Brennan High School

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

Accountability rating (2018-2019)

A

Northside ISD: B

Total students

2,764

Avg. teacher experience

11.1 years

Northside ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.2 years

Four-year graduation rate

99.4 %

Northside ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

Brennan High School is a high school in San Antonio, TX, in the Northside ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 2,764 students. 33.5% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 2.5% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. The school received an accountability rating of A for the 2018-2019 school year.

In the Class of 2020, 99.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Brennan High School was 994 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.9.

As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $59,546, which is $1,905 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.1 years of experience.

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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 22.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 20.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

2,764

African American

312 (11.3%)

Northside ISD: 6.8%

Statewide: 12.7%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Northside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

53 (1.9%)

Northside ISD: 3.5%

Statewide: 4.7%

Hispanic

1,718 (62.2%)

Northside ISD: 68.3%

Statewide: 52.9%

Pacific Islander

9 (0.3%)

Northside ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

539 (19.5%)

Northside ISD: 17.8%

Statewide: 26.5%

Two or more races

131 (4.7%)

Northside ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 2.7%

African American

11.3%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

1.9%

Hispanic

62.2%

Pacific Islander

0.3%

White

19.5%

Two or more races

4.7%

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

33.5 %

Northside ISD: 49.3%

Statewide: 49.2%

Economically disadvantaged

30.9 %

Northside ISD: 46.2%

Statewide: 60.3%

Limited English proficiency

2.7 %

Northside ISD: 10.6%

Statewide: 20.7%

At-risk students

33.5%

Econ. disadvantaged

30.9%

Limited Eng. proficiency

2.7%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2020-2021 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

2.5 %

Northside ISD: 9.9%

Statewide: 21%

Gifted and Talented

6.7 %

Northside ISD: 7.4%

Statewide: 8.3%

Special Education

11.6 %

Northside ISD: 13.5%

Statewide: 11.1%

Bilingual/ESL

2.5%

Gifted and talented

6.7%

Special education

11.6%

Academics

Accountability ratings

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

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, the state waived accountability ratings for the 2020-2021 school year. All Texas public school districts and campuses received the label “Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster.” Our schools explorer shows the accountability ratings from the 2018-2019 school year when available.

Overall (2018-2019)

A

Northside ISD: B

Student achievement (2018-2019)

A

Northside ISD: B

School progress (2018-2019)

B

Northside ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2018-2019)

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 2021 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2016-2017 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2021. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

99.4 %

Northside ISD: 94.4%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

100 %

Northside ISD: 95.8%

Statewide: 87%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 86.3%

Asian

100 %

Northside ISD: 96.2%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

99.2 %

Northside ISD: 93.8%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 96.3%

Statewide: 89.2%

White

99.3 %

Northside ISD: 95.1%

Statewide: 94%

Two or more races

100 %

Northside ISD: 97.5%

Statewide: 91.1%

African American

100.0%

American Indian

Masked

Asian

100.0%

Hispanic

99.2%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

99.3%

Two or more races

100.0%

Dropout rates

The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 during the 2019-2020 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 %

Northside ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.6%

American Indian

0 %

Northside ISD: 5%

Statewide: 2.3%

African American

0 %

Northside ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 2.5%

Asian

0 %

Northside ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Hispanic

0 %

Northside ISD: 0.9%

Statewide: 1.9%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Northside ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.5%

White

0 %

Northside ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.9%

Two or more races

0 %

Northside ISD: 0.6%

Statewide: 1.5%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2019-2020 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

5.6 %

Northside ISD: 7.2%

Statewide: 6.7%

American Indian

0 %

Northside ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 7.8%

African American

3.2 %

Northside ISD: 7.1%

Statewide: 8.9%

Asian

1.7 %

Northside ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

6.1 %

Northside ISD: 8%

Statewide: 7.4%

Pacific Islander

0 %

Northside ISD: 6.9%

Statewide: 7.2%

White

6.6 %

Northside ISD: 5.3%

Statewide: 5.2%

Two or more races

3.1 %

Northside ISD: 6.1%

Statewide: 6.7%

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 2019-2020 school year.

All students

26.4 %

Northside ISD: 29.5%

Statewide: 22%

African American

20.5 %

Northside ISD: 24.4%

Statewide: 13.3%

American Indian

Masked

Northside ISD: 25%

Statewide: 17.2%

Asian

69 %

Northside ISD: 60.3%

Statewide: 59.1%

Hispanic

22.5 %

Northside ISD: 24.9%

Statewide: 18.6%

Pacific Islander

33.3 %

Northside ISD: 40.7%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

35.8 %

Northside ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 25.4%

Two or more races

25.4 %

Northside ISD: 37%

Statewide: 25.8%

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 2019-2020 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

48.1 %

Northside ISD: 59.9%

Statewide: 59%

African American

42.9 %

Northside ISD: 52.4%

Statewide: 40.4%

American Indian

N/A

Northside ISD: Masked

Statewide: 57.6%

Asian

55 %

Northside ISD: 75.9%

Statewide: 81.2%

Hispanic

41.4 %

Northside ISD: 53.2%

Statewide: 47.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Northside ISD: 81.8%

Statewide: 58.9%

White

59.4 %

Northside ISD: 70.2%

Statewide: 69%

Two or more races

46.7 %

Northside ISD: 70.3%

Statewide: 69.1%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2019-2020, 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

994

Northside ISD: 1010

Statewide: 1019

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

20.9

Northside ISD: 23.0

Statewide: 20.2

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 2019-2020.

Reading

65.7 %

Northside ISD: 62.9%

Statewide: 59.7%

Math

37.2 %

Northside ISD: 41.4%

Statewide: 47.9%

Reading + Math

35.3 %

Northside ISD: 39.7%

Statewide: 43.2%

Reading

65.7%

Math

37.2%

Reading + Math

35.3%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2020-2021 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

155.8

African American

12.6 (8.1%)

Northside ISD: 3.6%

Statewide: 11.1%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 1.8%

Hispanic

65.4 (42%)

Northside ISD: 49%

Statewide: 28.4%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Northside ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

75.7 (48.6%)

Northside ISD: 44.8%

Statewide: 56.9%

Two or more races

2 (1.3%)

Northside ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

1 (0.6%)

Northside ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.2%

Bachelor's

90.9 (58.4%)

Northside ISD: 65.5%

Statewide: 73%

Master's

62.8 (40.3%)

Northside ISD: 33%

Statewide: 25%

Doctorate

1 (0.6%)

Northside ISD: 0.8%

Statewide: 0.7%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2020-2021.

Students per teacher

17.7

Northside ISD: 15

Statewide: 14.5

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2020-2021 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

11.1 years

Northside ISD: 11.9 years

Statewide: 11.2 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

$59,546

Northside ISD: $59,728

Statewide: $57,641

Beginner

$55,110

Northside ISD: $55,263

Statewide: $50,849

1 to 5 years

$56,784

Northside ISD: $56,544

Statewide: $53,288

6 to 10 years

$58,246

Northside ISD: $58,141

Statewide: $56,282

11 to 20 years

$60,690

Northside ISD: $60,582

Statewide: $59,900

21 to 30 years

$65,552

Northside ISD: $64,653

Statewide: $64,637

30+ years

$70,845

Northside ISD: $71,029

Statewide: $69,974

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