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Cherokee County

19 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” (+7.1 pts) and trail it most on “College-ready test score” (-10.5 pts).

Cherokee Texas
Graduation rate ’24#19 of 74 counties+7.1 vs TX
Cherokee 96.9%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#56 of 75 counties-6.8 vs TX
Cherokee 68.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#62 of 80 counties-4.9 vs TX
Cherokee 39.7%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#28 of 75 counties-1.7 vs TX
Cherokee 79.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#50 of 61 counties-10.5 vs TX
Cherokee 4.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#53 of 84 counties-7.8 vs TX
Cherokee 18.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#41 of 96 counties+4.1 vs TX
Cherokee 59.2%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 course59 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 152 · White: 77
Take an AP/IB exam3 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 151 · White: 7
Pass an AP/IB exam0 in 100
of students who took one · 2022 · n = 12 · White: 59

13 of 63 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.

80859095100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247568

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.

203040506020162018202020224540

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.

4060802012201520182021202481

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.

0510152020122015201820212024154

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.

1020304050201720192022202420252618

Advanced course completion

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

203040506070201420172020202320245955

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 rate202494.1%96.9%94.8%93.7%93%
College/career/military ready202481.6%68.3%77.7%92.2%79.6%
Algebra I proficiency202528.8%18.2%30.5%31.3%25.7%
Biology proficiency202545.7%29.8%38.9%62.6%38.8%
English II proficiency202554.1%34.3%54.9%62.9%49%
Grade 3 math202343.1%33.3%41.4%50.3%39.3%
Grade 4 math202341.1%31.6%40%47.6%38.9%
Grade 5 math202335.1%16.7%25.8%46.9%29.4%
Grade 6 math202329.1%8.9%23.8%39%24.6%
Grade 7 math202328.3%21.5%21.6%37.2%21.7%
Grade 8 math202337.7%14.8%35.8%51.1%34.8%
Grade 3 reading202349.9%33.3%42.8%62.2%46.2%
Grade 4 reading202340.7%22.8%39.6%46.9%36.2%
Grade 5 reading202344.5%16.4%35.9%58.4%38.6%
Grade 6 reading202343.9%15%39.9%54.3%39.2%
Grade 7 reading202346.2%31.6%35.9%63.1%38.6%
Grade 8 reading202354.2%36.2%52.3%65.5%47.5%
Advanced course completion202475.4%59.2%78.9%77.4%74.5%
Took an AP/IB course202430.7%23.8%34.2%30.1%29.4%
Took an AP/IB exam20249%2.6%12.2%6.7%8.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202441.9%–39.6%59.1%36.7%

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