School Report Cards

• School Report Card (State)
• Federal Report Card
•  AISD School Overview, Performance, Demographics

Community

•  School population of approximately 1,762 (as of 10/25/2019) consists of a diverse group of students
• Approximately 7.0% African American, 30.2% Hispanic, 56.7% White, 0.2% American Indian, 1.5% Asian, 4.4% Two or More Races
• Approximately 17.7% Economically Disadvantaged, 2.5% English Language Learners, 8.2% Special Education
• Austin’s only Fine Arts Academy

School Information

• Public, open enrollment campus established in 1953, additionally the only Fine Arts Academy in AISD which is an application and acceptance process.
• Comprehensive college preparatory program and vocational courses grades 9 – 12
• Accredited by the Texas Education Agency and the Southern Association of Secondary Schools
• DELTA program on campus for high-risk and potential drop-out students

McCallum Faculty

• 46% of our faculty has Graduate Degrees. 1% of our faculty holds Doctorate Degrees
• Student-centered developmental guidance approach

Applied to post-secondary in 2015 (Based on the Class of 2014)

• 42% attend 4-year colleges, 30% attend 2-colleges
• 243 Seniors took the SAT; average score: 1622 (CR 551, M 555, W 516) higher than the national average
• 144 Seniors took the ACT; average score: 22.1

Curriculum

• Regular, Special Education, Honors and Advanced Placement courses
• Beginning 2011-2012 school year – 8 course block schedule, 4 periods per day 90 minutes. Prior to – 7 period day 55 minutes.
• Recipient of Southwest Region “Outstanding Advanced Placement School”
• Dual Enrollment courses at Austin Community College for upper classmen; 164 students participated 2013-14

Graduation Requirements

• Recommended High School Graduation Plan requires a minimum of 26 credits; 4-years each of English, Math, Science, Social Studies and two years of Language Other than English.
• Distinguished Graduation Plan requires a minimum of 26 credits; 4-years each of English, Math, Science, Social Studies and three years of Language Other than English plus four advanced measures.
• Fine Arts Academy graduates are additionally required to complete a minimum of 6 fine art courses and participation in various fine arts events.

Grading System

• GPA scale is a weighted 4.0 scale computed as follows: 4.0 scale for regular classes and 5.0 scale for advanced academic courses (including honors courses, pre-AP, AP, and dual credit courses).
• Cumulative GPA, based on all course work, is reflected on the transcript.
• Class rank is based on “Rank GPA” comprised of the 4 course subject areas (English, Math, Science, Social Studies) plus 2 credits of the same Language other than English (LOTE). If a student completes more courses that satisfy the student’s graduation plan than required within any of these 5 categories, the courses within each category with the highest grade point value will be used.
• Beginning in the 11th grade, class rank is calculated at the end of each semester. 9th graders are not ranked until the fall of their 10th grade year and then again at the end of the spring semester. 

Advanced Placement Curriculum 

2013-2014 National Awards

• 4 National Merit Semifinalists

• 11 Commended Scholars

• 6 Hispanic Recognition

• 1 Finalist National Achievement

AP Exam

329 students took at least one AP exam
68% students received a score 3+

Colleges Attended by Class of 2014

• Abilene Christian University
• Austin Community College
• Albany State University
• American University
• Angelo State University
• Art Institute of Austin
• Austin College
• Barnard College
• Baylor University
• Boston University
• Brown University
• Bryn Mawr College
• Blinn College
• California College of the Arts
• California Institute of the Arts
• California Lutheran University
• Case Western Reserve
• Center for Cartoon Studies
• Columbia College Chicago
• Colorado State University
• Concordia University
• Cornell College
• Dartmouth College |
• Davidson College
• DePaul University
• Duke University
• Duquesne University
• Eckerd College
• Emory University
• Grand Valley State University
• Hampshire College
• Hawaii Pacific University
• Hendrix College
• Huston-Tillotson University
• Ithaca College
• Kansas City
• Art Institute
• Kansas State University
• Lamar University
• Louisiana State University
• Maryland Institute College of Art
• Moore College of Art and Design
• New College of Florida
• New York University
• Northwestern University
• Oberlin College
• Our Lady of the Lake
• Parsons New School of Design
• Praire View A&M University
• Rice
• University
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• Rutgers University
• Sam Houston State University
• San Diego State University
• Smith College
• Southern Methodist University
• Southwestern University
• St. Edwards University
• St. Olaf University
• Stephen F. Austin State University
• Swarthmore College
• Tarleton State University
• Texas A & M University
• Texas A&M University at Kingsville
• Texas Christian University
• Texas Lutheran University
• Texas Southern University
• Texas State Technical College
• Texas State University
• Texas Tech University
• The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
• Trinity University
• Tyler Junior College
• University of Alabama
• University of Arkansas
• University of the Arts San Francisco
• University of Colorado Boulder
• University of Houston
• University of Kansas
• University of Mary Hardin Baylor
• University of Michigan
• University of Missouri
• University of North Texas
• University of Northern Colorado
• University of Oregon
• University of Rochester
• University of Texas at Arlington
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Texas at Dallas
• University of Texas at El Paso
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• University of Wisconsin
• Vassar College
• Virginia Tech
• West Texas A & M University
• Whitman College