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Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy

Bexar County · Region 20: San Antonio · 140 students

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Current score
95/1002025-26
Change
+1 ptssince 2021-22
Score vs similar economic context
+16.9 ptsvs 78.1 average · 2,092 rated schools serving a similar economic context
Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
45 of 2,092tied with 19 others
A95

At a glance

Under TEA’s current rules, the available rating history is moving up; under the rules in force back then it scored 93 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 78.1 average for 2,092 rated schools serving a similar economic context.

Evidence worth noticing

Strengths and momentum

Recent domain gain

Academic Growth rose 12 points

67 to 79 2024-25 to 2025-26

  • 79 is 6.5 points above the 72.5 average among 1,879 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
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Top placement

Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

92.3% 3rd of 393 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure · 2025-26

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STAAR result

All Subjects above similar-context averages at Meets and Masters

Meets
81%vs 43.4% avg · +37.6 pts
Masters
30%vs 17.1% avg · +12.9 pts

Among 1,934 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.

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Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 78.1 average for 2,092 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.

Ranks 45th of 2,092 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 19 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. Discipline and removal from class
  9. Spending per student
  10. Teachers and actual class size
  11. Where this school ranks best
  12. Where this comes from

5 years of ratings

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Compare against
908070 Similar economic-disadvantage rateTexas averageShirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy 9496949795 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 A with 93 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
2025-26A9578.1 2,092 reporting81.3 7,646 reporting
2024-25A9777.7 2,081 reporting81.2 7,554 reporting
2023-24A9475.4 2,068 reporting78.9 7,466 reporting
2022-23A9675.8 2,045 reporting79.1 7,377 reporting
2021-22A9481.8 2,028 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 Achievement97 A+23.5 vs similar economic context · 1,934 reporting
  • School Progress97 A+17.6 vs similar economic context · 1,929 reporting
  • Closing the Gaps90 A+14.6 vs similar economic context · 1,915 reporting
  • Academic Growth79 C+6.5 vs similar economic context · 1,879 reporting
  • Relative Performance97 A+19.3 vs similar economic context · 1,929 reporting
  • Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy
  • Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,092 in cohort)
Domain scores
DomainScoreGradePoints to next grade
Student Achievement97A—
School Progress97A—
Closing the Gaps90A—
Academic Growth79C1
Relative Performance97A—

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%.

Student outcomes

STAAR performance

All Subjects

  • Approaches grade level97%+27 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting
  • Meets grade level81%+38 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting
  • Masters grade level30%+13 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,934 reporting
Reading3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level98%+26 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 reporting
  • Meets grade level90%+42 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 reporting
  • Masters grade level20%+1 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,932 reporting
Math3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level86%+19 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
  • Meets grade level33%−6 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
  • Masters grade level5%−10 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,924 reporting
Science3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level100%+32 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
  • Meets grade level84%+45 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
  • Masters grade level51%+35 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,784 reporting
Social Studies3 performance levels
  • Approaches grade level100%+31 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 810 reporting
  • Meets grade level83%+43 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 810 reporting
  • Masters grade level42%+24 vs Similar economic-disadvantage rate · 810 reporting
  • Approaches grade level
  • Meets grade level
  • Masters grade level
  • Tick: Similar economic-disadvantage rate (2,092 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
100.0%+6.3 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 350 rated schools reporting
Five-Year
100.0%+6.6 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 350 rated schools reporting
Six-Year
100.0%+7.4 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 350 rated schools reporting
Dropout Rate
0.0%−1.1 pts vs similar economic context average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 352 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
100.0%+14.2 pts vs similar economic context
CCMR criteria
CriterionThis school% of graduatesAveragesimilar economic contextDifferencepercentage pointsReportingselected comparison
Total credit for CCMR criteria100.0%85.8%+14.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 390 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course92.3%58.3%+34.0 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA92.3%24.7%+67.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Met criterion score on AP/IB exam(s)0.0%11.6%−11.6 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Earned college credit for a dual credit course100.0%31.1%+68.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Earned an industry-based certification0.0%37.2%−37.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Earned a level I or level II certificate0.0%2.4%−2.4 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Earned an associate degree0.0%7.3%−7.3 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Completed an OnRamps course and qualified for college credit0.0%5.1%−5.1 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Graduated with completed individualized education program (IEP) and workforce readiness0.0%3.2%−3.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Graduated under an advanced diploma plan and identified as a current special education student0.0%8.2%−8.2 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 rated schools reporting
Enlisted in the U.S. Armed Forces0.0%2.9%−2.9 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 393 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
35

