Austin County

14 campuses · rates combine every regular (non-alternative) high school in the county

At a glance vs. Texas

Black students here beat the Texas rate most on “Graduation rate” (+6.4 pts) and trail it most on “Advanced course completion” (-14.5 pts).

Austin Texas
Graduation rate ’24#25 of 74 counties+6.4 vs TX
Austin 96.2%Texas 89.8%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#63 of 80 counties-5.2 vs TX
Austin 39.4%Texas 44.6%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#49 of 84 counties-6.0 vs TX
Austin 20.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#86 of 96 counties-14.5 vs TX
Austin 40.6%Texas 55.1%

14 of 24 Black graduates in the class of 2024 finished without ever taking the SAT or ACT.

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

708090100201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

Met Texas' readiness checklist: a qualifying test score, college credit, a career certificate, or military enlistment.

20406080201720192021202320247554

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

Enrolled in a Texas college

Enrolled in a Texas college or university the fall after graduating.

20406020162018202020224539

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080100201220152018202120248142

Can top 100% where juniors test (the denominator is graduates).

College-ready test score

Scored at or above the college-ready benchmark on the SAT or ACT.

020406020122015201820212024150

The benchmark was redefined between 2017 and 2018, and COVID broke the series between 2020 and 2021. Compare within eras, not across the dashed lines.

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

0204060802017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

Completed at least one advanced or dual-credit course (grades 11-12).

204060201420172020202320245541

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024178

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.4%96.2%95.6%97.6%94.4%
College/career/military ready202472.6%54.2%67.2%80.3%65.2%
Algebra I proficiency202528.4%20%26.6%33.9%25.5%
Biology proficiency202567.7%20.8%63.7%76.5%59.4%
English II proficiency202555.1%26%47.1%71.7%43.5%
Grade 3 math202339.7%22.2%28.7%50.8%28.3%
Grade 4 math202345.9%11.1%40.4%53.8%34.2%
Grade 5 math202353.3%10%47.7%66.5%44.5%
Grade 6 math202337.1%6.7%28.3%50.5%24%
Grade 7 math202337.4%11.5%26%57.1%26.2%
Grade 8 math202355.2%16.7%49.6%66.9%43.3%
Grade 3 reading202347.7%55.6%36%57.5%35.8%
Grade 4 reading202338.3%16.7%25%50.8%26.4%
Grade 5 reading202355.3%10%49%67.1%44.3%
Grade 6 reading202350.5%16.7%41.5%64%36.3%
Grade 7 reading202351.7%30.8%40.7%68%40.9%
Grade 8 reading202357%25.8%51.1%67.7%46.9%
Advanced course completion202462.5%40.6%51.4%74%51.9%
Took an AP/IB course202438.6%16.7%28.1%49.5%24.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202426.3%8.1%19.1%34.7%16.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202454.2%40%39.4%62.2%34.2%

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