Academics
Alamo Heights High School is known for its excellence as a college preparatory high school where students benefit from a challenging educational program and a wide array of extra curricular opportunities. Graduates must demonstrate mastery of Reading, Mathematics, and Writing as measured by the (STAAR). Students are encouraged to complete one of the advanced/recommended programs set forth by the Texas State Board of Education. Additional courses in math, science, social studies, foreign language, computer studies, fine arts, public speaking, and journalism distinguish these programs. A seal denoting the student’s program completion is affixed to his/her transcript at the end of the senior year.
In 2012, Alamo Heights was recognized by Newsweek as number 194 out of 1,300 of the nations best public schools. It was also named by Texas Monthly magazine ‘one of only twelve traditional Texas public high schools that excelled in all four of the subject areas’ (i.e. language arts, math, social studies and science.
Curriculum: Alamo Heights has designed programs to meet the needs of students at four levels: GT, PreAP/AP, enriched, and regular. The terminal courses in the honors sequence carry the title AP and follow the College Board’s Advanced Placement curriculum. PreAP/AP courses are offered in the following: English, mathematics, music, science, social studies, foreign languages, and art. Currently, dual credit enrollment courses are offered through San Antonio College for English IV, French IV, Calculus BC, Computer Science III, and Physics II.
24 AP courses offered in subject areas:
- AP English Lang., AP English Lit.
- AP Calculus AB, AP Calculus BC, AP Statistics
- AP Biology, AP Chemistry, AP Physics
- AP World History, AP US History, AP Human Geography,
- AP European History, AP Government, AP Economics
- AP Spanish Lang., AP Spanish Lit. AP French Lang.
- AP French Lit., AP Latin Vergil, AP Latin Lit.
- AP Art 2-D Design, AP Art Drawing, AP Music Theory.
- AP Psychology
Faculty: 115 faculty members; 75% with Master’s degrees and above
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