Brennan High School

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

Accountability rating

A

Northside ISD: B

Total students

2,588

Avg. teacher experience

10.2 years

Northside ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.3 %

Northside ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

Brennan High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Northside ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 2,588 students. The school received an accountability rating of A. 35.9% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.4% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

An average teacher's salary was $57,849, which is $3,727 more than the state average. The average SAT score at Brennan High School was 1005. The average ACT score was 22.2. In the Class of 2018, 99.3% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate was 0.2%.

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Contact information

Website

nisd.net

Address

2400 Cottonwood Way
San Antonio, TX 78253

Office phone number

(210) 398-1250

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Brennan High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 20. Students who started eighth grade in 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 22.7 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Ethnicity

Total students

2,588

African American

321 (12.4%)

Northside ISD: 6.6%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

4 (0.2%)

Northside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.4%

Asian

53 (2%)

Northside ISD: 3.4%

Statewide: 4.5%

Hispanic

1,533 (59.2%)

Northside ISD: 68%

Statewide: 52.6%

Pacific Islander

17 (0.7%)

Northside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

553 (21.4%)

Northside ISD: 18.8%

Statewide: 27.4%

Two or more races

107 (4.1%)

Northside ISD: 2.8%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

12.4%

American Indian

0.2%

Asian

2.0%

Hispanic

59.2%

Pacific Islander

0.7%

White

21.4%

Two or more races

4.1%

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

35.9 %

Northside ISD: 47.1%

Statewide: 50.1%

Economically disadvantaged

34.6 %

Northside ISD: 49.5%

Statewide: 60.6%

Limited English proficiency

2.9 %

Northside ISD: 9.2%

Statewide: 19.5%

At-risk students

35.9%

Econ. disadvantaged

34.6%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.9%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2018-2019 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.4 %

Northside ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 19.7%

Career and Technical

68.2 %

Northside ISD: 23.9%

Statewide: 26.3%

Gifted and Talented

7.9 %

Northside ISD: 7.8%

Statewide: 8.1%

Special Education

10.8 %

Northside ISD: 12.1%

Statewide: 9.6%

Bilingual/ESL

2.4%

Career and technical

68.2%

Gifted and talented

7.9%

Special education

10.8%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Overall

A

Northside ISD: B

Student achievement

A

Northside ISD: B

School progress

B

Northside ISD: B

Closing the gaps

B

Northside ISD: B

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 2019 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2014-2015 who received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2018. (Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.)

All students

99.3 %

Northside ISD: 94.7%

Statewide: 90%

African American

100 %

Northside ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 86.5%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 100%

Statewide: 85.1%

Asian

100 %

Northside ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 96.4%

Hispanic

99.5 %

Northside ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 88.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 87%

Statewide: 86.4%

White

97.9 %

Northside ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 93.6%

Two or more races

100 %

Northside ISD: 95.2%

Statewide: 91.4%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

99.5%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

97.9%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 for the 2017-2018 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

0.2 %

Northside ISD: 1.2%

Statewide: 1.9%

American Indian

0 %

Northside ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

0.3 %

Northside ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.8%

Asian

1.8 %

Northside ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0.1 %

Northside ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.3%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Northside ISD: 3.7%

Statewide: 2.7%

White

0 %

Northside ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

0.8 %

Northside ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.6%

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 2017-2018 school year.

All students

29.4 %

Northside ISD: 32.1%

Statewide: 25.8%

African American

28 %

Northside ISD: 27%

Statewide: 17%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 57.9%

Statewide: 21.9%

Asian

50 %

Northside ISD: 55.2%

Statewide: 60.9%

Hispanic

27 %

Northside ISD: 27.8%

Statewide: 23.5%

Pacific Islander

16.7 %

Northside ISD: 34%

Statewide: 20.2%

White

35.8 %

Northside ISD: 43.3%

Statewide: 27.8%

Two or more races

26.5 %

Northside ISD: 37.5%

Statewide: 28.9%

AP/IB performance

The percentage of test-taking students who passed at least one AP or IB exam in the 2017-2018 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

37 %

Northside ISD: 52.8%

Statewide: 50.7%

African American

31.1 %

Northside ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 29.2%

American Indian

N/A

Northside ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 51%

Asian

41.2 %

Northside ISD: 68.3%

Statewide: 74.6%

Hispanic

32.9 %

Northside ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 38.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 81.3%

Statewide: 52.5%

White

52.6 %

Northside ISD: 68.6%

Statewide: 64.8%

Two or more races

7.7 %

Northside ISD: 59.2%

Statewide: 62.8%

SAT

The average SAT score for the Class of 2018, 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

1005

Northside ISD: 1007

Statewide: 1036

ACT

The average ACT composite score for the Class of 2018. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

22.2

Northside ISD: 22.3

Statewide: 20.6

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 the Class of 2018.

Reading

68.5 %

Northside ISD: 64.4%

Statewide: 58.2%

Math

46.6 %

Northside ISD: 46.5%

Statewide: 46%

Reading + Math

44.1 %

Northside ISD: 44.3%

Statewide: 42.1%

Reading

68.5%

Math

46.6%

Reading + Math

44.1%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

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

Total teacher FTEs

154.2

African American

13.8 (9%)

Northside ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 10.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.7%

Hispanic

75 (48.7%)

Northside ISD: 47.1%

Statewide: 27.7%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

62.4 (40.4%)

Northside ISD: 47%

Statewide: 58.4%

Two or more races

3 (1.9%)

Northside ISD: 1.1%

Statewide: 1.1%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

2 (1.3%)

Northside ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

93.3 (60.5%)

Northside ISD: 65.3%

Statewide: 73.6%

Master's

58 (37.6%)

Northside ISD: 33.5%

Statewide: 24.3%

Doctorate

1 (0.6%)

Northside ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2018-2019.

Students per teacher

16.8

Northside ISD: 15.2

Statewide: 15.1

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2018-2019 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

10.2 years

Northside ISD: 11.5 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

$57,849

Northside ISD: $57,685

Statewide: $54,122

Beginner

$54,645

Northside ISD: $54,132

Statewide: $47,218

1 to 5 years

$54,860

Northside ISD: $54,772

Statewide: $50,408

6 to 10 years

$56,085

Northside ISD: $56,044

Statewide: $52,786

11 to 20 years

$58,246

Northside ISD: $58,471

Statewide: $56,041

20+ years

$69,734

Northside ISD: $63,861

Statewide: $62,039

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