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Colorado County

15 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” (+6.2 pts) and trail it most on “Algebra I proficiency” (-13.1 pts).

Colorado Texas
Graduation rate ’24#26 of 74 counties+6.2 vs TX
Colorado 96.0%Texas 89.8%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#50 of 80 counties-2.3 vs TX
Colorado 42.3%Texas 44.6%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#75 of 84 counties-13.1 vs TX
Colorado 12.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#66 of 96 counties-4.0 vs TX
Colorado 51.1%Texas 55.1%

Graduation rate

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

406080100201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

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

204060801002017201920212023202410075

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.

20406080201620182020202245

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.

4060801002012201520182021202487

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.

0102030405020122015201820212024150

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.

0204060201720192022202420252613

Advanced course completion

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

0204060802014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024176

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.5%96%97.3%96.2%97.8%
College/career/military ready202496%100%99.1%97.1%92.8%
Algebra I proficiency202534.9%12.9%29.1%55.6%24.2%
Biology proficiency202554%37.1%47.1%74.2%43.5%
English II proficiency202553.7%28.2%46.5%77.1%44.8%
Grade 3 math202343.5%–37.8%60.6%35.8%
Grade 4 math202352.5%–45.2%66.2%49.4%
Grade 5 math202354.6%31.6%44.9%70.5%45.7%
Grade 6 math202328.2%–22.1%34.8%22.1%
Grade 7 math202328.8%20%21.6%52.4%22.1%
Grade 8 math202339%14.3%35%63.6%31.1%
Grade 3 reading202349.8%–44.1%67.6%41.2%
Grade 4 reading202345.6%–36.3%64.8%39.4%
Grade 5 reading202359.8%36.8%51.5%75.6%52.5%
Grade 6 reading202347.3%–40.5%54.5%37.6%
Grade 7 reading202344.3%36.4%35.2%59.5%36.5%
Grade 8 reading202353.6%35.7%46.8%71.4%44.4%
Advanced course completion202466.2%51.1%54.2%88.7%51.3%
Took an AP/IB course202426.2%8.7%24.5%35.3%15.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202420.6%6.4%14.4%34.8%10.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202445.1%–37.1%51.6%34.5%

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