Current strength
Overall score above the similar-context average
95 +11.6 pts vs 83.4
- 95 is 11.6 points above the 83.4 average among 1,490 schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate reporting this measure.
Traditional public school campus
The Wildcat Way School
Harris County · Region 04: Houston · 271 students
Official school websiteSchool information and family resources
- Current score
- 95/1002025-26
- Change
- +1 ptssince 2021-22
- Score vs similar economic context
- +11.6 ptsvs 83.4 average · 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate placement
- 47 of 1,490tied with 22 others
- Score vs region
- +11.7 ptsvs 83.3 average · 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston
- Region 04: Houston placement
- 58 of 1,303tied with 27 others
- Score vs county
- +11.6 ptsvs 83.4 average · 911 rated schools in Harris County
- Harris County placement
- 45 of 911tied with 18 others
- Score vs similar-size group
- +14.4 ptsvs 80.6 average · 2,238 similarly sized rated schools
- Similar size placement
- 105 of 2,238tied with 34 others
- Score vs state
- +13.7 ptsvs 81.3 average · 7,646 rated Texas schools
- Texas placement
- 247 of 7,646tied with 131 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 94 in 2021-22. The current score is above the 83.4 average for 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context.The current score is above the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston.The current score is above the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County.The current score is above the 80.6 average for 2,238 similarly sized rated schools.The current score is above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools.
Evidence worth noticing
Strengths and momentum
Current strength
Overall score above the Region 04: Houston average
95 +11.7 pts vs 83.3
- 95 is 11.7 points above the 83.3 average among 1,303 schools in Region 04: Houston reporting this measure.
Current strength
Overall score above the Harris County average
95 +11.6 pts vs 83.4
- 95 is 11.6 points above the 83.4 average among 911 schools in Harris County reporting this measure.
Current strength
Overall score above the similar-size average
95 +14.4 pts vs 80.6
- 95 is 14.4 points above the 80.6 average among 2,238 similarly sized schools reporting this measure.
Current strength
Overall score above the Texas average
95 +13.7 pts vs 81.3
- 95 is 13.7 points above the 81.3 average among 7,646 Texas schools reporting this measure.
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Read the full rating context and placement
The Wildcat Way School is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.4 average for 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 47th of 1,490 rated schools serving a similar economic context (tied with 22 others).
The Wildcat Way School is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.3 average for 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 58th of 1,303 rated schools in Region 04: Houston (tied with 27 others).
The Wildcat Way School is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 83.4 average for 911 rated schools in Harris County. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 45th of 911 rated schools in Harris County (tied with 18 others).
The Wildcat Way School is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 80.6 average for 2,238 similarly sized rated schools. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 105th of 2,238 similarly sized rated schools (tied with 34 others).
The Wildcat Way School is rated A by TEA, scoring 95 out of 100 for 2025-26 — above the 81.3 average for 7,646 rated Texas schools. It is up 1 point since 2021-22.
Ranks 247th of 7,646 rated Texas schools (tied with 131 others).
Put the numbers in context
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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 94 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
| Year | Rating | Score | Selected comparisonSimilar economic-disadvantage rate | StateTexas average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | A | 95 | 83.4 1,490 reporting | 81.3 7,646 reporting |
| 2024-25 | A | 95 | 83.8 1,460 reporting | 81.2 7,554 reporting |
| 2023-24 | A | 94 | 81.8 1,436 reporting | 78.9 7,466 reporting |
| 2022-23 | A | 95 | 82.4 1,421 reporting | 79.1 7,377 reporting |
| 2021-22 | A | 94 | 84.5 1,401 reporting | 83.7 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.
- The Wildcat Way School
- Similar economic-disadvantage rate (1,490 in cohort)
| Domain | Score | Grade | Points to next grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student Achievement | — | Not rated | — |
| School Progress | — | Not rated | — |
| Closing the Gaps | — | Not rated | — |
| Academic Growth | — | Not rated | — |
| Relative Performance | — | Not rated | — |
Who this school serves
Placed after the results deliberately: this is context for reading them, not an explanation of them.
- Students
- 271
- Economically disadvantaged
- 43.5%−0.8 pts vs similar economic context
- English learners
- 41.3%+29.6 pts vs similar economic context
- Special education
- 15.9%−2.3 pts vs similar economic context
- Attendance
- —
- Chronically absent
- —
Student demographics
The Wildcat Way School
- African American 12.2%
- Hispanic 26.2%
- White 39.9%
- American Indian 0.7%
- Asian 15.5%
- Pacific Islander 1.1%
- Two or More Races 4.4%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,490 reporting for every category shown · 1,490 in full cohort
- African American 9.2%
- Hispanic 37.5%
- White 44.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 3.9%
- Pacific Islander 0.2%
- Two or More Races 4.4%
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
- African American 19.1%
- Hispanic 53.8%
- White 16.9%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 6.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
- African American 19.3%
- Hispanic 59.1%
- White 13.1%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 5.4%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 2.7%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,238 reporting for every category shown · 2,238 in full cohort
- African American 10.4%
- Hispanic 51.7%
- White 32.6%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 1.7%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.1%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- African American 11.5%
- Hispanic 52.6%
- White 27.8%
- American Indian 0.3%
- Asian 4.2%
- Pacific Islander 0.1%
- Two or More Races 3.4%
Student counts behind the percentages
Context only. These counts are not rankings, comparisons, or judgments about school quality.
