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John B Connally High School

Public Grades 9-12

1667^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,009 Texas High Schools

Better than 17% of Texas high schools

Summary

John B Connally High School in Austin, TX, serves 1,974 students in grades 9-12 as part of the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd), and is characterized by persistent academic underperformance that has seen its statewide rank drop from the 39th percentile in 2016 to the 17th percentile in 2026, earning a 1-star rating for five consecutive years.

Academically, Connally struggles significantly compared to nearby schools. On STAAR End-of-Course exams, only 10.32% of students were proficient in Algebra I, less than half the rate at district peer Pflugerville High School (25.14%) and a fraction of the performance at nearby charter schools like Nyos Lamar Secondary (62.91%). In English I Reading, Connally's 32.02% proficiency rate is far below Pflugerville High's 48.9% and less than half the rate at McNeil High School (64.21%). The school's graduation rate of 82.0% is the lowest among comparable area high schools, over 12 points lower than Pflugerville High (94.9%), while its dropout rate of 4.0% is more than triple that of Pflugerville High (1.2%). Notably, Connally's per-student spending ($11,138) is higher than that of higher-performing schools like McNeil High ($9,050), suggesting funding is not the primary issue.

Despite these challenges, there are some bright spots. Connally shows relative strength in U.S. History, with 53.66% of students proficient, its highest rate across all subjects. Additionally, nearby charter schools like Idea Rundberg College Preparatory and Idea Pflugerville College Preparatory serve even higher percentages of students from low socio-economic backgrounds yet achieve dramatically better results—for example, Idea Rundberg's Biology proficiency rate of 84.62% nearly doubles Connally's 44.59%. This demonstrates that high poverty is not an insurmountable barrier to success and points to significant differences in school model and culture that could inform improvements at Connally.

1,974

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$9,562

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13212 N Lamar
Austin, TX 78753-1010

(512) 594-0800

District: Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

Feeder schools for John B Connally High School:

Elementary:	Copperfield Elementary
	Northwest Elementary
	Parmer Lane Elementary
	River Oaks Elementary
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	Ruth Barron Elementary
	Wieland Elementary
	Wilhelmina Delco Elementary
Middle:	Dessau Middle
	Westview Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.8%

African American:

15.0%

Asian:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 39th percentile in 2016 → 17th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Texas average (37% vs 62% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2016

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school37%

District avg59%

Texas avg62%

1,667^th of 2,009

Texas public high schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 39% (2016) to bottom 17% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 5High Schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

482^nd of 951Pflugerville 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.7	1667 of 2009	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1670 of 1974	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	1661 of 1990	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1566 of 1961	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1518 of 1876	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1467 of 1861	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1291 of 1857	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1199 of 1797	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.8	1112 of 1777	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.3	1071 of 1762	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	1226 of 1743	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	36.8	1224 of 1734	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.4	923 of 1652	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	52.6	752 of 1603	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.6	1130 of 1672	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	50.5	1026 of 1568	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.4	992 of 1539	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.0	1069 of 1510	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	47.6	974 of 1497	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	919 of 1430	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	46.4	950 of 1429	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	50.4	882 of 1427	38.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	26.7	810 of 1086	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.7	593 of 834	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	671 of 1065	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.8	795 of 1069	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	789 of 1031	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.4	687 of 1020	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.1	529 of 1024	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	545 of 1013	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	500 of 556	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.3	376 of 428	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	475 of 530	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	454 of 525	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	443 of 507	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	402 of 488	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	417 of 487	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	398 of 486	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2022	28.6	1340 of 1837	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.6	1456 of 1829	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.3	1270 of 1810	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	1090 of 1784	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.4	823 of 1195	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.0	810 of 1153	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1155 of 1437	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	978 of 1371	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	857 of 1278	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	695 of 1195	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	772 of 1136	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	567 of 1113	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	16.6	1649 of 1936	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	1350 of 1504	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	1610 of 1880	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	1518 of 1891	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	1522 of 1841	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1476 of 1815	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1379 of 1798	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.9	1333 of 1781	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	32.0	1024 of 1206	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	833 of 964	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	980 of 1182	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	985 of 1172	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.3	873 of 1177	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1025 of 1145	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	56.5	652 of 1137	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.9	1571 of 1860	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.2	1259 of 1453	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	1582 of 1805	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1506 of 1820	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1465 of 1762	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1470 of 1743	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	1304 of 1714	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1226 of 1691	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	22.3	1600 of 1937	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.8	1283 of 1513	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	1608 of 1884	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1559 of 1897	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1457 of 1847	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1446 of 1848	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	1341 of 1818	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.6	1261 of 1794	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.4	1627 of 1954	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	1202 of 1515	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1596 of 1891	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1539 of 1913	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	1480 of 1853	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1439 of 1840	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.1	1245 of 1824	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1234 of 1803	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	9.5	667 of 713	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	37.5	383 of 598	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.8	294 of 731	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	432 of 677	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.9	577 of 664	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.6	378 of 588	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.3	513 of 604	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.4	376 of 582	35.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	21.2	1379 of 1581	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	38.8	764 of 1299	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1033 of 1548	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1201 of 1478	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1123 of 1418	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.6	1133 of 1382	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1117 of 1357	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1005 of 1347	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Texas percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	1357 of 1584	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.9	1116 of 1294	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1389 of 1556	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1159 of 1576	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.1	929 of 1525	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.3	844 of 1510	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1106 of 1526	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1105 of 1539	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2026)31st percentile+14 vs school

