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MS College HS at HCC Gulfton

Harris County · Region 04: Houston · 60 students

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Current score
88/1002025-26
Change
+22 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+10.2 ptsvs 77.8 average · 1,423 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
246 of 1,423tied with 41 others
B88

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 80 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 77.8 average for 1,423 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent movement

Overall score rose 11 points

77 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 88 is 10.2 points above the 77.8 average among 1,423 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Recent domain gain

School Progress rose 8 points

80 to 88 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 88 is 9.1 points above the 78.9 average among 1,320 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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STAAR result

Science above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
57%vs 33.2% avg · +23.8 pts
Masters
43%vs 13.7% avg · +29.3 pts

Among 1,252 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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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

MS College HS at HCC Gulfton is rated B by TEA, scoring 88 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 77.8 average for 1,423 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 22 points since 2021-22.

Ranks 246th of 1,423 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 41 others).

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

Official improvement and transfer notices

Official state and federal designations can carry support, reporting requirements or a family transfer option that a single A–F rating does not explain.

2026 federal improvement status

Comprehensive Support and Improvement

Official support label: Comprehensive Progress

Identification reason: CSI Low Graduation Rate

TEA track year 7 · Title I campus

Open the official TEA list and methodology

Schools identified for improvement

This school
Listed
Selected comparison
32.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,423 rated schools reporting

Schools on the PEG list

This school
Not listed
Selected comparison
9.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,423 rated schools reporting

Selected comparison percentages are the share of reporting schools in that group found on each dated list. They are neutral prevalence context; changing the comparison never changes this school's official status.

These are dated TEA statuses, fetched 24 August 2026; they are not added to or subtracted from this site's rating.

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
90807060 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageMS College HS at HCC Gulfton 6684807788 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 80 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
2025-26B8877.8 1,423 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25C7777.4 1,408 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24B8073.8 1,395 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23B8472.9 1,391 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22D6682.0 1,378 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 Achievement82 B+11.9 vs similar economic context · 1,323 reporting
  • School Progress88 B+9.1 vs similar economic context · 1,320 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps—Not reported · similar economic context 75.2 · 1,312 reporting
  • Academic Growth68 D−5.6 vs similar economic context · 1,301 reporting
  • Relative Performance88 B+11.2 vs similar economic context · 1,319 reporting
  • MS College HS at HCC Gulfton
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,423 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement82B8
School Progress88B2
Closing the Gaps—Not rated—
Academic Growth68D2
Relative Performance88B2

Closest to moving up: School Progress, 2 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 (88), so Student Achievement (82) is published above but does not enter the overall score at all — gaining points there changes nothing until it passes 88.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level69%+3 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,323 reporting
  • Meets grade level38%−2 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,323 reporting
  • Masters grade level10%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,323 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level59%−9 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,323 reporting
  • Meets grade level30%−14 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,323 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−17 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,323 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level56%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,320 reporting
  • Meets grade level11%−28 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,320 reporting
  • Masters grade level0%−15 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,320 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level86%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,252 reporting
  • Meets grade level57%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,252 reporting
  • Masters grade level43%+29 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,252 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level89%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 reporting
  • Meets grade level61%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 reporting
  • Masters grade level22%+8 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,423 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.

Completion

Four-Year
45.5%−19.5 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 34 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
69.7%+1.7 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 34 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
59.5%−7.8 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 34 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
8.2%+2.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 34 rated schools reporting

These measures use TEA's alternative-education 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
52.0%−31.4 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria52.0%83.4%−31.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 160 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course43.5%57.3%−13.8 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA8.7%19.0%−10.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%13.9%−13.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course0.0%25.4%−25.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification4.3%32.5%−28.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.7%−2.7 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%7.0%−7.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit13.0%6.5%+6.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%2.5%−2.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student8.7%7.4%+1.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%2.5%−2.5 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 161 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
27

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
7

25.9% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
14

51.9% of graduates

Not trackable
6

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
27
Selected comparison
245.8

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
7
Selected comparison
87.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
25.9%
Selected comparison
34.3%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated schools reporting

−8.4 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
51.9%
Selected comparison
56.6%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated schools reporting

−4.7 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
22.2%
Selected comparison
9.1%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 150 rated schools reporting

+13.1 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. HOUSTON CITY COLLEGE (010633)6

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
60
Economically disadvantaged
98.3%+4.6 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
61.0%+17.1 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
3.4%−13.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
75.8%−17.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
66.3%+42.6 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

MS College HS at HCC Gulfton

African American: 11.9%Hispanic: 79.7%White: 3.4%Two or More Races: 5.1%
  • African American 11.9%
  • Hispanic 79.7%
  • White 3.4%
  • Two or More Races 5.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,423 reporting for every category shown · 1,423 in full cohort

