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John B Connally High School

Public Grades 9-12
1670th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 1,974 Texas High Schools
Better than 15% of Texas high schools
Summary

John B Connally High School is a public high school located in Austin, Texas, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 1,817 students. The school is part of the Pflugerville Independent School District, which is ranked 484 out of 961 districts in Texas and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

John B Connally High School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Texas high schools, ranking between 1467 and 1670 out of 1861 to 1974 schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on STAAR End-of-Course (EOC) exams is significantly below the district and state averages across all subjects, with proficiency rates ranging from 9.89% in Algebra I to 50.76% in U.S. History. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated between 80.4% and 94.8% over the past 5 years, which is generally lower than the state average, and its dropout rate has ranged from 1.2% to 5.1% during the same period, which is higher than the state's average.

Compared to nearby schools, Pflugerville High School, which is also part of the Pflugerville Independent School District, consistently outperforms John B Connally High School on academic measures. Additionally, public charter schools such as Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville and Nyos Lamar Secondary also outperform John B Connally High School on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and graduation rates. The school's high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds and its relatively high per-student spending suggest that additional resources and targeted interventions may be needed to address the academic challenges faced by the student population.

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
    More...
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 — 30th percentile in 2015 → 15th in 2025
Worth a look
!Test scores below the Texas average (31% vs 56% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)
!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school31%
District avg55%
Texas avg56%
1,670th of 1,974
Texas public high schools ?
Bottom 15%▼ down 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 30% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of Texas High Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
4th of 5High Schools in the Pflugerville Independent School District (Isd)
484th of 961Pflugerville 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
202516.91670 of 197415.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.41661 of 199016.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.61566 of 196120.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.31518 of 187619.1%★☆☆☆☆
202123.01467 of 186121.2%★☆☆☆☆
201932.61291 of 185730.5%★★☆☆☆
201833.41199 of 179733.3%★★☆☆☆
201735.81112 of 177737.4%★★☆☆☆
201645.31071 of 176239.2%★★☆☆☆
201538.01226 of 174329.7%★☆☆☆☆
201436.81224 of 173429.4%★☆☆☆☆
201348.4923 of 165244.1%★★☆☆☆
201252.6752 of 160353.1%★★★☆☆
201148.61130 of 167232.4%★★☆☆☆
201050.51026 of 156834.6%★★☆☆☆
200949.4992 of 153935.5%★★☆☆☆
200843.01069 of 151029.2%★☆☆☆☆
200747.6974 of 149734.9%★★☆☆☆
200648.1919 of 143035.7%★★☆☆☆
200546.4950 of 142933.5%★★☆☆☆
200450.4882 of 142738.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202527.7593 of 83428.9%★☆☆☆☆
202432.7671 of 106537.0%★★☆☆☆
202325.8795 of 106925.6%★☆☆☆☆
202224.0789 of 103123.5%★☆☆☆☆
202130.4687 of 102032.6%★★☆☆☆
201943.1529 of 102448.3%★★☆☆☆
201840.8545 of 101346.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202514.3376 of 42812.1%★☆☆☆☆
202412.2475 of 53010.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.7454 of 52513.5%★☆☆☆☆
202218.1443 of 50712.6%★☆☆☆☆
202125.1402 of 48817.6%★☆☆☆☆
201921.6417 of 48714.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.7398 of 48618.1%★☆☆☆☆

At Risk

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202228.61340 of 183727.1%★☆☆☆☆
202124.61456 of 182920.4%★☆☆☆☆
201933.31270 of 181029.8%★☆☆☆☆
201837.41090 of 178438.9%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202528.0810 of 115329.7%★☆☆☆☆
202421.91155 of 143719.6%★☆☆☆☆
202327.1978 of 137128.7%★☆☆☆☆
202230.2857 of 127832.9%★★☆☆☆
202137.7695 of 119541.8%★★☆☆☆
201932.2772 of 113632.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.2567 of 111349.1%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202512.61350 of 150410.2%★☆☆☆☆
202416.11610 of 188014.4%★☆☆☆☆
202321.31518 of 189119.7%★☆☆☆☆
202219.41522 of 184117.3%★☆☆☆☆
202120.71476 of 181518.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.41379 of 179823.3%★☆☆☆☆
201829.91333 of 178125.2%★☆☆☆☆

Gifted and Talented

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202524.6833 of 96413.6%★☆☆☆☆
202330.7980 of 118217.1%★☆☆☆☆
202230.5985 of 117216.0%★☆☆☆☆
202143.3873 of 117725.8%★☆☆☆☆
201925.11025 of 114510.5%★☆☆☆☆
201856.5652 of 113742.7%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202517.21259 of 145313.4%★☆☆☆☆
202416.21582 of 180512.4%★☆☆☆☆
202319.71506 of 182017.3%★☆☆☆☆
202219.11465 of 176216.9%★☆☆☆☆
202118.61470 of 174315.7%★☆☆☆☆
201928.51304 of 171423.9%★☆☆☆☆
201831.01226 of 169127.5%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202519.81283 of 151315.2%★☆☆☆☆
202418.71608 of 188414.6%★☆☆☆☆
202321.11559 of 189717.8%★☆☆☆☆
202224.71457 of 184721.1%★☆☆☆☆
202125.71446 of 184821.8%★☆☆☆☆
201931.51341 of 181826.2%★☆☆☆☆
201833.61261 of 179429.7%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202521.71202 of 151520.7%★☆☆☆☆
202417.11596 of 189115.6%★☆☆☆☆
202320.31539 of 191319.6%★☆☆☆☆
202221.31480 of 185320.1%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81439 of 184021.8%★☆☆☆☆
201933.11245 of 182431.7%★★☆☆☆
201833.01234 of 180331.6%★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202537.5383 of 59836.0%★★☆☆☆
202453.8294 of 73159.8%★★★☆☆
202336.0432 of 67736.2%★★☆☆☆
202217.9577 of 66413.1%★☆☆☆☆
202135.6378 of 58835.7%★★☆☆☆
201919.3513 of 60415.1%★☆☆☆☆
201837.4376 of 58235.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202538.8764 of 129941.2%★★☆☆☆
202435.01033 of 154833.3%★★☆☆☆
202325.91201 of 147818.7%★☆☆☆☆
202227.41123 of 141820.8%★☆☆☆☆
202126.61133 of 138218.0%★☆☆☆☆
201925.81117 of 135717.7%★☆☆☆☆
201829.61005 of 134725.4%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankTexas percentileRating
202516.91116 of 129413.8%★☆☆☆☆
202414.41389 of 155610.7%★☆☆☆☆
202330.01159 of 157626.5%★☆☆☆☆
202240.1929 of 152539.1%★★☆☆☆
202145.3844 of 151044.1%★★☆☆☆
201934.11106 of 152627.5%★☆☆☆☆
201834.61105 of 153928.2%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Special Education (2025)41st percentile+26 vs school
Multi-racial (2025)36th percentile+21 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile+14 vs school
African American (2025)29th percentile+13 vs school
At Risk (2022)27th percentile+8 vs school
Male (2025)21st percentile+5 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school
White (2025)14th percentile~ school
Gifted and Talented (2025)14th percentile~ school
Hispanic (2025)13th percentile~ school
Asian (2025)12th percentile-3 vs school
Female (2025)10th percentile-5 vs school
By subject vs Texas (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History51%-17 vs state
Biology42%-20 vs state
English II Reading31%-25 vs state
English I Reading27%-25 vs state
Algebra I10%-37 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, March 26, 2016

Open Quote 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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John B Connally High School ranks in the bottom 15.4% of Texas high schools.

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

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,974 students attended 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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