At Risk (2022)27th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2026)25th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)17th percentile~ school

Male (2026)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)16th percentile~ school

Gifted and Talented (2026)15th percentile~ school

Female (2026)15th percentile~ school

White (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2026)10th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)6th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Texas (2025-2026) ?

U.S. History54%-17 vs state

Biology45%-26 vs state

English II Reading43%-17 vs state

English I Reading32%-23 vs state

Algebra I10%-44 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Connally could be a much better school. The kids are great and the glimpse they get of the world is so much more real than at a lot of other area schools. These kids are not going to have culture shock when they get into the "real" world because they're already in it. That's a good thing. There are also a lot of good people at the school; teachers, staff, and parents. My main complaint is that the communication is just really poor. Maybe the teachers are overwhelmed or maybe the systems they have to use are just poor. It's hard to get involved and it's hard to help your children. We also recently lost a great athletic director and a great principal and sadly, their replacements are not so much so. They show a lot of favoritism of certain kids or parents or groups. In a diverse school like Connally where there are a lot of kids who aren't probably getting the attention they deserve at home, the leaders should be more sensitive, neutral and fair. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				STAAR EOC Algebra I (2026)	STAAR EOC Biology (2026)	STAAR EOC English I Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC English II Reading (2026)	STAAR EOC U.S. History (2026)	STAAR Reading (2026)			STAAR Mathematics (2026)			STAAR Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	STAAR EOC Algebra I End of Course	STAAR EOC Biology End of Course	STAAR EOC English I Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC English II Reading End of Course	STAAR EOC U.S. History End of Course	STAAR Reading 6th Grade	STAAR Reading 7th Grade	STAAR Reading 8th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 6th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 7th Grade	STAAR Mathematics 8th Grade	STAAR Social Studies 8th Grade	Total
John B Connally High School	Public	9-12	13212 N Lamar	Austin	78753	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-0800	1,974	142	13.8	68.2%	155 (7.9%)	297 (15.0%)	1,298 (65.8%)	179 (9.1%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	36 (1.8%)	18.7	1667^th of 2009 public high schools	17.0%		16.9	1670^th of 1974 public high schools	15.4%	3	10.3	44.6	32.0	43.2	53.7								$9,562
Nyos Lamar Secondary	Public, Charter	6-12	12301 N Lamar Blvd	Austin	78753	Travis County	Nyos Charter School	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 583-6967	809	70	11.5	30.0%	298 (36.8%)	128 (15.8%)	268 (33.1%)	82 (10.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	73.4	361^st of 2009 public high schools	82.0%		64.9	553^rd of 1974 public high schools	72.0%	192	62.9	80.7	73.6	80.6	88.2	71.7	76.1	76.6	41.4	20.5	49.4	38.5	$8,863
Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville	Public, Charter	6-12	1421 Wells Branch Pkwy W Ste	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Harmony Public Schools - Central Texas	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 251-5000	794	51	15.6	67.6%	157 (19.8%)	109 (13.7%)	409 (51.5%)	103 (13.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.9%)	57	762^nd of 2009 public high schools	62.1%		58.8	706^th of 1974 public high schools	64.2%	56	58.6	68.0	57.4	67.1	74.2	58.3	58.8	71.0	48.8	14.0	50.0	33.3	$13,446
