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Crockett Early College High School

Public Grades 9-12
1543rd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,009 Texas High Schools
Better than 23% of Texas high schools
Summary

Crockett Early College High School is a large, comprehensive high school in South Austin serving 1,529 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Austin Independent School District (Isd), with over 65% of students qualifying for free or reduced lunch.

While Crockett is designated as an "Early College" school, its academic performance has declined over the past decade, dropping from the 46th percentile statewide in 2015-2016 to the 23rd percentile in 2025-2026. The school's performance in Algebra I is a major concern, with only 14.56% of students proficient compared to 51.77% for the district and 54.03% for the state. However, there are bright spots: over 56% of students are proficient in Biology and over 60% in U.S. History. The graduation rate has fallen from 98.1% in 2019-2020 to 89.8% in 2023-2024, while the dropout rate has risen to 2.7%. When compared to nearby schools, Crockett sits in the middle of the pack—above Travis Early College High School (8th percentile) but far below the Richards School For Young Women Leaders (94th percentile). It is most comparable to KIPP Austin Brave (22nd percentile) and Wayside Sci-Technical Middle And High School (27th percentile), though Crockett serves a much larger student body.

An interesting finding is that Crockett's per-student spending ($11,108) is in line with other comprehensive schools in the area, suggesting the challenges are more about resource allocation and instructional effectiveness than funding levels. The school shows a stark contrast in performance across different student groups, with White students ranking in the 54th percentile while Hispanic and low socio-economic status students rank in the bottom 20th percentile. This suggests that the school's programs and support systems are not reaching all students equitably, creating a significant achievement gap within the same building. For parents considering Crockett, it is important to understand that while the school offers an "Early College" promise, the data indicates it is struggling to fulfill this mission for its core demographic of students from low-income backgrounds.

1,529
Students ?
14.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$10,053
Per pupil spending ?
65.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 5601 Manchaca Rd
       Austin, TX  78745-3696

(512) 414-2532

District: Austin Independent School District (Isd)


Feeder schools for Crockett Early College High School:

