McCallum High School

Summary:

McCallum High School is a public high school in Austin, Texas, serving 1,824 students in grades 9-12. As part of the Austin Independent School District, McCallum consistently ranks among the top high schools in the state, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and placing in the top 10% of Texas high schools.

McCallum's academic performance is particularly impressive, with 82.29% of students proficient or better in English II Reading, compared to 57.83% in the district and 59.82% statewide. The school also boasts a diverse student population, with 57.73% White, 28.95% Hispanic, and 6.03% African American students. Additionally, McCallum maintains a high 96.2% four-year graduation rate, significantly exceeding state and district averages. While the school's per-student spending of $10,038 is slightly higher than the state average, this investment appears to contribute to its academic success.

In contrast, some nearby schools, such as Graduation Prep Academy Navarro and Navarro Early College High School, struggle academically, with lower test scores, graduation rates, and overall rankings. Additionally, while McCallum excels in supporting certain student subgroups, such as Special Education students, the school's performance is less strong for other subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Gifted and Talented students, suggesting opportunities for further improvement.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 5600 Sunshine Dr
       Austin, TX  78756-1598


(512) 414-2519

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)

SchoolDigger Rank:
201st of 1,987 Texas High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,038 Help


Feeder schools for McCallum High School:

Elementary:    Brentwood Elementary
    Campbell Elementary
    Gullett Elementary
    Highland Park Elementary
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Middle:    Kealing Middle
    Lamar Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  18.6 Help
Number of students:  1,824

Racial breakdown:

White:
57.7%
Hispanic:
28.9%
African American:
6.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  22.9% Help


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Compare Details McCallum High School ranks better than 89.9% of high schools in Texas. It also ranks 4th among 16 ranked high schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd). (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 80.52. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at McCallum High School who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (57.7%), Hispanic (28.9%), African American (6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 22.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at McCallum High School is 18.6. 12 high schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at McCallum High School is $10,038. 12 high schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd) spend more per student.
Schooldigger Rankings:

McCallum High School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.
SchoolDigger ranks McCallum High School 201st of 1987 Texas public high schools. (See McCallum High School in the ranking list.)

Austin Independent School District (Isd):

SchoolDigger ranks Austin Independent School District (Isd) 554th of 968 Texas school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for McCallum High School

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Rank History for all students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 66.52 469th 1427 67.1%
2005 69.63 370th 1429 74.1%
2006 65.64 520th 1430 63.6%
2007 58.80 731st 1497 51.2%
2008 64.29 559th 1510 63.0%
2009 64.96 570th 1539 63.0%
2010 65.63 530th 1568 66.2%
2011 64.16 638th 1672 61.8%
2012 59.82 555th 1603 65.4%
2013 69.30 378th 1652 77.1%
2014 68.68 412th 1734 76.2%
2015 70.73 378th 1743 78.3%
2016 71.02 355th 1762 79.9%
2017 81.02 166th 1777 90.7%
2018 81.18 170th 1797 90.5%
2019 81.93 161st 1857 91.3%
2021 79.25 231st 1861 87.6%
2022 79.12 209th 1876 88.9%
2023 78.61 232nd 1961 88.2%
2024 80.52 201st 1987 89.9%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 80.87 53rd 582 90.9%
2019 72.79 126th 604 79.1%
2021 79.99 64th 588 89.1%
2022 80.06 92nd 664 86.1%
2023 71.16 147th 677 78.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 46.81 422nd 1113 62.1%
2019 48.16 424th 1136 62.7%
2021 43.72 545th 1195 54.4%
2022 50.93 411th 1278 67.8%
2023 47.90 527th 1371 61.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.88 107th 1347 92.1%
2019 84.64 90th 1357 93.4%
2021 69.15 241st 1382 82.6%
2022 78.73 143rd 1418 89.9%
2023 82.66 117th 1478 92.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.39 748th 1794 58.3%
2019 54.49 659th 1818 63.8%
2021 59.58 556th 1848 69.9%
2022 47.70 842nd 1847 54.4%
2023 46.54 907th 1897 52.2%
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Rank History for Female students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.61 190th 1781 89.3%
2019 80.78 173rd 1798 90.4%
2021 78.07 239th 1815 86.8%
2022 75.72 259th 1841 85.9%
2023 77.43 230th 1891 87.8%
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Rank History for Gifted and Talented students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 55.14 685th 1137 39.8%
2019 68.71 349th 1145 69.5%
2021 65.18 516th 1177 56.2%
2022 62.19 554th 1172 52.7%
2023 57.75 686th 1182 42.0%
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Rank History for At Risk students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.04 413th 1784 76.8%
2019 67.84 336th 1810 81.4%
2021 57.69 549th 1829 70.0%
2022 63.51 376th 1837 79.5%
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Rank History for Male students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.87 199th 1803 89.0%
2019 81.26 188th 1824 89.7%
2021 77.29 246th 1840 86.6%
2022 79.54 200th 1853 89.2%
2023 76.76 265th 1913 86.1%
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Rank History for Asian students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.50 400th 486 17.7%
2019 49.63 281st 487 42.3%
2021 41.47 315th 488 35.5%
2022 16.00 452nd 507 10.8%
2023 25.87 426th 525 18.9%
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Rank History for African American students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.52 416th 1013 58.9%
2019 53.23 380th 1024 62.9%
2021 47.14 455th 1020 55.4%
2022 44.04 487th 1031 52.8%
2023 49.20 438th 1069 59.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.91 295th 1691 82.6%
2019 75.22 246th 1714 85.6%
2021 70.90 326th 1743 81.3%
2022 67.90 357th 1762 79.7%
2023 68.71 370th 1820 79.7%
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Rank History for White students at McCallum High School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools TX State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 86.23 76th 1539 95.1%
2019 83.92 102nd 1526 93.3%
2021 77.92 178th 1510 88.2%
2022 81.01 127th 1525 91.7%
2023 80.34 140th 1576 91.1%
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Data source: test scores: Texas Education Agency, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a student
Wednesday, May 18, 2011

