Academy Of Choice

Spring Branch Isd · Harris County · K-12

Academy Of Choice enrolled 151 students in 2020. In the class of 2019, 73% graduated in four years (Texas: 92%).

Small group: only ~5 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Academy Of Choice Texas
Graduation rate ’17-46.4 vs TX
Academy Of Choice 42.9%Texas 89.3%
College/career/military ready ’18-38.8 vs TX
Academy Of Choice 12.5%Texas 51.3%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’18-39.8 vs TX
Academy Of Choice 12.5%Texas 52.3%
Took the SAT or ACT ’18-17.3 vs TX
Academy Of Choice 62.5%Texas 79.8%
College-ready test score ’18-19.9 vs TX
Academy Of Choice 0.0%Texas 19.9%
Advanced course completion ’18-54.1 vs TX
Academy Of Choice 0.0%Texas 54.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

20406080201220152018202120249043

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

020406080201720192021202320247513

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

0102030405020162018202020224513

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080100201220152018202120248163

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

01020304020122015201820212024150

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434358

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

30040050060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457338

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

1717.217.417.617.8182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

20253035402017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4042444648502017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

0102030405020172019202220242025440

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 6 math

Met grade level on the grade-6 math STAAR.

25303520172018201920212022202325

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 math

Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.

152025303520172018201920212022202323

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 math

Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.

20253035404520172018201920212022202332

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 6 reading

Met grade level on the grade-6 reading STAAR.

2530354020172018201920212022202341

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

35404520172018201920212022202343

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

35404520172018201920212022202346

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

020406020142017202020232024550

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

010203040502015201720192021202320243513

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024170

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

2530352012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

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Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate201973%76.9%80%
College/career/military ready201916.7%13%25%
Algebra I proficiency201922.7%14.3%33.3%14.3%
Biology proficiency201973.1%64.3%85.7%73.3%
English II proficiency201940.6%29.2%66.7%30%
Grade 6 math201942.9%35.7%31.3%
Grade 7 math201930.8%35%36.4%
Grade 8 math201950%
Grade 6 reading201947.6%50%37.5%
Grade 7 reading201926.9%25%27.3%
Grade 8 reading201950%
Advanced course completion201923.8%15.4%25%
Took an AP/IB course201910%8.7%6.3%
Took an AP/IB exam201911.5%10.9%7.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam201928.6%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).