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Cameron County

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

Not enough Black students in Cameron County's high schools for reliable headline rates. Charts below show whatever the state published.

Graduation rate

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

4060801002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247540

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.

02040608010020162018202020225545

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248160

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.

020406080201220152018202120244315

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.

20253035402017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

204060801002014201720202023202460

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0204060801002012201520182021202420

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.2%–95.3%95.3%94.7%
College/career/military ready202484%–83.8%93.1%82.4%
Algebra I proficiency202543.7%–40.7%26.5%42.3%
Biology proficiency202553.1%–53.6%56.4%49.4%
English II proficiency202556.3%–58.2%74.8%51.9%
Grade 3 math202346.1%–49%60%43.5%
Grade 4 math202351.3%–53.3%64.3%48.3%
Grade 5 math202356.4%–55.6%61.1%53%
Grade 6 math202333.6%–32.7%66.1%29.1%
Grade 7 math202327.9%–29.1%55.7%24.5%
Grade 8 math202345%–45.9%66.7%41.5%
Grade 3 reading202351.1%–53.3%61.7%48.1%
Grade 4 reading202347.4%–49.4%71.4%43.6%
Grade 5 reading202357.1%–56.5%61.1%53.8%
Grade 6 reading202352.1%–53.9%80%47.5%
Grade 7 reading202357.8%–58.4%77.3%53.2%
Grade 8 reading202358.7%80%60.2%83.9%54.6%
Advanced course completion202469.7%60%69.8%82.9%67.1%
Took an AP/IB course202453.3%–53.4%67.2%48.2%
Took an AP/IB exam202425.9%20%25.4%39.8%23%
Passed an AP/IB exam202435.2%–31.6%45.1%30.9%

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