Young Women's Leadership Academy Pri at Page, San Antonio TX

Original Research by School Decision on Young Women's Leadership Academy Pri at Page

Young Women's Leadership Academy Primary at Page is a charter elementary school in San Antonio serving kindergarten through fifth grade, located on the city's South Side. The school enrolls a small student body drawn almost entirely from the immediate neighborhood, with a majority Hispanic enrollment and a substantial share of students from low-income households. The school is part of San Antonio ISD, which in late 2023 closed or merged nearly a third of its campuses as a response to long-term enrollment decline, a district-wide change that has reshaped neighborhood school availability across the city.

Academic performance at Page shows uneven results across subjects and grades. In English language arts, the school demonstrates solid strength: third-graders meet proficiency at a good rate, fourth-graders perform above that, and fifth-graders maintain proficiency. Mathematics tells a different story. Third-grade math proficiency is considerably low, fourth grade improves to a moderate level, and fifth grade drops sharply. Science proficiency in the only tested grade (fifth) is also low. Overall proficiency across all tested subjects places the school in the top quartile among Bexar County districts, but this reflects a reading strength that masks weaker performance in quantitative and scientific reasoning. Reading proficiency is stable and reasonably strong; the challenge lies in sustaining math gains as students progress and in building science foundations.

The school's enrollment of about five hundred students is typical for an elementary school of its grade span. More than half the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. Demographic composition is heavily Hispanic, with a small Black enrollment and very small Asian and white populations. Data on special education and English learner populations was not available, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about the availability of services in those areas and how the school approaches language support or individualized instruction.

The neighborhood around Page sits in zip code 78210 on San Antonio's South Side. Housing values in this area are below the state and national benchmarks, and rental costs are below the national average, making this a relatively affordable part of San Antonio even as the city experiences rapid growth. The broader city economy is anchored by healthcare, military installations, finance, and a growing IT and cybersecurity sector, offering families diverse employment options across income levels.

San Antonio ISD is currently implementing a district-wide curriculum alignment in math and reading, replacing campus-level variation with a common approach and adopting a phonics-centered literacy philosophy. This is part of a broader effort to address recent academic performance and align instruction across the district. Facilities across many SAISD campuses, including those not directly affected by closures, are undergoing renovation funded by a major 2020 bond measure, so families may see ongoing physical plant improvements. However, the district's rightsizing decision and resulting student displacement remain a backdrop to enrollment patterns and school stability across the system.

Page is a small, neighborhood-focused charter school serving a low-income, predominantly Hispanic community. Its strength in reading is clear; its math and science results point to areas where families should ask the school about curriculum supports, intervention strategies, and how it is engaging with the district-wide literacy and math initiatives. For families in the immediate area seeking an alternative to traditional district schools, understanding the school's specific approaches to mathematics instruction and its capacity to serve students with specialized needs will be important in evaluating whether it is the right fit.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 337%

School 37% · District 30% · ▲ 7 pts above district

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

Grade 458%

School 58% · District 29% · ▲ 29 pts above district

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

Grade 525%

School 25% · District 29% · ▼ 4 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 371%

School 71% · District 35% · ▲ 36 pts above district

▲ 25 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 475%

School 75% · District 32% · ▲ 43 pts above district

▲ 26 pts above state median · ▲ 33 pts above county median

Grade 572%

School 72% · District 44% · ▲ 28 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 23 pts above county median

Science

Grade 532%

School 32% · District 5% · ▲ 27 pts above district

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

This schoolSAN ANTONIO 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 3Lower-income68%Higher-income75%7 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income71%Higher-income77%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income63%Higher-income80%17 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income38%Higher-income34%4 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income47%Higher-income66%19 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income19%Higher-income31%12 pp gap