Open Quote I am a student at Burnet Middle School but what ive heard from McCallum High School it is a great school to go too,alot of people from what ive heard from have alot of opinions about McCallum but most say it is a great school to go to,especially from what I like about McCallum is that its a Fine Arts School and ive gone there only 1ns and my sister has she likes it in McCallum but my mom moved her but she's a good writer and a good story teller and she would of gotten higher on her writing and reading if my mom would of let her stayed,alot of smart kids go to McCallum and have succeeded in McCallum than from other schools that ive heard in the Austin area. Well my opinion is that McCallum is a good school so if you would like your kid to go to a good High School McCallums the best place. Close Quote



Enrollment information for McCallum High School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 876 137 30 238 n/a n/a n/a 0 1281
1989 835 274 24 237 1 n/a n/a 0 1371
1990 739 294 16 231 2 n/a n/a 0 1282
1991 710 272 28 245 4 n/a n/a 0 1259
1992 699 264 25 217 8 n/a n/a 0 1213
1993 749 280 24 276 7 n/a n/a 0 1336
1994 744 293 20 297 6 n/a n/a 0 1360
1995 860 293 26 286 3 n/a n/a 0 1468
1996 860 293 26 286 3 n/a n/a 0 1468
1997 907 305 21 307 3 n/a n/a 0 1543
1998 906 294 24 365 3 n/a n/a 0 1592
1999 942 309 31 369 3 n/a n/a 0 1654
2000 946 310 24 368 3 n/a n/a 0 1651
2001 932 287 24 410 4 n/a n/a 0 1657
2002 968 285 18 411 1 n/a n/a 0 1683
2003 968 285 18 411 1 n/a n/a 0 1683
2004 916 325 15 426 2 n/a n/a 0 1684
2005 891 330 13 396 4 n/a n/a 0 1634
2006 844 367 13 443 5 n/a n/a 0 1672
2007 816 387 15 526 10 n/a n/a 0 1754
2008 816 361 21 477 9 n/a n/a 0 1684
2009 795 371 34 512 6 n/a n/a 0 1718
2010 813 360 50 538 10 n/a n/a 0 1771
2011 757 347 41 588 5 4 47 0 1789
2012 739 305 53 566 3 2 52 0 1720
2013 736 293 55 592 4 2 58 0 1740
2014 699 235 45 562 6 2 64 0 1613
2015 748 211 38 573 10 1 67 0 1648
2016 812 194 41 609 9 3 70 0 1738
2017 832 184 40 631 5 0 67 0 1759
2018 899 163 41 577 4 0 77 0 1761
2019 961 140 38 553 2 0 75 0 1769
2020 1008 123 28 533 3 0 78 0 1773
2021 1050 122 27 541 3 3 89 0 1835
2022 1055 100 30 542 3 3 93 0 1826
2023 1053 110 38 528 3 5 87 0 1824

