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Bell County

158 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 “College/career/military ready” (+8.9 pts) and trail it most on “Advanced course completion” (-12.2 pts).

Bell Texas
Graduation rate ’24#68 of 74 counties-4.7 vs TX
Bell 85.1%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#17 of 75 counties+8.9 vs TX
Bell 84.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#64 of 80 counties-5.7 vs TX
Bell 38.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#23 of 75 counties+0.9 vs TX
Bell 82.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#25 of 61 counties-2.4 vs TX
Bell 12.1%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#48 of 84 counties-5.9 vs TX
Bell 20.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#82 of 96 counties-12.2 vs TX
Bell 42.9%Texas 55.1%

The advanced pipeline

Black students at each gate, latest year. Each stage has its own denominator; the bars sit side by side, never multiplied.

Complete an advanced or dual-credit course43 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 2,604 · White: 62
Take an AP/IB exam12 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 2,451 · White: 19
Pass an AP/IB exam30 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 293 · White: 63

222 of 1,233 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.

808590201220152018202120249085

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248475

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.

354045505520162018202020224539

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.

40506070802012201520182021202482

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.

510152025201220152018202120241512

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.

203040201720192022202420252620

Advanced course completion

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

30405060201420172020202320245543

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

101520201220152018202120241712

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202480.7%85.1%73.6%88.9%78.1%
College/career/military ready202485.5%84%85.2%86.7%84%
Algebra I proficiency202524.6%20.1%23.3%32.8%21.6%
Biology proficiency202557.4%47.4%50.5%72.6%49.2%
English II proficiency202549.5%38.1%42.8%67.6%40.3%
Grade 3 math202342%32.3%37.6%51.8%34.3%
Grade 4 math202343%30.7%39.6%54.6%35.7%
Grade 5 math202348.2%37.3%43.7%60%39.4%
Grade 6 math202333.5%20.8%27.4%47.7%24.4%
Grade 7 math202333%21.7%27.3%44.9%25.4%
Grade 8 math202339.1%26.6%36.9%50.3%32%
Grade 3 reading202348.6%40.9%45%56.5%41.1%
Grade 4 reading202345.8%34.8%42.2%56.3%36.9%
Grade 5 reading202354.6%46.8%49.1%65.4%46%
Grade 6 reading202347%35.4%43.2%59.1%37.2%
Grade 7 reading202349.9%38%42.9%62.4%39.4%
Grade 8 reading202353.4%37.2%50.1%65.8%41.9%
Advanced course completion202450.2%42.9%46.2%61.8%42.8%
Took an AP/IB course202429.8%20.8%28%38.9%22.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202415.5%12%13.6%19.4%12%
Passed an AP/IB exam202450.6%30%46.3%63.3%40.8%

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