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East Central CAST Lead HS

Bexar County · Region 20: San Antonio · 278 students

Current score
84/1002025-26
Change
+6 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+4.0 ptsvs 80 average · 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
722 of 2,004tied with 81 others
B84

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 83 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 80 average for 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 5 points

79 to 84 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 84 is 4 points above the 80 average among 2,004 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 27 points

58 to 85 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 85 is 11 points above the 74 average among 1,837 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Current strength

Closing the Gaps above the similar-context average

81 +3.7 pts vs 77.3

  • 81 is 3.7 points above the 77.3 average among 1,875 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
See the full measure

Selected positive signals, not a summary of performance. The same rules choose them on every page: only the latest one-year gain, results meaningfully better than the currently selected comparison with broad reporting, and distinctive top-three placements. Demographics, staffing and spending cannot become academic “wins.” The overall rating and the full results below remain the complete picture for this school.

Read the full rating context and placement

East Central CAST Lead HS is rated B by TEA, scoring 84 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80 average for 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 6 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 722nd of 2,004 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 81 others).

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  1. Overview
  2. 5 years of ratings
  3. Where the score comes from
  4. Student outcomes
  5. After high school: the following fall
  6. Who this school serves
  7. Student counts behind the percentages
  8. Enrollment over time
  9. Discipline and removal from class
  10. Spending per student
  11. Teachers and actual class size
  12. Where this school ranks best
  13. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
9080706050 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageEast Central CAST Lead HS 7848587984 2021-222022-232023-242024-252025-26

2021-22 is shown under the refreshed methodology TEA adopted in 2023, so it is comparable with later years. Under the original scoring it was rated B with 83 that year.

Comparison lines follow the current rated cohort backward through time. The table gives the number in that fixed cohort that reported a score each year; it can be smaller than cohort membership.

View the yearly scores and comparisons
Rating history with comparisons
YearRatingScoreSelected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rateStateTexas average
2025-26B8480.0 2,004 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7979.8 1,979 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24F5877.9 1,959 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23F4878.4 1,926 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22C7882.2 1,902 reporting83.7 7,283 reporting

Where the score comes from

Texas builds the overall rating from the better of Student Achievement and School Progress, weighted 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. School Progress is itself the better of Academic Growth and Relative Performance. The 60, 70, 80 and 90 rules mark the letter-grade thresholds.

  • Student Achievement81 B+3.0 vs similar economic context · 1,902 reporting
  • School Progress85 B+4.1 vs similar economic context · 1,894 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps81 B+3.7 vs similar economic context · 1,875 reporting
  • Academic Growth85 B+11.0 vs similar economic context · 1,837 reporting
  • Relative Performance84 B+4.8 vs similar economic context · 1,894 reporting
  • East Central CAST Lead HS
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,004 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement81B9
School Progress85B5
Closing the Gaps81B9
Academic Growth85B5
Relative Performance84B6

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 5 points below A in that domain — the nearest of the measures that count toward the overall rating.

TEA does not add the domains up. The overall score is the better of Student Achievement and School Progress at 70%, plus Closing the Gaps at 30%. For this school that better measure is School Progress (85), so Student Achievement (81) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 85.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level77%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,902 reporting
  • Meets grade level47%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,902 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,902 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level77%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,898 reporting
  • Meets grade level55%+2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,898 reporting
  • Masters grade level4%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,898 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level68%−3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 reporting
  • Meets grade level26%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 reporting
  • Masters grade level9%−7 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,889 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level91%+17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,738 reporting
  • Meets grade level59%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,738 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%−1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,738 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level75%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 944 reporting
  • Meets grade level40%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 944 reporting
  • Masters grade level15%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 944 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,004 in cohort)

Percentage of tests at or above each level. Masters is a subset of Meets, which is a subset of Approaches. The selected-comparison tick on each bar marks the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate — a comparison TEA does not publish.

Graduation

Four-Year
0.0%−94.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 465 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
0.0%−93.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 461 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
0.0%−93.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 462 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.5%±0.0 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 467 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's standard-accountability population. Each comparison average includes only schools in that population that report that specific measure; its reporting count is shown beside the average. It is an unweighted average of those reported school rates, not a pooled rate across every student in the group.

College, career and military readiness

Total credit for CCMR criteria
89.0%+1.1 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria89.0%87.9%+1.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 500 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course68.6%59.7%+8.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA22.9%27.8%−4.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)14.3%10.5%+3.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course37.1%33.9%+3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification51.4%38.4%+13.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%1.7%−1.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%6.5%−6.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%3.6%−3.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.3%−3.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%8.0%−8.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces5.7%3.3%+2.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 503 rated schools reporting

Every row is a share of this school's graduates, and every row is a way of meeting CCMR — so on every row, a bigger share is better. Difference is this school minus the average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate, counted in percentage points: +5.0 would mean five more graduates in every hundred met that criterion here. The selected comparison is an unweighted average of the reported school percentages, not a pooled rate across all graduates in the group. Graduates may meet several criteria, so the rows do not add up to the total.

