Enrollment
248
High
DISTRICT 1,031 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CORPUS CHRISTI ISD·NCES 481527012733
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed
3902 MORGAN AVE, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78405 · (361) 878-4780 · Nueces County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL248 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Texas public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Texas public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
154 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 58 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 64 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 19% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 63% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
81.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +53.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
46.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -9.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 53 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 15.0% | 66.0% | 13.0% | 6.0% |
| Mathematics | 12.0% | 34.0% | 38.0% | 16.0% |
Share of tested students at each STAAR level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
STAAR results by year
| School year | Reading | Mathematics |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 81.0% | 46.0% |
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 51.0% |
| 2023-24 | 87.0% | 44.0% |
| 2022-23 | 58.0% | 80.0% |
| 2021-22 | 41.0% | 38.0% |
| 2020-21 | 28.0% | 55.0% |
% Meets Grade Level or Above, all students and all tested grades.
Source: STAAR. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of TX schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+29.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 29 points, placing it in Texas's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed this school | 248 | 62.1% | 76.3% |
| Sabinal Secondary SABINAL | 224 | 63.4% | 33.2% |
| Odem High School ODEM | 278 | 60.4% | 54.8% |
| Transmountain Early College High School EL PASO | 354 | 58.8% | 83.7% |
| Floydada Collegiate High School FLOYDADA | 229 | 65.9% | 39.6% |
| Olton High School OLTON | 197 | 64.5% | 49.5% |
Matched among Texas high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Nueces County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #132 of 1,385 | #3 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #628 of 1,425 ▼ 220 | #8 of 17 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #158 of 1,425 ▲ 43 | #3 of 17 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.5pp | #52 of 1,184 | #1 of 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 248 | #1,239 of 2,107 | #15 of 27 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #1,242 of 1,344 | #17 of 19 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.1% | #998 of 1,346 | #11 of 19 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.1% | #753 of 1,522 | #13 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.5% | #589 of 672 | #7 of 7 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
248
-33 (-12%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 28.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 248 | 13.2 | 18.8:1 | 62% (154) |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 13.4 | 19.3:1 | 65% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 256 | 12.5 | 20.5:1 | 72% (185) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 10 | 28.1:1 | 70% (198) |
| 2017-18 | 242 | 12.8 | 18.9:1 | 69% (168) |
| 2015-16 | 209 | 11 | 19.0:1 | 55% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (242 to 248); teachers up 3% (12.8 to 13.2).
About Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is one of the public schools in CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas. It is a small high school. It serves 248 students in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Texas is roughly 796 students; this school is 69% smaller than that.
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is one school in CORPUS CHRISTI ISD, a system of 54 schools with 33,103 students.
At Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed, Hispanic students make up 82% of the student body. The school is also 14% White and 2% Asian. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 63%. Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 18.8:1 comes from the school's 13.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Texas average 15.1:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 62% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is A-. Compared with Texas public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations places Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed in the top 10% of Texas schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 29.2 points above it (76.3% actual, 47.2% predicted).
In the county around the school, Nueces County, median household income is about $66,897, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is among the 124 public schools in Nueces County.
Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi is located about 0.6 miles from Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
Enrollment was 281 in 2020-21 and 248 in 2024-25, a decrease of 33 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 28.1:1 to 18.8:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Nueces County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
352,955
Census ACS
Median income
$66,897
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
124
59,619 students
Quick facts
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- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
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Other schools in CORPUS CHRISTI
- Sst Corpus ChristiCombined · 2,343 students
- Veterans Memorial High SchoolHigh · 2,026 students
- Flour Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,940 students
- Carroll High SchoolHigh · 1,928 students
- Ray High SchoolHigh · 1,578 students
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignHigh · 1,424 students
Nearby schools
- Promesa College Prep West Corpus Christi0.6 mi · 358
- Shaw Ses0.6 mi · 638
- Zavala Elementary School0.7 mi · 433
- Driscoll Middle School1.0 mi · 524
- Martin Middle School1.0 mi · 406
- Dr M L Garza-Gonzalez Charter School1.3 mi · 147
Frequently asked questions
About Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical EdHow many students attend Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed enrolls approximately 248 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed serve?
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is approximately 18.8:1 (13 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed reports a student body of 14% White, 82% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is overseen by CORPUS CHRISTI ISD in Nueces County.
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