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Enrollment
1,974
High
DISTRICT 1,331 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PFLUGERVILLE ISD·NCES 483483007467
John B Connally High School
13212 N LAMAR, AUSTIN, TX 78753 · (512) 594-0800 · Travis County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,974 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of Texas public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-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
13.9:1
142 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,347 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 65%
Community
1
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 | 503 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 502 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 480 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 489 | 25% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
Test scores
STAAR 2025-26 . % Meets Grade Level or AboveReading
38.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +14.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
18.0%
TX avg 45.3% . +11.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 14 points since 2020, while math scores are up about 11 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 35.0% | 21.0% | 41.0% |
| Mathematics | 5.0% | 13.0% | 40.0% | 42.0% |
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 | 38.0% | 18.0% |
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 10.0% |
| 2022-23 | 29.0% | 5.0% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 6.0% |
| 2020-21 | 24.0% | 7.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% typical for Texas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Texas's top nor bottom 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 John B Connally High School
John B Connally High School's state test result (34.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John B Connally High School this school | 1,974 | 68.2% | 34.5% |
| Garland High School GARLAND | 2,335 | 69.1% | 51.5% |
| John A Dubiski Career High School GRAND PRAIRIE | 1,574 | 65.5% | 65.4% |
| Jersey Village High School HOUSTON | 3,323 | 64.9% | 60.8% |
| Dobie High School HOUSTON | 3,692 | 64.5% | 56.3% |
| Haltom High School HALTOM CITY | 2,757 | 68.9% | 53.8% |
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 John B Connally High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Travis County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.5% | #1,264 of 1,385 | #27 of 38 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.0% | #1,350 of 1,425 ▼ 33 | #34 of 40 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,280 of 1,425 ▲ 56 | #30 of 40 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +11.0pp | #771 of 1,184 | #23 of 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,974 | #342 of 2,107 | #13 of 69 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #544 of 1,344 | #11 of 41 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #584 of 1,346 | #17 of 41 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.2% | #623 of 1,522 | #28 of 49 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.3% | #467 of 672 | #20 of 23 |
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
1,974
+213 (+12%) vs 2020
+8% since 2000-01, when it was 1,825
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 1,974 | 142.2 | 13.9:1 | 68% (1,347) |
| 2023-24 | 1,817 | 125 | 14.5:1 | 66% (1,197) |
| 2022-23 | 1,663 | 123.1 | 13.5:1 | 59% (980) |
| 2020-21 | 1,761 | 134 | 13.1:1 | 65% (1,149) |
| 2017-18 | 1,857 | 132.9 | 14.0:1 | 58% (1,070) |
| 2015-16 | 1,901 | 136 | 14.0:1 | 65% (1,243) |
| 2010-11 | 2,096 | 147 | 14.3:1 | 60% (1,249) |
| 2000-01 | 1,825 | 124 | 14.7:1 | 27% (487) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John B Connally High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (1,857 to 1,974); teachers up 7% (132.9 to 142.2).
About John B Connally High School
John B Connally High School, located in AUSTIN, Texas, is a large high school. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,974 students enrolled. High schools in Texas have about 796 students on average; enrollment here is 148% higher.
PFLUGERVILLE ISD enrolls 25,477 students in 35 schools, including John B Connally High School.
More than half of the students at John B Connally High School are Hispanic (66%). Other reported shares: 15% Black, 9% Asian, and 8% White. That compares with about 33% Hispanic among all Travis County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 53%.
Teacher count: 142.2 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 13.9:1. Compared with the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas, this school's ratio is lower. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 68%. The average for public schools in Travis County is 54%.
John B Connally High School holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of Texas public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, John B Connally High School is 10.1 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Texas schools.
In Travis County, home to about 1,330,015 people, the median household earns about $99,611 a year, roughly 57% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Travis County number 333, with about 191,706 students.
Westview Middle School, about 0.8 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, John B Connally High School is 7th on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
The school's student count increased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Travis County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,330,015
Census ACS
Median income
$99,611
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
57%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
333
191,706 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PFLUGERVILLE ISD
- Hendrickson High SchoolHigh · 2,128 students
- Weiss High SchoolHigh · 1,985 students
- Pflugerville High SchoolHigh · 1,794 students
- Kelly Lane Middle SchoolMiddle · 910 students
- Bohls Middle SchoolMiddle · 830 students
- Pflugerville Middle SchoolMiddle · 829 students
Other schools in AUSTIN
- Lake Travis High SchoolHigh · 3,569 students
- Bowie High SchoolHigh · 2,876 students
- Westwood High SchoolHigh · 2,858 students
- Westlake High SchoolHigh · 2,854 students
- McNeil High SchoolHigh · 2,660 students
- Vandegrift High SchoolHigh · 2,437 students
Nearby schools
- Westview Middle School0.8 mi · 770
- Northwest Elementary School0.9 mi · 395
- Valor North Austin0.9 mi · 1,134
- River Oaks Elementary School1.0 mi · 551
- Parmer Lane Elementary School1.0 mi · 488
- Nyos Lamar Elementary School1.1 mi · 858
Frequently asked questions
About John B Connally High SchoolHow many students attend John B Connally High School?
John B Connally High School enrolls approximately 1,974 students in grades 09-12.
Is John B Connally High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
John B Connally High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at John B Connally High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at John B Connally High School is approximately 13.9:1 (142 FTE teachers).
How diverse is John B Connally High School?
John B Connally High School reports a student body of 8% White, 66% Hispanic, 15% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is John B Connally High School in?
John B Connally High School is part of PFLUGERVILLE ISD.
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