East Central High School

East Central High School sits on the eastern edge of San Antonio, in a sprawling semi-rural pocket of Bexar County where the city gradually gives way to open land and tight-knit neighborhoods that have been here for generations. Academics are a real challenge here, and families considering a move to the area should factor that into the decision — the school ranks in the bottom tier statewide, with particularly low scores in math and science. That said, for families already rooted in this community, East Central does carry a strong sense of local identity and school pride that can be hard to find in larger, more transient parts of the city.