Class of 2023–24

Enrolled in Texas public higher education
26

74.3% of graduates

Not found in Texas public higher-ed records
8

22.9% of graduates

Not trackable
1

Fall 2024

Graduates in the report

This school
35
Selected comparison
264.1

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 rated schools reporting

Enrolled in Texas public higher education

This school
26
Selected comparison
110.7

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 rated schools reporting

Texas-public enrollment rate

This school
74.3%
Selected comparison
41.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 rated schools reporting

+32.8 pts vs similar economic context

Not-found rate

This school
22.9%
Selected comparison
52.5%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 rated schools reporting

−29.6 pts vs similar economic context

Not-trackable rate

This school
2.9%
Selected comparison
6.0%

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 337 rated schools reporting

−3.1 pts vs similar economic context

Most common named Texas public destinations

  1. TEXAS A&M UNIV-SAN ANTONIO (042485)16

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
140
Economically disadvantaged
77.1%−0.3 pts vs similar economic context
English learners
11.4%−14.7 pts vs similar economic context
Special education
5.0%−13.8 pts vs similar economic context
Attendance
96.7%+3.1 pts vs similar economic context
Chronically absent
3.1%−16.5 pts vs similar economic context

Student demographics

Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy

African American: 1.4%Hispanic: 89.3%White: 8.6%Asian: 0.7%
  • African American 1.4%
  • Hispanic 89.3%
  • White 8.6%
  • Asian 0.7%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,092 reporting for every category shown · 2,092 in full cohort

African American: 13.7%Hispanic: 64.4%White: 16.8%American Indian: 0.3%Asian: 1.8%Pacific Islander: 0.2%Two or More Races: 2.9%
  • African American 13.7%
  • Hispanic 64.4%
  • White 16.8%
  • American Indian 0.3%
  • Asian 1.8%
  • Pacific Islander 0.2%
  • Two or More Races 2.9%

Student counts behind the percentages

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

Students in this TEA accountability summary
140
Economically disadvantaged students
108
Emergent bilingual students
16
Special education students
7

Early college pathways

Early College High School
140

TEA-published share: 100%

Campus mobility · 2024–25

Mobile students
7
Students in TEA mobility denominator
132
TEA-published mobility rate
5.3%

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.

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
128

2024–25

TEA all-discipline student and action counts by school year for Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy
School yearCumulative enrollmentStudentsall disciplineStudents% of enrollmentActionsall disciplineActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
2020–21 145 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2021–22 141 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2022–23 131 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2023–24 127 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
2024–25 128 Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
See 2024–25 discipline categories
TEA discipline categories for Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy in 2024–25
CategoryStudentsStudents% of enrollmentActionsActionsper 100 studentsStudentsselected comparison average %Actionsselected comparison average per 100
All discipline Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
In-school suspensions Suppressed — Suppressed — — —
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 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.

