Bexar County

684 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 “Took the SAT or ACT” (+11.2 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-12.5 pts).

Bexar Texas
Graduation rate ’24#65 of 74 counties-2.4 vs TX
Bexar 87.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#61 of 75 counties-12.5 vs TX
Bexar 62.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#25 of 80 counties+4.6 vs TX
Bexar 49.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#9 of 75 counties+11.2 vs TX
Bexar 92.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#26 of 61 counties-2.7 vs TX
Bexar 11.8%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#39 of 84 counties-2.9 vs TX
Bexar 23.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#69 of 96 counties-4.7 vs TX
Bexar 50.4%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 course50 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 3,010 · White: 73
Take an AP/IB exam20 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 3,048 · White: 42
Pass an AP/IB exam41 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 616 · White: 75

110 of 1,426 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.

8486889092201220152018202120249087

College/career/military ready

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

3040506070201720192021202320247563

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.

4244464850525420162018202020224945

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.

708090201220152018202120249281

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.

10203040201720192022202420252623

Advanced course completion

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

45505560201420172020202320245550

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

12141618202224201220152018202120242017

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202490.5%87.4%90%94.4%87.7%
College/career/military ready202469.8%62.6%68.2%77.9%66.4%
Algebra I proficiency202528%23.1%25.7%42.7%22.7%
Biology proficiency202560.5%53.2%55.9%83.2%49.3%
English II proficiency202552.1%45.2%48.3%74.2%41.9%
Grade 3 math202338.2%27.7%33.6%59.5%28.2%
Grade 4 math202340.4%30.9%36.9%56.7%31.7%
Grade 5 math202347.5%37.3%43.3%67.7%36.9%
Grade 6 math202332.9%23%26.6%55.5%22.3%
Grade 7 math202327.8%21.1%24.7%45.9%21.6%
Grade 8 math202340.3%32.1%34.7%64.3%28.7%
Grade 3 reading202344.9%42.3%40.1%65.4%34.3%
Grade 4 reading202344.5%38.4%40.3%63.8%33.7%
Grade 5 reading202353.9%47.5%50.1%73%43.3%
Grade 6 reading202347.6%43.5%41.4%71.3%35.7%
Grade 7 reading202350.4%45.9%45.2%71.5%38.3%
Grade 8 reading202353.7%46.7%48.8%74.5%42.4%
Advanced course completion202462.4%50.4%60.5%73.4%55.6%
Took an AP/IB course202449.2%38%46%64.1%40%
Took an AP/IB exam202427.5%20.2%24%41.5%19%
Passed an AP/IB exam202456.1%40.6%46.2%74.9%40.6%

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