Guide to Enrolling at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus for 2024–25

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Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus is an in-district charter school at San Antonio ISD, in partnership with Democracy Prep Public Schools, that is dedicated to educating responsible citizen-scholars for success in a college of their choice and a life of active citizenship. They are accepting applications for enrollment for the 2024–25 school year through the SAISD Choice Schools enrollment process. We have put together this guide to help you learn more about Democracy Prep Stewart and take steps to enroll your child for the coming school year.

About Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Democracy Prep Public Schools was founded in 2005 in New York and now serves over 5,000 students across more than a dozen schools in New York, Las Vegas, and San Antonio. The success of Democracy Prep shows that students, regardless of what zip code they are born into, can perform at high academic levels.

Because Democracy Prep is a nationally recognized network with proven success in increasing student achievement and helping students to reach their full potential, leaders at SAISD sought a partnership that would transform Stewart Elementary, a campus that prior to becoming a Democracy Prep school was at risk of closing under the state accountability system. Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus opened in 2018 as an in-district charter school in SAISD with Democracy Prep as its partner. 

Democracy Prep Stewart provides students with a rigorous, college-prep academic program along with co-curriculars that help them become better learners. Civic education starts in kindergarten, and is taught both in the classrooms and out in the community. The goal is for scholars to learn that they have a voice and practice using their voices to effect positive change. The dual language program builds cognitive skills in Spanish and English. Every student participates in fine arts education, including visual arts, theater arts, and can also take mariachi.

During the advisory block each day, students build study habits, learn organizational skills, and practice social emotional learning. The school culture is built on the DREAM values: Discipline, Respect, Enthusiasm, Accountability, and Maturity.

Democracy Prep at Stewart prides itself on being a neighborhood school. There is an emphasis on community engagement and culturally responsive practices. Monthly family events bring parents and caregivers onto campus for celebrations.

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Democracy Prep in San Antonio

​​Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus serves students from pre-K through eighth grade. The campus is located at 1950 Rigsby Ave., San Antonio, TX 78210 (map). The main phone number is 210-438-6875, and you can reach the school by email at dpsc_info@democracyprep.org.

On their most recent report card, Democracy Prep Stewart earned a B rating. For the district-level report card, they are included with SAISD, which earned a B rating.

Download the free San Antonio Charter Schools app for an interactive map that includes Democracy Prep Stewart and more. You can also find campus information about Democracy Prep (and many other schools of choice, including SAISD Choice Schools) in our Guide to Charter Schools in San Antonio.

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Enroll at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Families can apply to Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus through the enrollment process for SAISD Choice Schools. The simplest way is to apply online. According to SAISD’s school choice timeline, the application window for 2024–25 opened on December 1, 2023. The deadline to submit an application for lotteries is February 15, 2024; families will still be able to submit applications after this date, but they will be added to the waiting list based on when they applied. The first round of 2024–25 offers will be announced by March 1, 2024; the deadline to accept those offers is March 22, 2024. Students on waiting lists will begin receiving offers as early as March 19, 2024, and that will continue into the new school year. Find more information on the SAISD Choice Schools FAQ and in our SAISD Choice Schools enrollment guide.

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In addition, please join the San Antonio Charter Moms discussion group on Facebook to post questions and search previous discussions about Democracy Prep Stewart and SAISD Choice Schools. 

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Facts About Democracy Prep

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus has partnerships with Gardopia Gardens, the UTSA Arts, the San Antonio Public Library, After-School All-Stars, and the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts.

All students participate in planting and maintaining the school garden through the school’s partnership with Gardopia Gardens. They learn about plants and healthy foods through hands-on experience. Students and families worked together to plant a pollinator garden, as seen in this video.

The campus also hosts more than 20 extracurricular clubs including Student Council, Art Club, Cinema Club, Chess Club, LEGO Club, and Anime Club. Even kindergarteners can participate in clubs.

At Democracy Prep Stewart, all grade levels take three field trips a year—one in the beginning, one in the middle, and one at the end of the school year. Some of the enriching trips include the Heritage Museum of the Texas Hill Country, Natural Bridge Caverns, the Science Mill, and the LEGOLAND Discovery Center. 

By providing students with a rigorous, college-prep academic program along with co-curriculars that will help students become better learners, Democracy Prep Stewart is educating responsible citizen-scholars for success in a college of their choice and a life of active citizenship. We encourage you to learn more about Democracy Prep Stewart and consider enrolling your students at this partnership school. 

Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus

Charter Moms Chats

Watch Virginia Boyce, Executive Director and Principal at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, and Michelle Herrera, Director of Operations at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, and Summer Ahmed, Assistant Principal at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus, speak with Inga Cotton on Charter Moms Chats on January 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM Central live on Facebook and YouTube.

Virginia Boyce is the Executive Director and Principal of Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus. She has worked as an Assistant Principal and Instructional Coach in San Antonio ISD, and is a former Teach For America corps member. She graduated from Georgetown University with a degree in English literature, Spanish, and history.

Michelle Herrera is a first-generation born in the United States to Guatemalan parents. In 2004, Michelle embarked on her scholarly journey at Syracuse University through the Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) that provides scholarships to economically and educationally disadvantaged students. She started her career in education with Democracy Prep in 2012 at Harlem Prep Elementary, and in 2018 she decided to move to San Antonio as part of the founding team of Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus. She is also a proud parent of Charly, an eighth grade student at YWLA, and Mia, a sixth grade student at Stewart. 

Summer Ahmed is the Assistant Principal at Democracy Prep at the Stewart Campus. She has also served as a teacher in San Antonio ISD.

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