Counts in the comparison controls describe full cohort membership, not the denominator of every average. Each average uses only schools for which TEA reported that measure; metric-specific reporting counts are shown on the STAAR, graduation and CCMR rows and may vary.

After high school: the following fall

Where school graduates appeared in Texas public higher-education records the fall after graduation. This is a limited next-step measure, not an eventual college-going or completion rate.

Graduates in the report
38

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
20

52.6% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
17

44.7% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
38
Selected comparison
232

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 400 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
20
Selected comparison
104.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 400 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
52.6%
Selected comparison
44.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 400 rated schools reporting

+8.3 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
44.7%
Selected comparison
50.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 400 rated schools reporting

−5.9 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.6%
Selected comparison
5.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 400 rated schools reporting

−2.5 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. ALAMO CCD PALO ALTO COLLEGE (023413)7

Selected comparison counts are neutral cohort scale context. The percentages put differently sized graduating classes on the same basis, but still cover only the limited Texas-public system observed by this report.

Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, high-school graduates enrolled in higher education, fetched 24 August 2026. The report covers graduates who enrolled in a Texas public college or university the following fall and includes only districts or campuses with more than 25 graduates.

“Not found” does not mean a graduate did not continue their education. It can include private or out-of-state college, work, military service, enrollment after the fall term, or another path the Texas public system does not observe.

“Not trackable” is not an outcome. THECB uses it for graduates with a non-standard identifier that could not be matched to higher-education records.

Who this school serves

Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.

Students
278
Economically disadvantaged
63.7%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
6.5%−11.0 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
10.4%−8.5 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
93.8%−0.4 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
19.5%+3.1 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

East Central CAST Lead HS

African American: 12.2%Hispanic: 67.3%White: 17.3%Asian: 0.4%Pacific Islander: 0.4%Two or More Races: 2.5%
  • African American 12.2%
  • Hispanic 67.3%
  • White 17.3%
  • Asian 0.4%
  • Pacific Islander 0.4%
  • Two or More Races 2.5%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,004 reporting for every category shown · 2,004 in full cohort

African American: 11%Hispanic: 50.9%White: 31.6%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 2.2%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 3.7%
  • African American 11%
  • Hispanic 50.9%
  • White 31.6%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 2.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 3.7%

Student counts behind the percentages

Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.

Students in this TEA accountability summary
278
Economically disadvantaged students
177
Emergent bilingual students
18
Special education students
29

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
40
Students in TEA mobility denominator
243
TEA-published mobility rate
16.5%

The mobility count and rate use TEA’s separate 2024–25 campus denominator shown above, not current enrollment. This site does not recalculate a missing rate.

The first figure is TEA’s student count for this accountability summary. It is a separate publication from the fall PEIMS enrollment shown above and can differ; this site does not substitute one for the other. Counts come from TEA’s 2025-26 accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026. A reported zero is shown as 0. Small-number and complementary masks, unavailable values, and blank not-reported fields stay separate and are never estimated. TEA masking definitions.

Enrollment over time

TEA-reported student enrollment for each available school year. Enrollment growth or decline is not a measure of school quality.

TEA reported 278 students in 2025–26, an increase of 63 (29.3%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
278

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
+63

Increase · +29.3%

Change since 2021–22
+186

Increase · +202.2%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
278
Selected comparison
621.2

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,968 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for East Central CAST Lead HS
School yearStudents enrolledEast Central CAST Lead HSChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 92 First available year 635.9
2022–23 186 Increase of 94 (102.2%) 642.4
2023–24 222 Increase of 36 (19.4%) 639.1
2024–25 215 Decrease of 7 (3.2%) 634.1
2025–26 278 Increase of 63 (29.3%) 621.2

The selected comparison column is the average enrollment among reporting schools in that group. It changes with the comparison control; this school's own counts do not.

Source: TEA PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. TEA reports these counts from its fall student snapshot; changes compare adjacent reported school years.

These counts show how enrollment changed, not why. Attendance-zone changes, school openings or closures, grade reconfigurations, transfers and population shifts can affect the total.

Discipline and removal from class

TEA’s annual student and action counts, kept separate and divided only by the matching full-year enrollment. These figures describe removals from instruction, not a simple safe-or-unsafe score.

Students in TEA’s all-discipline count
25

10.6% of cumulative year-end enrollment

Disciplinary actions
66

28.09 per 100 students

Cumulative year-end enrollment
235

2024–25

Share of students · 2024–25

This school
10.6%
Selected comparison
12.9%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,538 rated schools reporting

−2.3 pts vs similar economic context

Actions per 100 students · 2024–25

This school
28.09
Selected comparison
30.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,659 rated schools reporting

−2.0 vs similar economic context
TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for East Central CAST Lead HS
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 52 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 94 10 10.6% 21 22.34 12.8% 29.7
2022–23 188 28 14.9% 64 34.04 13.3% 31.9
2023–24 227 28 12.3% 59 25.99 13.1% 31.5
2024–25 235 25 10.6% 66 28.09 12.9% 30.1
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for East Central CAST Lead HS in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline 25 10.6% 66 28.09 12.9% 30.1
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions 25 10.6% 43 18.30 7.1% 10.5
DAEP placements 15 6.4% 19 8.09 5.0% 6
Mandatory DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary JJAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary expulsions Not reported — Not reported — — —

Selected comparisons use rates, not raw counts, so differently sized schools can be read on the same basis. Each average uses only group members for which TEA reported that rate; this school's own counts and rates remain fixed.

