HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED

HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED is one of the rural-scale high schools in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas, operated by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, with 248 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Texas's public schools average about 796 students each, so HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED sits 69% smaller than that benchmark.

CORPUS CHRISTI ISD comprises 54 schools with combined enrollment of 33,103 students; HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED is among them.

In terms of who attends, HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED reports that nearly all students (82%) are Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 14% White, 2% Asian. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 63%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.8:1. The state averages around 15.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 62% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 77.5%, a residual of +30.7 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Nueces County shows the typical household earns roughly $66,897 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, Nueces County runs 124 public schools (combined enrollment of about 59,619 students), of which HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED is one.

Nearest neighbor: PROMESA COLLEGE PREP WEST CORPUS CHRISTI, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 28.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HAROLD T BRANCH ACADEMY FOR CAREER & TECHNICAL ED has stayed largely flat, going from 242 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025.

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