JAMES M STEELE EARLY COLLEGE H S

ROANOKE · TX · NORTHWEST ISD · Public

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WESTLAKE ACADEMY → BYRON NELSON H S → The Clariden School → KELLER H S → KELLER COMPASS CENTER → Harvest Christian Academy → ARGYLE H S → CARROLL SENIOR H S →

📋 At a glance

Programs & features

📚 4 AP courses offered — Strong
✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
✅ Gifted & talented program

Academic signals

🎓 AP rigor: 58th percentile nationally
📝 SAT/ACT participation: 58th percentile by test-taker volume

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How JAMES M STEELE EARLY COLLEGE H S compares for families

Solid mid-tier academic profile.

▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 58th percentile nationally with 4 AP courses.
▸ LocallyTX students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+4 points).
▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: WESTLAKE ACADEMY, BYRON NELSON H S, The Clariden School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🎓 Academic rigor

AP + advanced-course offerings

Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses

58th percentile nationally

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AP courses offered

Science ✓

Advanced math classes

0 calculus · 1 advanced

Lab science classes

2 physics · 3 chemistry

Other rigor signals

✅ Dual-enrollment program
✅ Gifted/talented program

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).

SAT / ACT participation

CRDC federal data · 2020-21

58th percentile by test-taker volume

SAT/ACT test-takers

11th-12th graders who took 1+ college admissions test

Test-taking intensity

30.1

takers per 100 students in grades 9-12

Compared against

18,426

US high schools reporting SAT/ACT participation

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.

👩‍🏫 Teacher workforce · federal CRDC

Teacher experience & reliability

% inexperienced teachers (1st-2nd yr)

Strong: experienced corps. New teachers rotate through but most have ≥3 years in.

% chronic teacher absence (≥10 days/yr)

87.5%

Elevated. Teacher absence directly affects classroom continuity and student outcomes.

Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2017-18 — the most recent vintage that publishes per-school teacher quality fields; the 2020-21 sweep had them suppressed). "Inexperienced" = teachers in their first or second year. "Chronic absence" = teachers absent 10+ days/year.

Chronic absenteeism

Share of students absent 15+ days

2.6%

Below 10% — strong attendance culture. Chronic absence is a leading indicator of dropout and disengagement; a low rate signals families staying connected to the school.

Students absent 15+ days

Federal definition: absent (excused or unexcused) for at least 15 of ~180 school days — about 10% of the school year.

Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.

Counselor capacity

Student : Counselor

618:1

Well above the US median — a real constraint on individualized college and course planning.

Counselor FTE

0.5

Full-time-equivalent school counselors on staff.

Teacher FTE

Full-time-equivalent classroom teachers.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +9.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 309 students:

2025

338

2027

405

2029

484

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $13,616 per student in district revenue, the 175 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $2,382,800/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

School	Type	Miles	HS enrollment	Trend
WESTLAKE ACADEMY WESTLAKE	Public · charter	1.3	320	+2.9%
BYRON NELSON H S TROPHY CLUB	Public	1.7	2,969	+8.6%
The Clariden School Southlake	Private	3.8	143	+62.5%
KELLER H S KELLER	Public	4.3	2,951	-6.4%
KELLER COMPASS CENTER KELLER	Public	4.7	58	-20.5%
Harvest Christian Academy Keller	Private	4.8	237	-22.3%
ARGYLE H S FLOWER MOUND	Public	5.0	1,644	+22.5%
CARROLL SENIOR H S SOUTHLAKE	Public	5.1	1,422	+2.0%