Students, actions and incidents are different units. One student can receive multiple actions. The categories overlap, so they must not be added together. Rates use TEA's matching cumulative year-end enrollment, not the October enrollment shown elsewhere on this page.

Source: TEA Discipline Reports, fetched 24 August 2026. Suppressed values stay unavailable rather than being estimated. Use 2020–21 cautiously because remote instruction during the pandemic changed students' exposure to in-person discipline. TEA consolidated its separate action-group reports into this product in 2024–25; this trend uses only the stable “All discipline” heading.

Spending per student

The campus and its parent district stay fixed while the selected same-sector txschools.net comparison changes with the page-wide control. TEA's own peer group and statewide reference remain visible as separately published, fixed TEA references.

$8k$15k$22k202120232025
  • East Central CAST Lead HS
  • Parent district: East Central ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$12,125
Selected comparison
$12,656

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,975 rated schools reporting

−$531 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $12,125 per student for this campus, $21,234 per student for its parent district, East Central ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.

Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.

View yearly spending figures
Spending per student by year
YearEast Central CAST Lead HSParent district: East Central ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2021$18,052$11,001$14,797$9,097 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,881 rated schools reporting
2022$16,331$12,314$15,708$10,440 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,903 rated schools reporting
2023$17,821$15,430$16,792$11,145 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,926 rated schools reporting
2024$10,811$18,343$18,125$12,061 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,955 rated schools reporting
2025$12,125$21,234$18,972$12,656 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,975 rated schools reporting

The selected-comparison reporting count is year-specific and can vary across the table. Dollar amounts are shown as TEA published them and are not adjusted for inflation.

Teachers and actual class size

Average salary
$68,974+$2,589 vs similar economic context
Teachers
28−14.9 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.1−3.8 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

East Central CAST Lead HS

Beginning: 8.4%1 to 5 years: 40.4%6 to 10 years: 23.3%11 to 20 years: 19.3%21 to 30 years: 7.3%Over 30 years: 1.8%
  • Beginning 8.4%
  • 1 to 5 years 40.4%
  • 6 to 10 years 23.3%
  • 11 to 20 years 19.3%
  • 21 to 30 years 7.3%
  • Over 30 years 1.8%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,004 reporting for every category shown · 2,004 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.1%1 to 5 years: 26.2%6 to 10 years: 19.1%11 to 20 years: 28%21 to 30 years: 15.9%Over 30 years: 4.2%
  • Beginning 6.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.2%
  • 6 to 10 years 19.1%
  • 11 to 20 years 28%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.9%
  • Over 30 years 4.2%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for East Central CAST Lead HS in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classEast Central CAST Lead HS · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English11.615.1
Secondary languages other than English10.717.5
Secondary math16.515.9
Secondary science19.617.3
Secondary social studies19.917.2

These are TEA's actual class-size averages for the grade or subject shown, not the student-to-teacher ratio. TEA reported 5 of 12 categories for this campus; the categories are not combined into a made-up campus-wide average. Each selected comparison average uses only schools reporting that same grade or subject.

Source: TEA Texas Academic Performance Reports, fetched 24 August 2026.

Where this school ranks best

Out of 200 rankings computed across every published metric and every available comparison group, these are all the measures that meet this site’s distinctive-placement threshold. The list does not change when you change Compare against. Each measure appears once, using its strongest placement. Press Copy for a citable sentence.

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

2 measures

  • 4of 65

    Earned an industry-based certification

    Bexar County · of the 65 that report this measure

  • 9of 65

    Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces

    Bexar County · of the 65 that report this measure · tied with 1

These are selected high placements, not a summary. Every figure above this section is the full picture, including where this school ranks poorly. Each measure appears once here, using its strongest qualifying placement across all available comparison groups. Very large ties are left out because they do not distinguish this school; any tie that does appear is labeled. Every ranking this site publishes, including the ones no school would put in a press release.

Where this comes from

The Texas Education Agency publishes the underlying accountability reports and data downloads. Ratings, outcomes, demographics, staffing and finance on this page come from TEA data available through txschools.gov, fetched 15 August 2026. TEA’s Reports and Data Portal links the official bulk files. Enrollment history comes from TEA's PEIMS Student Program and Special Populations reports, fetched 24 August 2026. The student-count context comes from TEA’s bulk accountability summary, fetched 29 August 2026; TEA’s masking definitions explain withheld values. The dated notice, staffing, discipline, transfer, community and postsecondary sections cite their separate TEA, Census or THECB publication in place. Every archived source carries checksums so each number stays traceable to the bytes the public agency served.

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