McCallum High School
Public high school in Austin, Texas · Austin ISD · Grades 9–12
McCallum High School serves 1,897 students in grades 9–12 in Austin (Travis County). It is one of 121 schools in Austin ISD. By enrollment it is the 361st largest of 1,920 public high schools in Texas (median 457 students). With 17.8 students per full-time teacher, it has more students per teacher than the typical Texas high school (14).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 1,920 Texas high schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 106.72 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | High |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| District | Austin ISD |
| County | Travis County |
| Area type | City, large |
| School meals | National School Lunch Program, free or reduced price for eligible students |
| NCES school ID | 480894000333 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Austin ISD | Texas high schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 1,897 | 72,272 | 457 |
| Students per teacher | 17.8 | 14.1 | 14 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 23% | 51.1% | 63.8% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 85% of Texas high schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
McCallum High School in context
Size
McCallum High School is the 5th largest of Austin ISD's 22 high schools; its 1,897 students are 2.6% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest high schools are a median 2.3 miles away and have a median of 165 students, so McCallum High School is larger than most of them.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 10 with 513 students, and its smallest is grade 12 with 417, against an average of 474 per grade. This year grade 12 has 17% fewer students than grade 9 (417 against 501). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
White students are the largest group, at 56.7% of enrollment, a higher share than across Austin ISD (30.4%). Hispanic students are next, at 30.7%. Students from all 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
23% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 51.1% across Austin ISD and a median of 63.8% for Texas high schools. Families apply for free or reduced-price meals, and eligibility depends on household income.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
McCallum High School has 106.72 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 17.8 students per teacher. At the median Texas high school ratio of 14, a school with 1,897 students would have about 135.5 teachers, so McCallum High School has 28.8 fewer.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas high schools (14).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, large, which means it is inside a principal city of 250,000 people or more. The nearest other high school is Austin St Hospital, 0.9 miles away in the same district. There are 21 high schools within 5 miles and 50 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| White | 56.7% |
| Hispanic | 30.7% |
| Black | 5.5% |
| Two or more races | 4.6% |
| Asian | 2.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0.1% |
53.6% of students are girls and 46.4% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Grade 9 | 501 |
| Grade 10 | 513 |
| Grade 11 | 466 |
| Grade 12 | 417 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
5600 Sunshine Dr., Austin, TX 78756
Phone: (512)414-2519
Website: austinisd.org
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: McCallum High School. Blue: the nearest high schools.
Nearby high schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin St Hospital | Austin ISD | 0.9 mi | 20 | 2.9 | 70% |
| Cedars Academy Next Generation H S at Highland | Cedars International Academy | 1.2 mi | 116 | 9.2 | 69.8% |
| Diboll | The Excel Center (For Adults) | 2.3 mi | 75 | 25 | – |
| International High School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 213 | 10 | 100% |
| Northeast Early College High School | Austin ISD | 2.3 mi | 972 | 14.8 | 91.9% |
| KIPP Austin Collegiate | KIPP Texas Public Schools | 2.7 mi | 847 | 14.9 | 91% |
| Graduation Prep Academy Navarro | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 57 | 14.3 | 84.2% |
| Navarro Early College High School | Austin ISD | 2.7 mi | 1,633 | 14.3 | 93.9% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.