Premier High School-Austin Wells Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	13801 Burnet Rd Ste 300	Austin	78727	Travis County	Premier High Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 832-0965	101	5	19.0	71.3%	19 (18.8%)	15 (14.9%)	58 (57.4%)	5 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.0%)	10.8	1784^th of 2009 public high schools	11.2%		24.4	1530^th of 1974 public high schools	22.5%	254	12.5	55.6	9.1	22.2	41.7								$10,769
Texasworks - Austin-Wells Branch	Public, Charter	9-12	13801 Burnet Rd Ste 300	Austin	78727	Travis County	Texas Works	Yes	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(972) 316-3663	24	2	14.2		2 (8.3%)	3 (12.5%)	18 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.2%)								(n/a)
Pflugerville High School	Public	9-12	1301 W Pecan St	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 594-0500	1,794	128	14.0	52.4%	312 (17.4%)	319 (17.8%)	965 (53.8%)	118 (6.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	78 (4.3%)	39.2	1255^th of 2009 public high schools	37.5%		41.8	1113^th of 1974 public high schools	43.6%	142	25.1	64.6	48.9	54.3	64.3								$9,379
Idea Pflugerville College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	1901 E Wells Branch Pkwy	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4700	669	42	15.9	77.1%	59 (8.8%)	58 (8.7%)	507 (75.8%)	31 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.3%)	50.5	931^st of 2009 public high schools	53.7%					(n/a)	69.7	73.9	44.2	39.7	67.9	50.4	56.5	69.6	25.9	31.3		42.0	$12,021
Pflugerville Academic And Career Education (Pace)	Public	9-12	700 W Pecan St	Pflugerville	78660	Travis County	Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(512) 594-1900	101	7	13.9	51.5%	18 (17.8%)	16 (15.8%)	63 (62.4%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.0%)	8.8	1812^th of 2009 public high schools	9.8%		4.1	1880^th of 1974 public high schools	4.8%	68	16.7	12.5	20.0	18.8	46.4								$8,438
McNeil High School	Public	9-12	5720 McNeil Dr	Austin	78729	Travis County	Round Rock Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	(n/a)	No	(512) 464-6300	2,660	159	16.6	24.7%	799 (30.0%)	238 (8.9%)	832 (31.3%)	648 (24.4%)	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	130 (4.9%)	59.9	688^th of 2009 public high schools	65.8%		57.7	728^th of 1974 public high schools	63.1%	40	37.2	77.3	64.2	65.3	74.3								$8,776
Idea Rundberg College Preparatory	Public, Charter	6-12	9504 N Interstate 35	Austin	78753	Travis County	Idea Public Schools	Yes	No	(n/a)	Yes	(512) 822-4800	790	48	16.4	94.3%	20 (2.5%)	14 (1.8%)	751 (95.1%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	69.3	448^th of 2009 public high schools	77.7%		69.6	427^th of 1974 public high schools	78.4%	21	51.6	84.6	70.9	77.1	81.4	45.5	55.9	42.3	46.3	43.1	0.0	24.8	$11,659

Frequently Asked Questions about John B Connally High School

How many students attend John B Connally High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,974 students attended John B Connally High School.

Is John B Connally High School a good school?

John B Connally High School ranks in the bottom 17.0% of Texas high schools.

What is the racial makeup of John B Connally High School?

Students at John B Connally High School are 66% Hispanic, 15% African American, 9% Asian, 8% White, 2% Two or more races.

What district is John B Connally High School in?

Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)

What schools feed into John B Connally High School?

John B Connally High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Copperfield Elementary
Elementary : Northwest Elementary
Elementary : Parmer Lane Elementary
Elementary : River Oaks Elementary
Elementary : Ruth Barron Elementary
Elementary : Wieland Elementary
Elementary : Wilhelmina Delco Elementary
Middle : Dessau Middle
Middle : Westview Middle

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