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at McCallum High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1281 74.0 17.3 n/a
1989 1371 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1282 71.0 18.0 n/a
1991 1259 70.9 17.7 n/a
1992 1213 67.2 18.0 15.8
1993 1336 66.0 20.2 24
1994 1360 69.0 19.7 21.9
1995 1468 70.1 20.9 20.4
1996 1468 70.1 20.9 20.4
1997 1543 70.5 21.9 21.7
1998 1592 76.1 20.9 21.4
1999 1654 85.4 19.4 23
2000 1651 87.4 18.9 19.6
2001 1657 89.6 18.5 20.2
2002 1683 98.4 17.1 24.1
2003 1683 98.4 17.1 24.1
2004 1684 101.4 16.6 24.3
2005 1634 101.7 16.1 19.8
2006 1672 99.2 16.9 26.6
2007 1754 100.2 17.5 35.5
2008 1684 102.3 16.5 34.6
2009 1718 107.2 16.0 37.1
2010 1771 107.5 16.4 38.4
2011 1789 114.7 15.5 42.7
2012 1720 108.6 15.8 39.7
2013 1740 110.5 15.7 40.6
2014 1613 110.5 14.5 35.6
2015 1648 104.0 15.8 31.8
2016 1738 104.0 16.7 28.9
2017 1759 111.7 15.7 26.6
2018 1761 108.6 16.2 22
2019 1769 109.0 16.2 20.6
2020 1773 106.7 16.6 17.7
2021 1835 106.4 17.2 21.1
2022 1826 106.5 17.1 21.2
2023 1824 97.8 18.6 22.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio McCallum High School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1281 74.0 17.3 n/a
1989 1371 n/a n/a n/a
1990 1282 71.0 18.0 n/a
1991 1259 70.9 17.7 n/a
1992 1213 67.2 18.0 15.8
1993 1336 66.0 20.2 24
1994 1360 69.0 19.7 21.9
1995 1468 70.1 20.9 20.4
1996 1468 70.1 20.9 20.4
1997 1543 70.5 21.9 21.7
1998 1592 76.1 20.9 21.4
1999 1654 85.4 19.4 23
2000 1651 87.4 18.9 19.6
2001 1657 89.6 18.5 20.2
2002 1683 98.4 17.1 24.1
2003 1683 98.4 17.1 24.1
2004 1684 101.4 16.6 24.3
2005 1634 101.7 16.1 19.8
2006 1672 99.2 16.9 26.6
2007 1754 100.2 17.5 35.5
2008 1684 102.3 16.5 34.6
2009 1718 107.2 16.0 37.1
2010 1771 107.5 16.4 38.4
2011 1789 114.7 15.5 42.7
2012 1720 108.6 15.8 39.7
2013 1740 110.5 15.7 40.6
2014 1613 110.5 14.5 35.6
2015 1648 104.0 15.8 31.8
2016 1738 104.0 16.7 28.9
2017 1759 111.7 15.7 26.6
2018 1761 108.6 16.2 22
2019 1769 109.0 16.2 20.6
2020 1773 106.7 16.6 17.7
2021 1835 106.4 17.2 21.1
2022 1826 106.5 17.1 21.2
2023 1824 97.8 18.6 22.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for McCallum High School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $635 (6.6%) $9,006 (93.4%) $9,640
2020 $668 (6.9%) $9,058 (93.1%) $9,726
2021 $475 (4.7%) $9,563 (95.3%) $10,038

Data source: Texas Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on McCallum High School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 161st of 1857 High schoolsRanks 232nd of 1961 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
End of Course Algebra I (McCallum High School)7851
 27%
   End of Course Algebra I (Austin Independent School District (Isd))6940
 29%
   End of Course Algebra I (Texas)6245
 17%
End of Course Biology (McCallum High School)8078
 2%
   End of Course Biology (Austin Independent School District (Isd))6855
 13%
   End of Course Biology (Texas)6357
 6%
End of Course English I Reading (McCallum High School)7677
 1%
   End of Course English I Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5355
 2%
   End of Course English I Reading (Texas)4954
 5%
End of Course English II Reading (McCallum High School)7580
 5%
   End of Course English II Reading (Austin Independent School District (Isd))5656
   End of Course English II Reading (Texas)5156
 5%
End of Course U.S. History (McCallum High School)8989
   End of Course U.S. History (Austin Independent School District (Isd))7975
 4%
   End of Course U.S. History (Texas)7571
 4%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students17691824
 3.1%
African American140110
 21.4%
American Indian23
 50%
Asian3838
Hispanic553528
 4.5%
Pacific Islander05
White9611053
 9.6%
Two or More Races7587
 16%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients20.6%22.9%
 2.3%


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Frequently Asked Questions about McCallum High School

Students at McCallum High School are 58% White, 29% Hispanic, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Asian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,824 students attended McCallum High School.

McCallum High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Brentwood Elementary
Elementary : Campbell Elementary
Elementary : Gullett Elementary
Elementary : Highland Park Elementary
Elementary : Lee Elementary
Elementary : Maplewood Elementary
Elementary : Reilly Elementary
Elementary : Ridgetop Elementary
Middle : Kealing Middle
Middle : Lamar Middle

McCallum High School ranks 201st of 1987 Texas high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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