Stone Oak, San Antonio

Stone Oak is an affluent master-planned, deed restricted, multi-use development in far north central San Antonio, Texas, USA. As of 2012, the Stone Oak population is estimated to be 75,984, an increase of 55,927 people since 2000. Stone Oak is located north of Loop 1604 and west of 281. The district is known for its gated-communities, 24‑hour security, and well landscaped medians. For privacy—many of Stone Oak's communities are gated.^[1] The area has many large and small shopping centers catering to the residents' needs. The Dominion, Alamo Heights, Olmos Park, Terrell Hills, Hill Country Village, Monte Vista, Shavano Park and Stone Oak round out San Antonio's top affluent neighborhoods . Stone Oak is also home to the Canyon Springs Golf Club.

Demographics

Population

• 2012 Population: 75,984 ^[2][2]
• 2010 Population: 65,430
• White Population: 55,449
• Black Population: 3,155
• Hispanic Population: 19,505
• Asian Population: 4,987
• Hawaiian Population: 166
• Indian Population: 505
• Male Population: 32,004
• Female Population: 33,426
• Median Age: 35.8
• Median Age of Males: 35.3
• Median Age of Females: 36.2 ^[3][4]
• Men-to-women ration: 32,004 men and 33,426 women.

Households & income

• Family Households: 17,631 ^[3][4]
• Total Households: 22,670 ^[3][4]
• Average Household Income: $107,490 ^[2][5]
• Zip Code: 78258, 78260

Schools and education

Neighborhoods in the Stone Oak District south of Overlook Drive are served by North East Independent School District. A small portion of Stone Oak neighborhoods north of Overlook Drive are served by Comal Independent School District. In the North East Independent School District, Stone Oak is served by Wilderness Oak Elementary, Stone Oak Elementary, Hardy Oak Elementary, Canyon Ridge Elementary, Lopez Middle School, Bush Middle School, Tejeda Middle School (a very small portion north of Stone Oak Parkway, east of Canyon Golf Road, and South of Wilderness Oak Drive and Mountain Lodge), Lady Bird Johnson High School, and Reagan High School.

Growth of student population

Before the 2007-2008 opening of Lopez Middle School, 2006-2007 opening of Wilderness Oak Elementary and Canyon Ridge Elementary School, the entire Stone Oak area was served under Barbara Bush Middle School, Stone Oak Elementary, Hardy Oak Elementary, and Ronald Reagan High School. During the fastest growth times which was 2002 to 2007, Barbara Bush Middle School and nearby elementary schools grew tremendously and was severely overcrowded. According to statistics, Barbara Bush Middle School was considered the fastest growing middle school in the San Antonio area along with Driscoll Middle School and Tejeda Middle School. The schools became so overcrowded that Barbara Bush Middle School, Ronald Reagan High School, Hardy Oak Elementary, and Stone Oak Elementary schools were capped. Therefore, to relieve this growth North East Independent School District opened Wilderness Oak Elementary, Canyon Ridge Elementary, Lopez Middle School, and Lady Bird Johnson High School.

Bush-Tejeda Middle School boundaries change

On April 28, 2008, the NEISD Board of Trustees approved a boundary change affecting the Tejeda and Bush Middle School boundaries in the 2010-2011 school year. The district will move the portion of the Tejeda Middle School attendance area on the west side of U.S. 281 to Bush Middle School to address growth at Tejeda and mirror elementary boundary changes for a new elementary school opening adjacent to the Tuscany Heights subdivision in the fall of 2010. This middle school boundary change would not take effect until fall 2010 when the new elementary school opens. Details of the middle school boundary change includes:

• Rezone the current Tejeda attendance area west of US 281 (Mountain Lodge, Mountain Lodge Villas, Northwind Estates, The Oaklands, Summerglen, and Tuscany Heights) to Bush effective fall 2010.
• Allow any students in this area to apply for a voluntary transfer from Tejeda to Bush at any time during the transition period until the boundary change in fall 2010.
• Offer transportation from this area to both Tejeda and Bush during this transition period.
• Allow any student who begins their middle school career at either school during the transition period to finish at that same school. This does not extend grandfathering privileges to younger siblings or incoming students in 2010.^[6]

Capped schools

Capping is a method that North East Independent School District uses to control the growing student population at schools. This method is used by picking a specific date and time where the school will be capped and no more new students will be allowed attend the zoned school. Students who move in after the specific date will be assigned to an overflow school until their home campus is relieved. During the 2003-2004 school year, Hardy Oak Elementary and Stone Oak Elementary were capped. At sometime in the Fall Semester of the 2005-2006 school year, Barbara Bush Middle School and Ronald Reagan High School were capped until a new school opens to relieve growth. At some point during the spring semester of the 2005-2006 school year, Wilderness Oak and Canyon Ridge Elementary were capped. Overflow schools for these schools were:

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