Incarnate Word High School

Incarnate Word High School

Private High School | Grade 9-12
727 E Hildebrand Ave,  San Antonio, TX
4.0
1.6
370 Students
A
Niche Grade
Incarnate Word High School is a private all-girls school founded by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in 1881. Originally established as a co-educational grade school, the institution would evolve into an all-girls high school. It is a division of the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio. As a division of the university, Incarnate Word High School’s mission is to prepare confident young women dedicated to academic excellence, integrity, community of faith, compassion, service, and stewardship. Teaching ninth through 12th grade students, the high school has an enrollment of approximately 375. Niche.com, a website that evaluates schools based on several core competencies, awards the school its highest ratings, with academics leading the way. Providing a solid faith-based curriculum in the sciences, literature, language arts, history and mathematics, Incarnate Word High School is firmly committed to student mastery of these subjects. Students can also elect to participate in a Capstone Project program designed to challenge them to make a doctoral-like dissertation on a subject of their choosing.

School Details

Student Teacher Ratio
6:1
Average SAT Score
1160
Average ACT Score
24
Average GPA
3.7
Graduation Rate
100%
Annual Tuition
$12,650
Religious Affiliation
Catholic

Niche Grade

A
Academics
B-
Teachers
A
College Prep
A-
Resources/Facilities
B+
Clubs and Activities
B
Sports
Source: Niche
Niche Grades

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Niche Grade Details

Academics
Average GPA
3.7
Teachers
Student Teacher Ratio
6:1
Teachers
84
Full Time Teachers
38
Part Time Teachers
46
College Prep
Average SAT
1160
Math
560
Verbal
600
Average ACT
24
Math
22
English
25
Reading
26
Science
23
Number of AP Courses
12
Four-Year Matriculation Rate
87%

GreatSchools Rating Details

Student Diversity

Hispanic
58.7%
White
29.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander
7.3%
Black
2.9%
Two or more races
1%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
<1%
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School Rankings

#7 Best All Girls Schools in Texas
#35 Best Catholic Schools in Texas
Source: Niche

Specialty School Programs

Athletics Program

Colleges Students are Considering

Students are most interested in or go on to attend these colleges.
University of Texas - Austin 216 Students
University of the Incarnate Word 190 Students
Texas A&M University 166 Students
The University of Texas at San Antonio 164 Students
Texas State University 126 Students
Baylor University 126 Students
Rice University 104 Students
St. Mary's University 89 Students
Texas Tech University 88 Students
St. Edward's University 88 Students

What Students Want to Study

Niche users from this school are most interested in the following majors.
Biology 81 Students
Psychology 70 Students
Business 65 Students
Nursing 56 Students
Pre-Medicine Studies 50 Students
Political Science and Government 35 Students
Pre-Law Studies 31 Students
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 30 Students
Criminology 29 Students
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 27 Students

This School’s Reviews

Niche Reviews
4.0 194 Reviews
1.0 Parent
10/6/2023
I was very disappointed with this institution. It is an extremely toxic High School environment. Bullying and harassment is a part of their culture. In addition, communication from the school is inconsistent and unreliable, leaving parents and students uninformed. I strongly caution parents against sending their daughters to IWHS.
1.0 Parent
5/10/2023
Everything here costs money even the sport banquet was $45 for each parent who attends. The school counselors left, the good teachers leave. When we pay $13,000 to go to school here why do everything cost more money. Is this why my child is in sports to pay extra. everytime we turn around someone asking for contributions
1.0 Alum
12/6/2022
Expected more from this school with athletic programs. Teacher turnaround is a lot and the ones that stay don't seem to be employable anywhere else.
GreatSchools Reviews
1.6 9 Reviews
1.0 parent
10/6/2023
First and foremost, my disappointment lies with the administration of IWHS. Throughout my daughter's time at the school, I observed a consistent lack of transparency, accountability, and responsiveness from the administration. They have consistently failed to address important issues effectively, pa...
1.0 parent
12/7/2022
Highly disappointed in this school. It should be run by nuns not the current leadership. There is no even distribution of race because everyone is Hispanic. What a waste of money to send our daughters here.
2.0 parent
7/27/2022
Lots of teacher turnover and the schedule is rather a mess. I don't think the girls use their time wisely; it seems a lot of time is wasted due to lots of movement and low supervision. Lots of busy work; academics are at level but not too challenging. Be sure to look carefully at this school and oth...
2.0 parent
8/10/2020
Awful. Its the administration's disorganized way of running the school and constant problems with effective management of the school and interaction with parents and students. I am still considering transferring my daughter before the school year starts because I don't see it getting better.

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