Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Corpus Christi, Texas
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed in Corpus Christi, Texas enrolled 248 students in 2024-25 with 13.2 full-time teachers, 18.8 students per teacher against the Texas high-school median of 14.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 60-69% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Texas: 43.7%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Texas: 90.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 6%
256 students in 2022-23, 258 students in 2023-24, 248 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 12.5 to 13.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 256 | 12.5 | 20.5 |
| 2023-24 | 258 | 13.4 | 19.3 |
| 2024-25 | 248 | 13.2 | 18.8 |
18.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 90 of every 100 Texas high schools
Among the 1,824 Texas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 14.0; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 266 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed enrolled 266 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 19 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 266 of the 266 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions19
- Chronically absent15.2% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.9% of students were Hispanic, 13.7% White, 2.0% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic81.9%
- White13.7%
- Asian2.0%
- Black1.6%
- Two or more races0.8%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Texas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 60‑69% | 35% (2021-22) | 43.7% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 62 students in Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Texas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 91% | 90.3% |
| Students in the class | 62 | 2,709 | 403,301 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Corpus Christi
22 public high schools in Corpus Christi report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Veterans Memorial High School | 2,026 | 18.5 | 37.2% |
| Flour Bluff High School | 1,940 | 14.8 | 37.5% |
| Carroll High School | 1,928 | 17.4 | 62.6% |
| Ray High School | 1,578 | 16.2 | 70.4% |
| Roy Miller H S and Metro School of Design | 1,424 | 16.3 | 88.4% |
| Moody High School | 1,326 | 17.1 | 86.7% |
| King High School | 1,279 | 15.4 | 68.7% |
| Calallen High School | 1,147 | 12.5 | 39.9% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed
- Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignThe nearest public high school, 1.5 miles away: 1,424 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- West Oso High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 1.6 miles away: 491 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).1.6 mi
- Compare Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed with Roy Miller H S and Metro School of DesignStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Corpus Christi ISD spends per student$11,836 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$11,836
- The largest public schools in TexasHarold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed is the number 1,232 by size of 2,039 Texas high schools open in 2024-25.#1,232 of 2,039
- Texas schools by students per teacher18.8 students per teacher here against the Texas median of 14.0 for high schools.18.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed
How many students attend Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
248 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 256 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Corpus Christi, TX.What is the student-teacher ratio at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
18.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Texas median for high schools is 14.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed a Title I school?
Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed scored proficient or above: 60-69% in math, against 43.7% in math across Texas. Texas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed?
95% or more of the 62 students in Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 90.3% across Texas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Harold T Branch Academy for Career & Technical Ed in?
Corpus Christi ISD, NCES district ID 4815270. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 481527012733 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.