Elementary:    Boone Elementary
    Cunningham Elementary
    Odom Elementary
    Pleasant Hill Elementary
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Middle:    Bedichek Middle
    Covington Middle
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
71.1%
White:
19.1%
African American:
5.4%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Declining — 46th percentile in 2016 → 23rd in 2026
Strengths
90% graduate within 4 years
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (43% vs 62% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2016
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school43%
District avg62%
Texas avg62%
1,543rd of 2,009
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 23%▼ down 23 pts since 2016
From bottom 46% (2016) to bottom 23% (2026)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
8th of 17High Schools in the Austin Independent School District (Isd)
523rd of 951Austin Independent School District (Isd) among Texas districts
Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202626.71543 of 200923.2%★☆☆☆☆
202526.11496 of 197424.2%★☆☆☆☆
202427.71456 of 199026.8%★☆☆☆☆
202329.61394 of 196128.9%★☆☆☆☆
202227.01399 of 187625.4%★☆☆☆☆
202130.31310 of 186129.6%★☆☆☆☆
201935.91226 of 185734.0%★★☆☆☆
201836.21141 of 179736.5%★★☆☆☆
201733.81154 of 177735.1%★★☆☆☆
201650.0956 of 176245.7%★★☆☆☆
201549.7974 of 174344.1%★★☆☆☆
201439.31181 of 173431.9%★★☆☆☆
201343.11065 of 165235.5%★★☆☆☆
201236.71175 of 160326.7%★☆☆☆☆
201146.21186 of 167229.1%★☆☆☆☆
201046.41116 of 156828.8%★☆☆☆☆
200944.11108 of 153928.0%★☆☆☆☆
200835.11194 of 151020.9%★☆☆☆☆
200738.61111 of 149725.8%★☆☆☆☆
200639.71044 of 143027.0%★☆☆☆☆
200546.9939 of 142934.3%★★☆☆☆
200437.91099 of 142723.0%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202628.4779 of 108628.3%★☆☆☆☆
202526.3613 of 83426.5%★☆☆☆☆
202431.4688 of 106535.4%★★☆☆☆
202326.1789 of 106926.2%★☆☆☆☆
202211.5950 of 10317.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202126.5755 of 102026.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.8806 of 102421.3%★☆☆☆☆
201825.6770 of 101324.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
20265.9527 of 5565.2%☆☆☆☆☆
202511.6382 of 42810.7%★☆☆☆☆
20242.8508 of 5304.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20231.5505 of 5253.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202216.8447 of 50711.8%★☆☆☆☆
20198.3443 of 4879.0%☆☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202223.91493 of 183718.7%★☆☆☆☆
202126.51410 of 182922.9%★☆☆☆☆
201933.31273 of 181029.7%★☆☆☆☆
201832.11265 of 178429.1%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202632.0831 of 119530.5%★★☆☆☆
202527.5818 of 115329.1%★☆☆☆☆
202426.71050 of 143726.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.5881 of 137135.7%★★☆☆☆
202229.0882 of 127831.0%★★☆☆☆
202134.9764 of 119536.1%★★☆☆☆
201939.3582 of 113648.8%★★☆☆☆
201835.9645 of 111342.0%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202627.71478 of 193623.7%★☆☆☆☆
202522.71205 of 150419.9%★☆☆☆☆
202426.11401 of 188025.5%★☆☆☆☆
202331.31314 of 189130.5%★★☆☆☆
202224.11446 of 184121.5%★☆☆☆☆
202127.11372 of 181524.4%★☆☆☆☆
201934.01275 of 179829.1%★☆☆☆☆
201835.11211 of 178132.0%★★☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202614.21140 of 12065.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202516.3882 of 9648.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202315.31077 of 11828.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.31084 of 11727.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202132.8962 of 117718.3%★☆☆☆☆
201933.0962 of 114516.0%★☆☆☆☆
201834.2953 of 113716.2%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202622.71510 of 186018.8%★☆☆☆☆
202521.41193 of 145317.9%★☆☆☆☆
202421.81461 of 180519.1%★☆☆☆☆
202325.81390 of 182023.6%★☆☆☆☆
202223.71385 of 176221.4%★☆☆☆☆
202129.01272 of 174327.0%★☆☆☆☆
201936.01136 of 171433.7%★★☆☆☆
201835.31104 of 169134.7%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202620.91619 of 193716.4%★☆☆☆☆
202521.41255 of 151317.1%★☆☆☆☆
202422.61539 of 188418.3%★☆☆☆☆
202324.91484 of 189721.8%★☆☆☆☆
202223.11494 of 184719.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.31451 of 184821.5%★☆☆☆☆
201935.61243 of 181831.6%★★☆☆☆
201836.21190 of 179433.7%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202623.11553 of 195420.5%★☆☆☆☆
202525.61127 of 151525.6%★☆☆☆☆
202425.71388 of 189126.6%★☆☆☆☆
202325.81432 of 191325.1%★☆☆☆☆
202227.01357 of 185326.8%★☆☆☆☆
202130.71280 of 184030.4%★★☆☆☆
201934.51209 of 182433.7%★★☆☆☆
201834.01214 of 180332.7%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202624.9561 of 71321.3%★☆☆☆☆
202538.6372 of 59837.8%★★☆☆☆
202451.1320 of 73156.2%★★★☆☆
202352.8275 of 67759.4%★★★☆☆
202251.0280 of 66457.8%★★★☆☆
202116.5515 of 58812.4%★☆☆☆☆
201939.9358 of 60440.7%★★☆☆☆
201846.5303 of 58247.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202645.3732 of 158153.7%★★★☆☆
202542.4685 of 129947.3%★★☆☆☆
202442.2833 of 154846.2%★★☆☆☆
202342.6753 of 147849.1%★★☆☆☆
202250.0548 of 141861.4%★★★☆☆
202138.6801 of 138242.0%★★☆☆☆
201945.3637 of 135753.1%★★★☆☆
201837.2795 of 134741.0%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202652.0731 of 158453.9%★★★☆☆
202550.6593 of 129454.2%★★★☆☆
202461.6462 of 155670.3%★★★★☆
202356.3626 of 157660.3%★★★☆☆
202259.4501 of 152567.1%★★★☆☆
202145.6839 of 151044.4%★★☆☆☆
201955.9609 of 152660.1%★★★☆☆
201862.3459 of 153970.2%★★★★☆
How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)
White (2026)54th percentile+31 vs school
Special Education (2026)54th percentile+31 vs school
English Language Learner (2026)30th percentile+7 vs school
African American (2026)28th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)24th percentile~ school
Multi-racial (2026)21st percentile~ school
Male (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school
Hispanic (2026)19th percentile-4 vs school
At Risk (2022)19th percentile-7 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)16th percentile-7 vs school
Gifted and Talented (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school
Asian (2026)5th percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?
U.S. History60%-10 vs state
Biology56%-14 vs state
English II Reading46%-14 vs state
English I Reading39%-17 vs state
Algebra I15%-39 vs state

