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78% of NFL players go broke? Records say 1.9%·How reliable is Texas school data?·The real odds of going pro·The tech pipeline, from 3rd grade·Ready on paper, not enrolled·A 28-point math gap by 3rd grade·Who gets advanced classes·County rankings

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How reliable is Texas school data?

The Texas school pages here run on the Texas Education Agency's numbers, so we audited the instrument itself: thirteen years of raw files, the documented record of the data going wrong, and a test that ends in 2027.

TEA's 2019 graduation data dictionary with the misspelled label Econ Disadvadv Denominator highlighted in a table of column definitions
TEA's 2019 graduation data dictionary, still live in 2026, carrying the "Econ Disadvadv" label. Highlight ours; the same misspelling repeats further down the page. Captured 2026-07-31. Screenshot: Texas Education Agency
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The findings

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  1. NewThe famous stat says 78% of NFL players go broke in two years. The bankruptcy records say 1.9%.1.9%

Texas schools

  1. Why so few software developers are Black or Hispanic.5 in 100
  2. There's a pep rally for the 1-in-900 shot at the NFL. There's no pep rally for the $80,000 degree.1 in 900
  3. Texas's future workforce is Hispanic. Its pipeline isn't ready.
  4. “College-ready” doubled. College-going fell.
  5. Prepared, but not placed.6 pts
  6. COVID cut algebra proficiency in half. It hasn't come back.
  7. It's not just money.26 vs 29
  8. One gap closed fast. The other hasn't moved since 2012.
  9. 28 points by the first test.28
  10. Is it a math problem? Two answers, both true.96 pts
  11. SAT participation rose across Texas and fell in Montgomery County.
  12. Where counties stand.Fort Bend

Texas schools

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The data behind the findings above: 9,000 campuses and 1,200 districts, 2012–2025. Search your school, or start from the county map or the pipeline.

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Texas is replacing the STAAR test. When is its last administration?