John B Connally High School
- High school in Pflugerville ISD
- Austin, TX
- 9th grade - 12th grade
Accountability rating (2018-2019)
B
Pflugerville ISD: B
Total students
1,760
Avg. teacher experience
11.3 years
Pflugerville ISD: 11.1 years
Statewide: 11.2 years
Four-year graduation rate
95.5 %
Pflugerville ISD: 96.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
John B Connally High School is a high school in Austin, TX, in the Pflugerville ISD school district. As of the 2020-2021 school year, it had 1,760 students. 66.4% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 30.1% 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 B for the 2018-2019 school year.
In the Class of 2020, 95.5% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier. The dropout rate for students in grades 9-12 was 1.3% during the 2019-2020 school year.
The average SAT score at John B Connally High School was 937 for 2019-2020 graduates. The average ACT score was 20.4.
As of the 2020-2021 school year, an average teacher's salary was $57,638, which is $3 less than the state average. On average, teachers had 11.3 years of experience.
Contact information
Principal
- Paula Gamble
- paula.gamble@pfisd.net
- (512) 594-0800
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 2008 in this region had a college graduation rate of 24.4 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 13.
Demographics
Race and ethnicity
Total students
1,760
African American
324 (18.4%)
Pflugerville ISD: 15.4%
Statewide: 12.7%
American Indian
2 (0.1%)
Pflugerville ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
216 (12.3%)
Pflugerville ISD: 8.3%
Statewide: 4.7%
Hispanic
1,048 (59.5%)
Pflugerville ISD: 48.2%
Statewide: 52.9%
Pacific Islander
4 (0.2%)
Pflugerville ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
133 (7.6%)
Pflugerville ISD: 22.9%
Statewide: 26.5%
Two or more races
33 (1.9%)
Pflugerville ISD: 4.8%
Statewide: 2.7%
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
66.4 %
Pflugerville ISD: 51.6%
Statewide: 49.2%
Economically disadvantaged
65.3 %
Pflugerville ISD: 47.8%
Statewide: 60.3%
Limited English proficiency
30.5 %
Pflugerville ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 20.7%
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
30.1 %
Pflugerville ISD: 23.5%
Statewide: 21%
Gifted and Talented
9.2 %
Pflugerville ISD: 7.9%
Statewide: 8.3%
Special Education
14.3 %
Pflugerville ISD: 12.1%
Statewide: 11.1%
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)
B
Pflugerville ISD: B
Student achievement (2018-2019)
B
Pflugerville ISD: B
School progress (2018-2019)
B
Pflugerville ISD: B
Closing the gaps (2018-2019)
C
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 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
95.5 %
Pflugerville ISD: 96.9%
Statewide: 90.3%
African American
96.4 %
Pflugerville ISD: 97.1%
Statewide: 87%
American Indian
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: Masked
Statewide: 86.3%
Asian
100 %
Pflugerville ISD: 98.8%
Statewide: 96.7%
Hispanic
95 %
Pflugerville ISD: 96.6%
Statewide: 88.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 100%
Statewide: 89.2%
White
90.6 %
Pflugerville ISD: 96.3%
Statewide: 94%
Two or more races
91.7 %
Pflugerville ISD: 98.4%
Statewide: 91.1%
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
1.3 %
Pflugerville ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 1.6%
American Indian
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 0%
Statewide: 2.3%
African American
2.4 %
Pflugerville ISD: 0.6%
Statewide: 2.5%
Asian
0 %
Pflugerville ISD: 0.1%
Statewide: 0.3%
Hispanic
1.2 %
Pflugerville ISD: 0.5%
