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Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest

Southwest Preparatory School · San Antonio · 121 students

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Current score
96/1002025-26
Change
+9 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+14.6 ptsvs 81.4 average · 328 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
7 of 328tied with 5 others
A96

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 95 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 81.4 average for 328 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 8 points

88 to 96 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 96 is 14.6 points above the 81.4 average among 328 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 13 points

71 to 84 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 84 is 10.3 points above the 73.7 average among 311 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Top placement

Four-Year Completion Rate

100% Tied for 1st of 44 charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure (alternative-education accountability only) · 2025-26 · 2 share this value

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Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest is rated A by TEA, scoring 96 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.4 average for 328 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context. It is up 9 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 7th of 328 rated charter campuses serving a similar economic context (tied with 5 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. Who this school serves
  6. Student counts behind the percentages
  7. Enrollment over time
  8. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas charter averageSouthwest Preparatory School-Northwest 8785928896 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated A with 95 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas charter average
2025-26A9681.4 328 reporting81.7 829 reporting
2024-25B8880.7 323 reporting81.3 797 reporting
2023-24A9278.9 317 reporting79.5 776 reporting
2022-23B8578.9 311 reporting79.6 749 reporting
2021-22B8784.5 298 reporting84.5 700 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement96 A+19.5 vs similar economic context · 328 reporting
  • School Progress84 B+1.6 vs similar economic context · 327 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps96 A+17.9 vs similar economic context · 323 reporting
  • Academic Growth84 B+10.3 vs similar economic context · 311 reporting
  • Relative Performance81 B+0.4 vs similar economic context · 325 reporting
  • Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (328 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement96A—
School Progress84B6
Closing the Gaps96A—
Academic Growth84B6
Relative Performance81B9

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is Student Achievement (96), so School Progress (84) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 96.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level69%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level64%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
  • Meets grade level44%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
  • Masters grade level13%−4 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level62%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
  • Meets grade level22%−13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
  • Masters grade level7%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level90%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 319 reporting
  • Meets grade level56%+16 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 319 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 319 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level77%+5 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 225 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%+6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 225 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 225 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (328 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Completion

Four-Year
100.0%+53.1 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated charter campuses reporting
Five-Year
94.7%+40.1 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated charter campuses reporting
Six-Year
91.7%+37.0 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated charter campuses reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−11.4 pts vs similar economic context average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 44 rated charter campuses reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education accountability population. Each comparison average includes only charter campuses in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported charter campus rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
95.0%+10.9 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria95.0%84.1%+10.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 132 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course57.1%70.0%−12.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA38.1%40.7%−2.6 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%31.2%−31.2 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course76.2%14.3%+61.9 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an industry-based certification0.0%13.0%−13.0 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%0.5%−0.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%2.1%−2.1 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%4.4%−4.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness4.8%1.4%+3.4 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student14.3%7.8%+6.5 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces4.8%2.0%+2.8 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 133 rated charter campuses reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported charter campus percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only charter campuses for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
121
Economically disadvantaged
79.3%−2.2 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
23.1%−13.6 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
20.7%+7.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
92.2%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
27.4%+2.3 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest

African American: 4.1%Hispanic: 90.9%White: 3.3%Asian: 0.8%Two or More Races: 0.8%
  • African American 4.1%
  • Hispanic 90.9%
  • White 3.3%
  • Asian 0.8%
  • Two or More Races 0.8%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting for every category shown · 328 in full cohort

African American: 17.9%Hispanic: 72.5%White: 5.7%American Indian: 0.2%Asian: 1.7%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.8%
  • African American 17.9%
  • Hispanic 72.5%
  • White 5.7%
  • American Indian 0.2%
  • Asian 1.7%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.8%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
121
Economically disadvantaged students
96
Emergent bilingual students
28
Special education students
25

Early college pathways

Early College High School
44

TEA-published share: 36.4%

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
48
Students in TEA mobility denominator
167
TEA-published mobility rate
28.7%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 121 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 20 (14.2%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
121