African American: 15%Hispanic: 77.9%White: 4.3%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.2%Pacific Islander: 0.1%Two or More Races: 1.3%
  • African American 15%
  • Hispanic 77.9%
  • White 4.3%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.2%
  • Pacific Islander 0.1%
  • Two or More Races 1.3%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
59
Economically disadvantaged students
58
Emergent bilingual students
36
Special education students
2

TEA context labels

  • Alternative education campus under AEA procedures
  • Alternative education type: dropout recovery school
  • Rated under AEA procedures

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
35
Students in TEA mobility denominator
90
TEA-published mobility rate
38.9%

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 60 students in 2025–26, a decrease of 12 (16.7%) from 2024–25.

Latest enrollment
60

2025–26

Change from 2024–25
−12

Decrease · −16.7%

Change since 2021–22
−68

Decrease · −53.1%

Enrollment in 2025–26

This school
60
Selected comparison
545.6

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,405 rated schools reporting

Student enrollment by school year for MS College HS at HCC Gulfton
School yearStudents enrolledMS College HS at HCC GulftonChange from previous school yearAverage enrollmentselected comparison
2021–22 128 First available year 594.9
2022–23 123 Decrease of 5 (3.9%) 589.7
2023–24 112 Decrease of 11 (8.9%) 580.5
2024–25 72 Decrease of 40 (35.7%) 573.3
2025–26 60 Decrease of 12 (16.7%) 545.6

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
Suppressed

Rate not available

Disciplinary actions
Suppressed

Rate not available

Cumulative year-end enrollment
83

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for MS College HS at HCC Gulfton
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 152 Not reported — Not reported — — —
2021–22 150 18 12.0% 23 15.33 12.7% 29.9
2022–23 143 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 121 Suppressed — 12 9.92 — 32.6
2024–25 83 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for MS College HS at HCC Gulfton in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Not reported — Not reported — — —
Out-of-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Mandatory DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
Discretionary DAEP placements Not reported — Not reported — — —
JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
Mandatory JJAEP placements Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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.

$5k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • MS College HS at HCC Gulfton
  • Parent district: Houston ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$18,135
Selected comparison
$13,575

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,407 rated schools reporting

+$4,560 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $18,135 per student for this campus, $17,026 per student for its parent district, Houston 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
YearMS College HS at HCC GulftonParent district: Houston ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$5,939$14,470$13,054$8,417 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,346 rated schools reporting
2019$5,880$13,643$13,108$8,383 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 rated schools reporting
2020$6,244$13,627$14,058$8,905 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,364 rated schools reporting
2021$9,570$13,515$14,797$9,805 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,365 rated schools reporting
2022$9,090$14,985$15,708$11,274 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,378 rated schools reporting
2023$10,566$16,350$16,792$11,832 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,391 rated schools reporting
2024$10,076$18,150$18,125$12,871 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,398 rated schools reporting
2025$18,135$17,026$18,972$13,575 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,407 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
$59,144−$9,626 vs similar economic context
Teachers
6−32.8 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
10.6−4.2 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

MS College HS at HCC Gulfton

Beginning: 28.6%1 to 5 years: 53.6%11 to 20 years: 17.9%
  • Beginning 28.6%
  • 1 to 5 years 53.6%
  • 11 to 20 years 17.9%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,423 reporting for every category shown · 1,423 in full cohort

Beginning: 7.7%1 to 5 years: 26.9%6 to 10 years: 18.5%11 to 20 years: 27.1%21 to 30 years: 14.9%Over 30 years: 3.4%
  • Beginning 7.7%
  • 1 to 5 years 26.9%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.5%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.1%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.9%
  • Over 30 years 3.4%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for MS College HS at HCC Gulfton in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classMS College HS at HCC Gulfton · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English8.114.8
Secondary languages other than English6.817.9
Secondary math9.816.6
Secondary science917.4
Secondary social studies1417.3

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 195 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.

#1 rankings

First-place results

1 measure

  • 1of 77

    Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit

    Similar size · of the 77 that report this measure

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

5 measures

  • 7of 101

    Science — Masters

    Similar size · of the 101 that report this measure

  • 8of 13

    Dropout Rate (lowest is best)

    Harris County (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 9of 13

    Four-Year Completion Rate

    Harris County (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 9of 13

    Five-Year Completion Rate

    Harris County (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 13 that report this measure

  • 9of 13

    Six-Year Completion Rate

    Harris County (alternative-education accountability only) · of the 13 that report this measure

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

1 measure

  • 42of 906

    Per-student spending

    Harris County · of the 906 that report this measure

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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