Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Ed

Accountability rating (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Total students

258

Avg. teacher experience

15.3 years

Corpus Christi ISD: 11.5 years

Statewide: 11.1 years

Four-year graduation rate

98.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Ed is a high school in Corpus Christi, TX, in the Corpus Christi ISD school district. As of the 2023-2024 school year, it had 258 students. 53.1% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 10.1% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.

The school received an accountability rating of None for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the Class of 2023, 98.4% of students received their high school diplomas on time or earlier.

The average SAT score at Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Ed was 918 for 2022-2023 graduates.

As of the 2023-2024 school year, an average teacher's salary was $62,715, which is $241 more than the state average. On average, teachers had 15.3 years of experience.

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Contact information

Website

branch.ccisd.us

Address

3902 Morgan Ave
Corpus Christi, TX 78405

Office phone number

(361) 878-4780

Principal

Higher Ed Outcomes

Students in Harold T Branch Academy For Career & Technical Ed are part of the Texas Education Agency’s Region 02. Students who started eighth grade in 2011 in this region had a college graduation rate of 18.6 percent. View a more comprehensive breakdown of the higher education outcomes in Region 02.

Demographics

Race and ethnicity

Total students

258

African American

6 (2.3%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.2%

Statewide: 12.8%

American Indian

1 (0.4%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

5 (1.9%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.1%

Statewide: 5.4%

Hispanic

218 (84.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 81.6%

Statewide: 53.2%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.1%

Statewide: 0.2%

White

27 (10.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 11.4%

Statewide: 25%

Two or more races

1 (0.4%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 3.1%

African American

2.3%

American Indian

0.4%

Asian

1.9%

Hispanic

84.5%

Pacific Islander

0%

White

10.5%

Two or more races

0.4%

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

53.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 58.1%

Statewide: 53.2%

Economically disadvantaged

65.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 73.3%

Statewide: 62.3%

Limited English proficiency

10.5 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 8.8%

Statewide: 24.4%

At-risk students

53.1%

Econ. disadvantaged

65.1%

Limited Eng. proficiency

10.5%

Enrollment by program

A look at the percentage of students enrolled in certain programs offered at schools for the 2023-2024 school year. A student can be enrolled in more than one program.

Bilingual/ESL

10.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 8%

Statewide: 24.5%

Gifted and Talented

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.3%

Statewide: 8.5%

Special Education

3.5 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 14.9%

Statewide: 13.9%

Bilingual/ESL

10.1%

Gifted and talented

0%

Special education

3.5%

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 have not been released since the 2021-2022 school year. 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 (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Student achievement (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

School progress (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

Closing the gaps (2023-2024)

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: N/A

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 2024 Accountability Manual.

Four-year graduation rates

The percentage of students who started ninth grade in 2019-2020 and received a high school diploma on time — by Aug. 31, 2023. Learn more about how four-year graduation rates are defined.

All students

98.4 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 90.3%

African American

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.1%

Statewide: 86.7%

American Indian

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 100%

Statewide: 89.3%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 98.1%

Statewide: 96.9%

Hispanic

98 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 93.9%

Statewide: 88.6%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 83.3%

Statewide: 88.3%

White

100 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 94.3%

Statewide: 94.2%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 85.3%

Statewide: 91.7%

African American

Masked

American Indian

N/A

Asian

Masked

Hispanic

98.0%

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 2022-2023 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 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2%

African American

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.2%

Statewide: 3.2%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 2.3%

Asian

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.4%

Statewide: 0.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 2.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 1.8%

White

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 1.5%

Statewide: 1%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 2.4%

Statewide: 1.7%

Chronic absenteeism

The chronic absenteeism rate for students during the 2022-2023 school year. It measures the number of students who were absent for at least ten percent of the school year.

All students

15.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 30.5%

Statewide: 20.3%

African American

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 29.6%

Statewide: 24.8%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 39%

Statewide: 21.3%

Asian

14.3 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 9%

Statewide: 7.6%

Hispanic

16.3 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 31.9%

Statewide: 23.2%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 27.5%

Statewide: 23.7%

White

10.3 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 25.7%

Statewide: 14.5%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 23%

Statewide: 18.7%

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 2022-2023 school year.

All students

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 22.2%

Statewide: 24.2%

African American

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 14.5%

Statewide: 15.9%

American Indian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 30.8%

Statewide: 19.8%

Asian

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 63.6%

Statewide: 61.5%

Hispanic

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 19.1%

Statewide: 21.4%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 36.4%

Statewide: 19.5%

White

0 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 26.3%

Two or more races

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 30.9%

Statewide: 26.9%

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 2022-2023 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

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 53.3%

African American

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 25%

Statewide: 34.1%

American Indian

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: Masked

Statewide: 53.6%

Asian

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 61.3%

Statewide: 79.5%

Hispanic

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 25.2%

Statewide: 39.9%

Pacific Islander

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: Masked

Statewide: 47.4%

White

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 46.8%

Statewide: 67%

Two or more races

N/A

Corpus Christi ISD: 41.2%

Statewide: 66%

SAT

The average SAT score for students graduating in 2022-2023, 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

918

Corpus Christi ISD: 935

Statewide: 978

ACT

The average ACT composite score for students graduating in 2022-2023. The maximum score is 36.

Avg. ACT score

Masked

Corpus Christi ISD: 19.6

Statewide: 19.2

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 2022-2023.

Reading

54.1 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 45.6%

Statewide: 62.8%

Math

29.5 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 41.9%

Statewide: 54.3%

Reading + Math

24.6 %

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.7%

Statewide: 48.4%

Reading

54.1%

Math

29.5%

Reading + Math

24.6%

Staff

Teacher ethnicities

These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total teacher full-time equivalent (FTE) as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Total teacher FTEs

13.4

African American

1 (7.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 3.9%

Statewide: 12.6%

American Indian

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.2%

Statewide: 0.3%

Asian

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.5%

Statewide: 2.1%

Hispanic

5.9 (44%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 61.9%

Statewide: 30.1%

Pacific Islander

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0%

Statewide: 0.1%

White

6.5 (48.5%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 32.8%

Statewide: 53.4%

Two or more races

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 1.3%

Highest degree held by teachers

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

No degree

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 5.8%

Statewide: 2.5%

Bachelor's

4.5 (33.6%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 66.6%

Statewide: 71.7%

Master's

8.9 (66.4%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 26.9%

Statewide: 24.9%

Doctorate

0 (0%)

Corpus Christi ISD: 0.7%

Statewide: 0.8%

Students per teacher

The total number of students divided by the total full-time equivalent count of teachers for 2023-2024.

Students per teacher

19.3

Corpus Christi ISD: 15.7

Statewide: 14.7

Teacher experience

This figure for the 2023-2024 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

15.3 years

Corpus Christi 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

$62,715

Corpus Christi ISD: $57,160

Statewide: $62,474

Beginner

$53,250

Corpus Christi ISD: $46,864

Statewide: $54,272

1 to 5 years

$54,705

Corpus Christi ISD: $53,650

Statewide: $58,185

6 to 10 years

$58,563

Corpus Christi ISD: $56,286

Statewide: $61,494

11 to 20 years

$63,888

Corpus Christi ISD: $59,981

Statewide: $65,219

21 to 30 years

$64,002

Corpus Christi ISD: $64,123

Statewide: $69,723

30+ years

$70,994

Corpus Christi ISD: $67,361

Statewide: $74,014

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