John B Connally High School

Accountability rating (2021-2022)

C

Pflugerville ISD: B

Total students

1,780

Avg. teacher experience

10.6 years

Pflugerville ISD: 11.1 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

90.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 96%

Statewide: 90%

John B Connally High School is a high school in Austin, TX, in the Pflugerville ISD school district. As of the 2021-2022 school year, it had 1,780 students. 75.2% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 33.1% 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, 90.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 3.2% during the 2020-2021 school year.

The average SAT score at John B Connally High School was 924 for 2020-2021 graduates. The average ACT score was 21.5.

As of the 2021-2022 school year, an average teacher's salary was $58,676, which is $211 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 10.6 years of experience.

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Contact information

Address

13212 N Lamar
Austin, TX 78753-1010

Office phone number

(512) 594-0800

Principals

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in John B Connally High School are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 13. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 23.8 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

1,780

African American

350 (19.7%)

Pflugerville ISD: 15.5%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

2 (0.1%)

Pflugerville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

200 (11.2%)

Pflugerville ISD: 8.4%

Statewide: 4.8%

Hispanic

1,055 (59.3%)

Pflugerville ISD: 48.5%

Statewide: 52.8%

Pacific Islander

4 (0.2%)

Pflugerville ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

143 (8%)

Pflugerville ISD: 22.4%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

26 (1.5%)

Pflugerville ISD: 4.8%

Statewide: 2.9%

African American

19.7%

American Indian

0.1%

Asian

11.2%

Hispanic

59.3%

Pacific Islander

0.2%

White

8.0%

Two or more races

1.5%

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

75.2 %

Pflugerville ISD: 60.7%

Statewide: 53.5%

Economically disadvantaged

62.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 45.7%

Statewide: 60.7%

Limited English proficiency

33.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 25.3%

Statewide: 21.7%

At-risk students

75.2%

Econ. disadvantaged

62.4%

Limited Eng. proficiency

33.4%

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

33.1 %

Pflugerville ISD: 25.5%

Statewide: 21.9%

Gifted and Talented

8.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 7.6%

Statewide: 8%

Special Education

16 %

Pflugerville ISD: 12.2%

Statewide: 11.6%

Bilingual/ESL

33.1%

Gifted and talented

8.4%

Special education

16.0%

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

Pflugerville ISD: B

Student achievement (2021-2022)

C

Pflugerville ISD: B

School progress (2021-2022)

C

Pflugerville ISD: B

Closing the gaps (2021-2022)

Not Rated: SB 1365

Pflugerville 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 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

90.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 96%

Statewide: 90%

African American

87.7 %

Pflugerville ISD: 94.8%

Statewide: 86.3%

American Indian

N/A

Pflugerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 87.4%

Asian

98.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 96.7%

Hispanic

87.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 94.9%

Statewide: 88.1%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 88.3%

White

97.2 %

Pflugerville ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 93.8%

Two or more races

92.3 %

Pflugerville ISD: 97.6%

Statewide: 90.8%

African American

87.7%

American Indian

N/A

Asian

98.4%

Hispanic

87.4%

Pacific Islander

Masked

White

97.2%

Two or more races

92.3%

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

3.2 %

Pflugerville ISD: 1.3%

Statewide: 2.4%

African American

2.9 %

Pflugerville ISD: 1.4%

Statewide: 3.5%

American Indian

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 3.1%

Asian

0.5 %

Pflugerville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 1.8%

Statewide: 2.8%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.6%

White

0.7 %

Pflugerville ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 1.3%

Two or more races

11.8 %

Pflugerville ISD: 2%

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

30.3 %

Pflugerville ISD: 12%

Statewide: 15%

African American

36.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 15.8%

Statewide: 20.7%

American Indian

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: 13.2%

Statewide: 16.4%

Asian

5.5 %

Pflugerville ISD: 4%

Statewide: 3.3%

Hispanic

34.8 %

Pflugerville ISD: 15.4%

Statewide: 16.9%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: 16.7%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

17.6 %

Pflugerville ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 10.7%

Two or more races

29.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 8.4%

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

20.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 24.6%

Statewide: 21.1%

African American

12 %

Pflugerville ISD: 17.3%

Statewide: 13%

American Indian

N/A

Pflugerville ISD: 42.9%

Statewide: 16.8%

Asian

55.2 %

Pflugerville ISD: 49.2%

Statewide: 55.4%

Hispanic

13.9 %

Pflugerville ISD: 17.9%

Statewide: 18%

Pacific Islander

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: 20%

Statewide: 17.9%

White

25 %

Pflugerville ISD: 34.1%

Statewide: 24.3%

Two or more races

15 %

Pflugerville ISD: 24.6%

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

37.5 %

Pflugerville ISD: 52.2%

Statewide: 48.6%

African American

21.1 %

Pflugerville ISD: 35.9%

Statewide: 29%

American Indian

N/A

Pflugerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 52.8%

Asian

58 %

Pflugerville ISD: 66.1%

Statewide: 73.6%

Hispanic

23.5 %

Pflugerville ISD: 39.2%

Statewide: 34.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Pflugerville ISD: Masked

Statewide: 43.9%

White

35.3 %

Pflugerville ISD: 63.9%

Statewide: 61.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Pflugerville ISD: 58.1%

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

924

Pflugerville ISD: 982

Statewide: 1002

ACT

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

Avg. ACT score

21.5

Pflugerville ISD: 22.9

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

50.4 %

Pflugerville ISD: 59.2%

Statewide: 56.1%

Math

46.7 %

Pflugerville ISD: 64.7%

Statewide: 45.7%

Reading + Math

35.3 %

Pflugerville ISD: 47.7%

Statewide: 40.4%

Reading

50.4%

Math

46.7%

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 2021-2022 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

125.4

African American

14.4 (11.5%)

Pflugerville ISD: 8.3%

Statewide: 11.2%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Pflugerville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

4.1 (3.2%)

Pflugerville ISD: 2%

Statewide: 1.9%

Hispanic

14.1 (11.2%)

Pflugerville ISD: 21.3%

Statewide: 28.9%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Pflugerville ISD: 0.3%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

90 (71.8%)

Pflugerville ISD: 65.5%

Statewide: 56.4%

Two or more races

2.8 (2.2%)

Pflugerville ISD: 2.3%

Statewide: 1.2%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

11.8 (9.4%)

Pflugerville ISD: 4.7%

Statewide: 1.4%

Bachelor's

77.2 (61.5%)

Pflugerville ISD: 65.8%

Statewide: 72.6%

Master's

35.6 (28.4%)

Pflugerville ISD: 29%

Statewide: 25.2%

Doctorate

0.8 (0.6%)

Pflugerville ISD: 0.5%

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

14.2

Pflugerville ISD: 13.7

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

10.6 years

Pflugerville ISD: 11.1 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

$58,676

Pflugerville ISD: $57,518

Statewide: $58,887

Beginner

$60,010

Pflugerville ISD: $55,743

Statewide: $51,054

1 to 5 years

$56,728

Pflugerville ISD: $53,413

Statewide: $54,577

6 to 10 years

$55,138

Pflugerville ISD: $55,675

Statewide: $57,746

11 to 20 years

$59,604

Pflugerville ISD: $59,102

Statewide: $61,377

21 to 30 years

$63,965

Pflugerville ISD: $63,745

Statewide: $65,949

30+ years

$68,661

Pflugerville ISD: $69,220

Statewide: $71,111

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