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Bowie County

52 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 “Advanced course completion” (+4.8 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-18.1 pts).

Bowie Texas
Graduation rate ’24#50 of 74 counties+1.7 vs TX
Bowie 91.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#47 of 75 counties-4.4 vs TX
Bowie 70.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#71 of 80 counties-7.4 vs TX
Bowie 37.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#48 of 75 counties-18.1 vs TX
Bowie 63.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#53 of 61 counties-11.1 vs TX
Bowie 3.4%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#57 of 84 counties-9.0 vs TX
Bowie 17.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#39 of 96 counties+4.8 vs TX
Bowie 59.9%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 course60 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 594 · White: 82
Take an AP/IB exam3 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 593 · White: 9
Pass an AP/IB exam30 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 20 · White: 64

104 of 281 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.

86889092949698201220152018202120249290

College/career/military ready

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

304050607080201720192021202320247571

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.

30405020162018202020224537

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.

50607080201220152018202120248163

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.

0510152020122015201820212024153

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.

10203040201720192022202420252617

Advanced course completion

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

30405060201420172020202320246055

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024173

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.3%91.5%97.1%96.6%93.3%
College/career/military ready202481.9%70.7%79.3%88.5%76%
Algebra I proficiency202529.4%17%28.9%42.7%25.8%
Biology proficiency202556.9%33.5%46.8%74.6%47.4%
English II proficiency202557%36.8%44.5%73.2%46.7%
Grade 3 math202348.1%25.4%37%63.8%34.8%
Grade 4 math202347.6%24.1%36.6%65.7%35.6%
Grade 5 math202347.7%28.8%48.9%59%38.6%
Grade 6 math202333.1%14.2%24.8%47.4%26.4%
Grade 7 math202339.3%16.7%28.5%51.6%30.8%
Grade 8 math202343.7%20.3%33.7%60%38.6%
Grade 3 reading202351%28.6%34.6%65.3%38.6%
Grade 4 reading202343.6%22.4%33.6%58.4%31.5%
Grade 5 reading202354.8%32.4%54.8%67.4%43.3%
Grade 6 reading202350%25.4%46.7%65.8%40%
Grade 7 reading202355.1%29.6%51.2%67.8%42.9%
Grade 8 reading202358.9%35.5%57%72.9%51.3%
Advanced course completion202473.8%59.9%72.2%82.2%68.1%
Took an AP/IB course202421.2%9.3%25.9%26.7%12.8%
Took an AP/IB exam20247.6%3.4%8.8%9.3%4.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202459.1%30%38.1%63.5%49.1%

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