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What people are saying
by a teacher
Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Open Quote I went to this school a few times to substitute for some teachers. I am a certified teacher here in Texas with a Masters' degree in education. I was totally disappointed with the way professionals are treated in this school. The staff is generally quite cold and rude. The administrative assistants and clerks are rude and act as if they are doing a favor to you when they are asked to assist you with anything! I had one of the worst experiences in my life when going to that school to support other teachers! The assistant principals barely look at you and act as if you are an annoyance if you try to address them regarding any educational matter! The students are rude and disrespectful! Girls and boys make out in the corridors and no one seems to care about the situation!! Girls go to school half naked and behave provocatively in front of teachers! Honestly, I think this school is a disgrace! I a mother of a beautiful daughter and I would NEVER allow my daughter to step foot in that school! Close Quote


by a citizen
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Open Quote Crockett High School is what you make of it. Whether you want to achieve great scholastic accomplishments or buy a bag of marijuana, you can find it here. Some of the teachers genuinely care for their students, while others phone it in on a daily basis. The AP courses are challenging and inspire the students to strive for greatness, while the regular classes are lazily corralled. There is no middle ground at this school, and it shows in the student body. As a former student, I was quick to realize the high-performing students comprised the majority of the active student body at any function, while the other students were mostly absent.

Crockett has the opportunity to be something special. The gifted teachers are there, and some of the students are eager to learn. If the school would stop tolerating drug use, violence, and academic apathy, it could easily overcome its lackluster past.

Advocacy of education and achievement need to be taught to these kids. Graduating high school is not a terminal goal, but you would not know that looking at this school. The students do not receive these values from their parents, so the school must intervene if they want to have a better future, both immediate and long-term.

About me: Crockett High School alumnus (2007), top 3% of graduating class. The University of Texas at Austin alumnus (2011). Currently pursuing a doctorate. I have a very special place in my heart for Crockett, and I am very concerned about their future. Close Quote


by a parent
Thursday, May 10, 2012

Open Quote My student has enjoyed the challenging curriculum and extra-curricular activities, but most of all the welcoming attitude of staff and students. She doesn't feel like the cliques rule the school and she has friends in all groups. My view of the school is that no matter what style learner you are, this school will try to find a way for you to succeed. An ACC campus is right across the street and they also have a presence in the auto shop and beautician school on campus. The specialty AP classes are very rigorous. The college prep staff are very proactive and I thank the senior English teachers for spending time during the first six weeks helping the kids draft essays for college applications. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Open Quote horrible faculty, horrible school! the 1 shining star is ms. monica ramirez. Close Quote


by a student
Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Open Quote Students at Crockett High school are very welcoming unlike some other schools that I have attended. The AP program is more challenging than those of other schools and the students there are high achievers. This year Crockett had two finalist (one being the winner) of the "Statemans Essay". Although Crockett has had a bad reputation in the past, it is being reconstructed by Mr.Shapiro, the new principal that has now been with us for 2 yrs. People have overlooked the great things Crockett has to offer along with the great students in it and have only seen it superficially as a mediocre school everyone believes it is. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,529 students attended Crockett Early College High School.

Students at Crockett Early College High School are 71% Hispanic, 19% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Crockett Early College High School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of Texas high schools.

Crockett Early College High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boone Elementary
Elementary : Cunningham Elementary
Elementary : Odom Elementary
Elementary : Pleasant Hill Elementary
Elementary : Sunset Valley Elementary
Middle : Bedichek Middle
Middle : Covington Middle


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