$6k$13k$20k20182020202220242025
  • Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy
  • Parent district: Somerset ISD
  • Texas average
  • Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate

Spending per student · 2025

This school
$8,729
Selected comparison
$12,975

average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,079 rated schools reporting

−$4,246 vs similar economic context

For 2025, TEA reported $8,729 per student for this campus, $14,579 per student for its parent district, Somerset 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
YearShirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership AcademyParent district: Somerset ISDTexas averageSelected comparison averageReportingselected comparison
2018$8,648$12,790$13,054$8,065 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,960 rated schools reporting
2019$7,975$11,064$13,108$8,221 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,980 rated schools reporting
2020$6,212$12,278$14,058$8,748 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,998 rated schools reporting
2021$6,283$14,214$14,797$9,334 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,010 rated schools reporting
2022$7,674$17,540$15,708$10,667 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,028 rated schools reporting
2023$7,497$15,390$16,792$11,239 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,045 rated schools reporting
2024$6,772$16,410$18,125$12,242 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,066 rated schools reporting
2025$8,729$14,579$18,972$12,975 average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,079 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
$77,122+$10,362 vs similar economic context
Teachers
7−36.4 vs similar economic context
Students per staff member
19.6+5.6 vs similar economic context

Teaching experience

Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy

1 to 5 years: 5.6%6 to 10 years: 16.9%11 to 20 years: 63.4%21 to 30 years: 14.1%
  • 1 to 5 years 5.6%
  • 6 to 10 years 16.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 63.4%
  • 21 to 30 years 14.1%

Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 2,092 reporting for every category shown · 2,092 in full cohort

Beginning: 6.8%1 to 5 years: 27.5%6 to 10 years: 18.9%11 to 20 years: 27.2%21 to 30 years: 15.1%Over 30 years: 3.7%
  • Beginning 6.8%
  • 1 to 5 years 27.5%
  • 6 to 10 years 18.9%
  • 11 to 20 years 27.2%
  • 21 to 30 years 15.1%
  • Over 30 years 3.7%

Average students in a class

TEA average class size by grade or subject for Shirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy in 2024–25
Grade or subjectAverage students per classShirleen Zacharias Early Clge Leadership Academy · 2024–25Average students per classselected comparison
Secondary English15.615.4
Secondary languages other than English11.318.3
Secondary math1516.5
Secondary science14.217.8
Secondary social studies11.517.8

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.

#1 rankings

First-place results

3 measures

  • 1of 1,784

    Science — Approaches

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,784 that report this measure · tied with 28

  • 1of 386

    Student Achievement

    Bexar County · of the 386 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 1of 319

    Earned college credit for a dual credit course

    Similar size · of the 319 that report this measure · tied with 4

#2–3 rankings

Second- and third-place results

7 measures

  • 2of 611

    Relative Performance

    Region 20: San Antonio · of the 611 that report this measure · tied with 6

  • 2of 387

    Chronically absent (lowest is best)

    Bexar County · of the 387 that report this measure

  • 2of 386

    School Progress

    Bexar County · of the 386 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 2of 386

    Reading — Meets

    Bexar County · of the 386 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 3of 393

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 393 that report this measure

  • 3of 386

    All Subjects — Approaches

    Bexar County · of the 386 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 3of 386

    Reading — Approaches

    Bexar County · of the 386 that report this measure · tied with 2

#4–10 rankings

Fourth- through tenth-place results

4 measures

  • 4of 65

    Scored at or above the college ready standard on SAT, ACT, TSIA, or earned credit for a college prep course

    Bexar County · of the 65 that report this measure

  • 5of 387

    Attendance

    Bexar County · of the 387 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 6of 386

    All Subjects — Meets

    Bexar County · of the 386 that report this measure

  • 9of 401

    Overall score

    Bexar County · of the 401 that report this measure · tied with 1

Other top-5% rankings

High placements in larger reporting groups

5 measures

  • 13of 380

    Science — Meets

    Bexar County · of the 380 that report this measure · tied with 2

  • 15of 380

    Science — Masters

    Bexar County · of the 380 that report this measure · tied with 3

  • 27of 487

    Social Studies — Meets

    Similar size · of the 487 that report this measure · tied with 5

  • 39of 810

    Social Studies — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 810 that report this measure · tied with 1

  • 104of 1,934

    All Subjects — Masters

    Similar economic-disadvantage rate · of the 1,934 that report this measure · tied with 12

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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