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−20

Decrease · −14.2%

Change since 2021–22
−25

Decrease · −17.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
121
Selected comparison
511.6

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 rated charter campuses reporting

Student enrollment by school year for Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest
School yearStudents enrolledSouthwest Preparatory School-NorthwestChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 146 First available year 490.6
2022–23 142 Decrease of 4 (2.7%) 508.1
2023–24 136 Decrease of 6 (4.2%) 507.5
2024–25 141 Increase of 5 (3.7%) 513.2
2025–26 121 Decrease of 20 (14.2%) 511.6

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting charter campuses in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
34

20.5% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
54

32.53 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
166

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
20.5%
Selected comparison
10.2%

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 223 rated charter campuses reporting

+10.3 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
32.53
Selected comparison
16.4

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 234 rated charter campuses reporting

+16.1 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 294 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 200 43 21.5% 73 36.50 10.6% 17.4
2022–23 176 40 22.7% 100 56.82 11.2% 19.3
2023–24 156 29 18.6% 47 30.13 11.0% 18.7
2024–25 166 34 20.5% 54 32.53 10.2% 16.4
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 34 20.5% 54 32.53 10.2% 16.4
In-school suspensions 14 8.4% 16 9.64 6.4% 8.9
Out-of-school suspensions 29 17.5% 38 22.89 8.3% 11.5
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized charter campuses can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$7k$14k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest
  • Parent district: Southwest Preparatory School
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$15,156
Selected comparison
$11,677

average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 323 rated charter campuses reporting

+$3,479 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $15,156 per student for this campus, $18,157 per student for its parent district, Southwest Preparatory School, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearSouthwest Preparatory School-NorthwestParent district: Southwest Preparatory SchoolTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$9,910$13,492$13,054$8,394 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 223 rated charter campuses reporting
2019$9,942$12,933$13,108$8,756 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 243 rated charter campuses reporting
2020$10,437$14,332$14,058$9,578 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 264 rated charter campuses reporting
2021$8,655$16,215$14,797$9,611 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 287 rated charter campuses reporting
2022$14,923$16,005$15,708$11,142 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 300 rated charter campuses reporting
2023$14,137$18,696$16,792$11,391 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 307 rated charter campuses reporting
2024$14,865$19,475$18,125$11,866 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 314 rated charter campuses reporting
2025$15,156$18,157$18,972$11,677 average for charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 323 rated charter campuses reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$54,486−$8,600 vs similar economic context
Teachers
11−18.9 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.6−7.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest

1 to 5 years: 47.4%6 to 10 years: 18.4%11 to 20 years: 35.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 47.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.4%
  • 11 to 20 years 35.1%

Selected comparison average For charter campuses with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 328 reporting for every category shown · 328 in full cohort

Beginning: 13.1%1 to 5 years: 47%6 to 10 years: 20.1%11 to 20 years: 14.6%21 to 30 years: 4.5%Over 30 years: 0.8%
  • Beginning 13.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 47%
  • 6 to 10 years 20.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 14.6%
  • 21 to 30 years 4.5%
  • Over 30 years 0.8%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Southwest Preparatory School-Northwest in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classSouthwest Preparatory School-Northwest · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Grade 61823.1
Secondary English8.518
Secondary languages other than English13.817.5
Secondary math8.918.2
Secondary science10.819
Secondary social studies919.3

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 6 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 120 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#1 rankings

First-place results

1 measure

  • 1of 110

    Four-Year Completion Rate

    Texas charter average (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 110 that report this measure · tied with 2

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

2 measures

  • 3of 323

    Closing the Gaps

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 323 that report this measure · tied with 6

  • 3of 90

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Similar size · of the 90 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

5 measures

  • 6of 44

    Five-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 44 that report this measure

  • 7of 328

    Overall score

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 328 that report this measure · tied with 5

  • 7of 44

    Six-Year Completion Rate

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 44 that report this measure

  • 8of 90

    Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student

    Similar size · of the 90 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 10of 90

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Similar size · of the 90 that report this measure · tied with 1

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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