McCollum High School

  • High school in Harlandale ISD
  • San Antonio, TX
  • 9th grade - 12th grade

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Harlandale ISD: B

Total students

1,496

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Harlandale ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

92.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 90%

Statewide: 90%

McCollum High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Harlandale ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,496 students. 76.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 9.2% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of C for the 2021-2022 school year.

In the Class of 2021, 92.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at McCollum High School was 889 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 23.6.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,836, which is $949 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 10 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

500 W Formosa Blvd
San Antonio, TX 78221-2799

Office phone number

(210) 989-1500

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in McCollum High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 21.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,496

African American

3 (0.2%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Harlandale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

1 (0.1%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,455 (97.3%)

Harlandale ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Harlandale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

34 (2.3%)

Harlandale ISD: 1.6%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

3 (0.2%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.2%

American Indian

0%

Asian

0.1%

Hispanic

97.3%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

2.3%

Two or more races

0.2%

Risk factors

A student is identified as being at risk of dropping out of school based on state-defined criteria. A student is defined as "economically disadvantaged" if he or she is eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or other public assistance.

At-risk students

76.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 80%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

81.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 88.3%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

9.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 17.5%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

76.4%

Econ. disadvantaged

81.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

9.4%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2021-2022 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

9.2 %

Harlandale ISD: 20.1%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

6.9 %

Harlandale ISD: 6.7%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

13.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 12.3%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

9.2%

Gifted and talented

6.9%

Special education

13.4%

Academics

Accountability ratings

Texas assigns ratings to districts and campuses that designate their performance in relation to the state's accountability system.

A-F ratings for the 2022-2023 school year have not yet been released. Many school districts have sued the Texas Education Agency after the agency made changes to the way ratings would be calculated. The ratings won’t be released until the case is resolved.

Overall (2021-2022)

C

Harlandale ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Harlandale ISD: C

School progress (2021-2022)

B

Harlandale ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

C

Harlandale ISD: C

The overall grades are based on three categories: student achievement (how well students perform academically), school progress (how well students perform over time and compared to students in similar schools) and closing the gaps (how well schools are boosting performance for subgroups such as students with special needs).

For a detailed explanation of this year’s accountability system, see the 2022 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2017-2018 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

92.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 90%

Statewide: 90%

African American

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

92.1 %

Harlandale ISD: 89.8%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Harlandale ISD: 93.3%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

92.1%

Pacific Islander

N/A

White

100.0%

Two or more races

Masked

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2020-2021 school year. It is calculated by dividing the number of dropouts by the number of students who were in attendance at any time during the school year.

All students

3 %

Harlandale ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

N/A

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

3 %

Harlandale ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 2.6%

White

2.3 %

Harlandale ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2020-2021 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

54.8 %

Harlandale ISD: 40.2%

Statewide: 15%

African American

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 57.5%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

N/A

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 20%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

55.3 %

Harlandale ISD: 40.2%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 17.9%

White

46.5 %

Harlandale ISD: 38%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 27.3%

Statewide: 13.9%

College readiness

AP/IB participation

The percentage of students in grades 11 and 12 taking at least one Advanced Placement (AP) or International Baccalaureate (IB) exam in any subject during the 2020-2021 school year.

All students

19.9 %

Harlandale ISD: 16%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

19.9 %

Harlandale ISD: 16%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 17.9%

White

14.3 %

Harlandale ISD: 14.7%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 23.5%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students in grades 11 and 12 who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2020-2021 school year. A passing score on the AP exam is a 3, 4 or 5. On an IB exam, it is a 4, 5, 6 or 7.

All students

4.5 %

Harlandale ISD: 7.9%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

Masked

Harlandale ISD: Masked

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

4.7 %

Harlandale ISD: 8.1%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 43.9%

White

Masked

Harlandale ISD: 0%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

N/A

Harlandale ISD: N/A

Statewide: 60.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2020-2021, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.

Avg. SAT score

889

Harlandale ISD: 905

Statewide: 1002

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2020-2021. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

23.6

Harlandale ISD: 21.9

Statewide: 20.0

College-ready graduates

A graduate is considered college ready in Reading or Math if he or she has met or exceeded the college-ready criteria on the Texas Success Initiative Assessment (TSIA) test, the SAT or the ACT test. These figures are for students graduating in 2020-2021.

Reading

42.2 %

Harlandale ISD: 44.6%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

47.3 %

Harlandale ISD: 42.3%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

26.4 %

Harlandale ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

42.2%

Math

47.3%

Reading + Math

26.4%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

115.6

African American

5.8 (5%)

Harlandale ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

1 (0.9%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0.1 (0.1%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

73.2 (63.3%)

Harlandale ISD: 72.7%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

1 (0.9%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

33.5 (29%)

Harlandale ISD: 24%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

1 (0.9%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent.

No degree

3 (2.6%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

80.5 (69.7%)

Harlandale ISD: 72%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

32.1 (27.7%)

Harlandale ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Harlandale ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2021-2022.

Students per teacher

12.9

Harlandale ISD: 13.2

Statewide: 14.6

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2021-2022 school year refers to tenure — the number of years a teacher has been employed in any district, whether or not there was an interruption in service.

Avg. teacher experience

10 years

Harlandale ISD: 10.4 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Teacher salaries

The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.

Base average

$59,836

Harlandale ISD: $59,926

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$55,503

Harlandale ISD: $55,580

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,118

Harlandale ISD: $56,191

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$58,342

Harlandale ISD: $58,554

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$61,683

Harlandale ISD: $61,749

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$66,318

Harlandale ISD: $66,531

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$81,824

Harlandale ISD: $77,490

Statewide: $71,111

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