Statewide: 1.9%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 0%
Statewide: 1.5%
White
2 %
Pflugerville ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.9%
Two or more races
0 %
Pflugerville ISD: 0%
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
22 %
Pflugerville ISD: 7.2%
Statewide: 6.7%
American Indian
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 21.4%
Statewide: 7.8%
African American
27.7 %
Pflugerville ISD: 9.4%
Statewide: 8.9%
Asian
6 %
Pflugerville ISD: 2%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
23.2 %
Pflugerville ISD: 8.2%
Statewide: 7.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 4.5%
Statewide: 7.2%
White
22.9 %
Pflugerville ISD: 5.4%
Statewide: 5.2%
Two or more races
22 %
Pflugerville ISD: 6.4%
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
24.6 %
Pflugerville ISD: 31.2%
Statewide: 22%
African American
9.1 %
Pflugerville ISD: 19%
Statewide: 13.3%
American Indian
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 33.3%
Statewide: 17.2%
Asian
55.4 %
Pflugerville ISD: 56.9%
Statewide: 59.1%
Hispanic
20.6 %
Pflugerville ISD: 24.1%
Statewide: 18.6%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: 37.5%
Statewide: 19.5%
White
32.9 %
Pflugerville ISD: 43.9%
Statewide: 25.4%
Two or more races
30.8 %
Pflugerville ISD: 32.7%
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
56.1 %
Pflugerville ISD: 65%
Statewide: 59%
African American
40 %
Pflugerville ISD: 55.3%
Statewide: 40.4%
American Indian
N/A
Pflugerville ISD: Masked
Statewide: 57.6%
Asian
66.1 %
Pflugerville ISD: 72.7%
Statewide: 81.2%
Hispanic
51.1 %
Pflugerville ISD: 56.1%
Statewide: 47.4%
Pacific Islander
Masked
Pflugerville ISD: Masked
Statewide: 58.9%
White
51.9 %
Pflugerville ISD: 73%
Statewide: 69%
Two or more races
75 %
Pflugerville ISD: 66.7%
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
937
Pflugerville ISD: 1006
Statewide: 1019
ACT
The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2019-2020. The maximum score is 36.
Avg. ACT score
20.4
Pflugerville ISD: 21.7
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
85.2 %
Pflugerville ISD: 86.9%
Statewide: 59.7%
Math
49.4 %
Pflugerville ISD: 71.1%
Statewide: 47.9%
Reading + Math
46.5 %
Pflugerville ISD: 67.7%
Statewide: 43.2%
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
134.7
African American
15.2 (11.3%)
Pflugerville ISD: 8.1%
Statewide: 11.1%
American Indian
0 (0%)
Pflugerville ISD: 0.2%
Statewide: 0.3%
Asian
4.6 (3.4%)
Pflugerville ISD: 1.7%
Statewide: 1.8%
Hispanic
14.5 (10.8%)
Pflugerville ISD: 22.8%
Statewide: 28.4%
Pacific Islander
0 (0%)
Pflugerville ISD: 0.4%
Statewide: 0.2%
White
97.5 (72.4%)
Pflugerville ISD: 64.4%
Statewide: 56.9%
Two or more races
2.8 (2.1%)
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
11.2 (8.3%)
Pflugerville ISD: 3.7%
Statewide: 1.2%
Bachelor's
80.2 (59.5%)
Pflugerville ISD: 68.2%
Statewide: 73%
Master's
42.4 (31.5%)
Pflugerville ISD: 27.5%
Statewide: 25%
Doctorate
0.9 (0.7%)
Pflugerville ISD: 0.6%
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
13.1
Pflugerville ISD: 13.4
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
11.3 years
Pflugerville ISD: 11.1 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
$57,638
Pflugerville ISD: $56,737
Statewide: $57,641
Beginner
$59,783
Pflugerville ISD: $55,645
Statewide: $50,849
1 to 5 years
$53,951
Pflugerville ISD: $52,921
Statewide: $53,288
6 to 10 years
$54,524
Pflugerville ISD: $54,713
Statewide: $56,282
11 to 20 years
$58,634
Pflugerville ISD: $58,228
Statewide: $59,900
21 to 30 years
$68,467
Pflugerville ISD: $63,766
Statewide: $64,637
30+ years
$68,497
Pflugerville ISD: $67,672
Statewide: $69,974