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What's one thing MCCOLLUM H S gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
1,502
High
DISTRICT 622 · STATE 796
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARLANDALE ISD·NCES 482247002263
McCollum High School
500 W FORMOSA BLVD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78221 · (210) 989-1500 · Bexar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,502 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Texas public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
14.4:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 15.1:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
1,271 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 382 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 445 | 30% |
| Grade 11 | 371 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 304 | 20% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
36.0%
TX avg 54.5% . +13.0pp since 2020
Mathematics
20.0%
TX avg 45.3% . -1.0pp since 2020
What this means: On the STAAR, Texas's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Texas schools, those numbers are about 55 and 45. Reading scores are up about 13 points since 2020, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2025-26
| Subject | Masters Grade Level | Meets Grade Level | Approaches Grade Level | Did Not Meet Grade Level |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 3.0% | 33.0% | 25.0% | 39.0% |
| Mathematics | 2.0% | 18.0% | 52.0% | 28.0% |
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 | 36.0% | 20.0% |
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 17.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 20.0% |
| 2022-23 | 25.0% | 23.0% |
| 2021-22 | 19.0% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 23.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
38.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
37.5%
based on TX schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 McCollum High School
McCollum High School's state test result (38.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCollum High School this school | 1,502 | 84.6% | 38.7% |
| Horizon High School EL PASO | 1,469 | 87.1% | 46.3% |
| Del Valle High School EL PASO | 1,798 | 83.4% | 57.0% |
| Brackenridge High School SAN ANTONIO | 1,593 | 84.7% | 41.7% |
| Alice High School ALICE | 1,295 | 86.3% | 39.0% |
| Bel Air High School EL PASO | 1,866 | 83.3% | 61.9% |
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 McCollum High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Texas | In Bexar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.7% | #1,167 of 1,385 | #59 of 81 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.0% | #1,316 of 1,425 ▼ 4 | #67 of 82 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,305 of 1,425 ▼ 34 | #67 of 82 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.0pp | #992 of 1,184 | #53 of 75 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,502 | #461 of 2,107 | #34 of 128 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #615 of 1,344 | #16 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.0% | #1,243 of 1,346 | #74 of 79 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.6% | #309 of 1,522 | #24 of 90 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #456 of 557 | #26 of 32 |
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
1,502
-29 (-2%) vs 2020
-13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,730
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 1,502 | 104.5 | 14.4:1 | 85% (1,271) |
| 2023-24 | 1,466 | 97.8 | 15.0:1 | 78% (1,141) |
| 2022-23 | 1,494 | 105.7 | 14.1:1 | 78% (1,168) |
| 2020-21 | 1,531 | 121 | 12.7:1 | 71% (1,088) |
| 2017-18 | 1,553 | 116.8 | 13.3:1 | 81% (1,254) |
| 2015-16 | 1,677 | 128 | 13.1:1 | 79% (1,327) |
| 2010-11 | 1,703 | 120 | 14.2:1 | 0% (0) |
| 2000-01 | 1,751 | 122 | 14.3:1 | 59% (1,033) |
| 1990-91 | 1,730 | 100 | 17.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for McCollum High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (1,553 to 1,502); teachers down 11% (116.8 to 104.5).
About McCollum High School
McCollum High School is a high-enrollment high school found in SAN ANTONIO, Texas. The school counts 1,502 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 89% larger than the 796 average for high schools in Texas.
McCollum High School is one of the 21 schools that make up HARLANDALE ISD (11,564 students in total).
Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at McCollum High School. The remaining students are 3% White. Census figures show Bexar County is about 60% Hispanic. McCollum High School's diversity index is 7%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 104.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at McCollum High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 14.4:1. That is lower than the 15.1:1 average for high schools in Texas. The lunch program counts 85% of students at McCollum High School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. On average, public schools in Bexar County report 63%.
McCollum High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Texas public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
McCollum High School is 1.1 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (38.7% versus 37.5%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Texas.
Within Bexar County, the median household income is $72,341, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, Bexar County has 638 public schools and roughly 368,487 students.
The nearest other public school, Terrell Wells Middle School, is about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, McCollum High School is 2nd of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 1,531 in 2020-21 to 1,502 in 2024-25, a change of 29 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 12.7:1 to 14.4:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for McCollum High School covering things like sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Bexar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,067,341
Census ACS
Median income
$72,341
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
638
368,487 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARLANDALE ISD
- Harlandale High SchoolHigh · 1,652 students
- Harlandale Middle SchoolMiddle · 732 students
- V M Adams Elementary SchoolElementary · 732 students
- H W Schulze Elementary SchoolElementary · 726 students
- Stonewall/Flanders Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Bellaire Elementary SchoolElementary · 674 students
Other schools in SAN ANTONIO
- Reagan High SchoolHigh · 3,403 students
- East Central High SchoolHigh · 3,362 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 3,196 students
- Brennan High SchoolHigh · 2,965 students
- Harlan High SchoolHigh · 2,778 students
- Clark High SchoolHigh · 2,750 students
Nearby schools
- Terrell Wells Middle School0.2 mi · 592
- Bellaire Elementary School0.6 mi · 674
- Vestal Elementary School0.7 mi · 536
- Gillette Elementary School1.0 mi · 527
- Kingsborough Middle School1.2 mi · 542
- H W Schulze Elementary School1.4 mi · 726
Frequently asked questions
About McCollum High SchoolHow many students attend McCollum High School?
McCollum High School enrolls approximately 1,502 students in grades 09-12.
Is McCollum High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
McCollum High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at McCollum High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at McCollum High School is approximately 14.4:1 (105 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at McCollum High School?
At McCollum High School, the student body is approximately 3% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is McCollum High School in?
McCollum High School is part of HARLANDALE ISD.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.