves a racially diverse population: just over half the enrollment is Hispanic, around a quarter are Black, about an eighth are white, and the remainder are multiracial or other backgrounds.

Academically, the school's state testing results show substantial challenges. In English language arts across grades six through eight, proficiency (Levels 3-4 combined) ranges from around one in ten to around one in three students, with seventh grade performing highest. Math proficiency is considerably lower: in grades six and eight it hovers near single digits, while seventh grade shows zero students meeting the proficiency threshold. In eighth-grade science and social studies, no students reached proficiency levels. The school-wide proficiency index places it in the bottom quartile among Bexar County districts.

Because this is an alternative school, the data landscape differs from conventional schools. No graduation rate or four-year cohort data are reported, and participation rates on state assessments are missing from the available records. The small grade-level test counts, combined with the alternative designation, suggest the school serves students with distinct academic or behavioral needs who may not follow a traditional pathway through the district. The testing data available should be understood in that context: alternative schools often enroll students with documented struggles in mainstream settings, and test results reflect that population rather than comparable peer groups.

Converse itself is one of the faster-growing suburbs in the San Antonio metro area, driven by proximity to Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, newer affordable housing developments, and regional logistics employment. The housing market is car-dependent and suburban, organized around subdivisions and commercial corridors rather than a walkable downtown. Housing values are moderate for the region. The city has been expanding rapidly, with multiple new home builders active and planned mixed-use development underway.

A parent considering Judson Care Academy should understand it as a small, specialized school serving students with academic or behavioral profiles that differ from the mainstream district population. The testing data reflects that student population. Questions about the school's specific programming, support services, counseling, and pathway to graduation or credential would be important to explore with the school directly, as the publicly available data does not include those program details.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 67%

School 7% · District 19% · ▼ 12 pts below district

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

Grade 70%

School 0% · District 9% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Grade 85%

School 5% · District 22% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 620%

School 20% · District 42% · ▼ 22 pts below district

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

Grade 733%

School 33% · District 40% · ▼ 7 pts below district

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

Grade 810%

School 10% · District 42% · ▼ 32 pts below district

▼ 45 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Science

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 29% · ▼ 29 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 80%

School 0% · District 17% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

This schoolJUDSON ISD, 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 8Lower-income8%Higher-income13%5 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 8Lower-income8%Higher-income0%8 pp gap