- Students in this TEA accountability summary
- 271
- Economically disadvantaged students
- 118
- Emergent bilingual students
- 112
- Special education students
- 43
TEA context labels
- Highest grade is early education, pre-K or kindergarten
Campus mobility · 2024–25
- Mobile students
- Not reported
- Students in TEA mobility denominator
- Not reported
- TEA-published mobility rate
- Not reported
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 271 students in 2025–26, an increase of 3 (1.1%) from 2024–25.
- Latest enrollment
- 271
2025–26
- Change from 2024–25
- +3
Increase · +1.1%
- Change since 2021–22
- −30
Decrease · −10.0%
Enrollment in 2025–26
- This school
- 271
- Selected comparison
- 685.6
| School year | Students enrolledThe Wildcat Way School | Change from previous school year | Average enrollmentselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021–22 | 301 | First available year | 684.5 |
| 2022–23 | 302 | Increase of 1 (0.3%) | 688.9 |
| 2023–24 | 299 | Decrease of 3 (1.0%) | 689.4 |
| 2024–25 | 268 | Decrease of 31 (10.4%) | 686.4 |
| 2025–26 | 271 | Increase of 3 (1.1%) | 685.6 |
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
- Not reported
Rate not available
- Disciplinary actions
- Not reported
Rate not available
- Cumulative year-end enrollment
- 316
2024–25
| School year | Cumulative enrollment | Studentsall discipline | Students% of enrollment | Actionsall discipline | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020–21 | 269 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2021–22 | 358 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2022–23 | 358 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 2023–24 | 366 | Suppressed | — | Suppressed | — | — | — |
| 2024–25 | 316 | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
See 2024–25 discipline categories
| Category | Students | Students% of enrollment | Actions | Actionsper 100 students | Studentsselected comparison average % | Actionsselected comparison average per 100 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All discipline | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| In-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| Out-of-school suspensions | Not reported | — | Not reported | — | — | — |
| 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.
- The Wildcat Way School
- Parent district: Spring Branch ISD
- Texas average
- Selected comparison: Similar economic-disadvantage rate
Spending per student · 2025
- This school
- $12,865
- Selected comparison
- $11,990
For 2025, TEA reported $12,865 per student for this campus, $21,125 per student for its parent district, Spring Branch ISD, $18,972 per student for the Texas average.
Not reported in this TEA campus finance record: TEA peer group.
View yearly spending figures
| Year | The Wildcat Way School | Parent district: Spring Branch ISD | Texas average | Selected comparison average | Reportingselected comparison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $7,169 | $12,780 | $13,054 | $7,779 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,340 rated schools reporting |
| 2019 | $7,158 | $13,329 | $13,108 | $7,992 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,361 rated schools reporting |
| 2020 | $8,258 | $16,243 | $14,058 | $8,417 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,369 rated schools reporting |
| 2021 | $13,353 | $21,382 | $14,797 | $8,821 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,389 rated schools reporting |
| 2022 | $11,431 | $18,728 | $15,708 | $10,185 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,402 rated schools reporting |
| 2023 | $13,413 | $19,038 | $16,792 | $10,620 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,421 rated schools reporting |
| 2024 | $12,756 | $20,245 | $18,125 | $11,654 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,437 rated schools reporting |
| 2025 | $12,865 | $21,125 | $18,972 | $11,990 | average for schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,461 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
- Average salary
- $73,989+$6,770 vs similar economic context
- Teachers
- 21−23.5 vs similar economic context
- Students per staff member
- 12.9−8.0 vs similar economic context
Teaching experience
The Wildcat Way School
- Beginning 4.8%
- 1 to 5 years 14.3%
- 6 to 10 years 33.3%
- 11 to 20 years 28.6%
- 21 to 30 years 19%
Selected comparison average For schools with a similar economic-disadvantage rate · 1,490 reporting for every category shown · 1,490 in full cohort
- Beginning 5.4%
- 1 to 5 years 23.7%
- 6 to 10 years 19.5%
- 11 to 20 years 30.4%
- 21 to 30 years 16.9%
- Over 30 years 3.8%
Selected comparison average For Region 04: Houston · 1,303 reporting for every category shown · 1,303 in full cohort
- Beginning 7.7%
- 1 to 5 years 27.3%
- 6 to 10 years 20.6%
- 11 to 20 years 27.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13.5%
- Over 30 years 2.6%
Selected comparison average For Harris County · 911 reporting for every category shown · 911 in full cohort
- Beginning 8.9%
- 1 to 5 years 28.4%
- 6 to 10 years 20.3%
- 11 to 20 years 26.2%
- 21 to 30 years 13%
- Over 30 years 2.5%
Selected comparison average For similarly sized schools · 2,238 reporting for every category shown · 2,238 in full cohort
- Beginning 6.5%
- 1 to 5 years 24.7%
- 6 to 10 years 18.1%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 17.2%
- Over 30 years 4.5%
Statewide average 7,646 reporting for every category shown · 7,646 Texas schools in full cohort
- Beginning 6.2%
- 1 to 5 years 25.6%
- 6 to 10 years 19.2%
- 11 to 20 years 28.7%
- 21 to 30 years 15.9%
- Over 30 years 3.7%
Where this school ranks best
Out of 10 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.
Other top-5% rankings
High placements in larger reporting groups
1 measure
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45of 911
Overall score
Harris County · of the 911 that report this measure · tied with 18
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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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