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Comal County

73 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” (+12.9 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-12.4 pts).

Comal Texas
Graduation rate ’24#3 of 74 counties+10.2 vs TX
Comal 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#60 of 75 counties-12.4 vs TX
Comal 62.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#39 of 80 counties+0.1 vs TX
Comal 44.7%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#6 of 75 counties+12.9 vs TX
Comal 94.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#11 of 61 counties+3.0 vs TX
Comal 17.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#7 of 84 counties+9.5 vs TX
Comal 35.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#76 of 96 counties-8.5 vs TX
Comal 46.6%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 course47 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 193 · White: 71
Take an AP/IB exam23 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 185 · White: 34
Pass an AP/IB exam38 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 42 · White: 72

Graduation rate

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

7080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320247563

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.

406080201620182020202245

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.

5060708090100201220152018202120249481

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.

2040602012201520182021202418

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.

20406080201720192022202420253626

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320245547

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030201220152018202120242317

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.3%100%95.5%96.7%94.6%
College/career/military ready202478.6%62.7%73.6%83.9%68.2%
Algebra I proficiency202537.2%35.5%31.8%43%27.1%
Biology proficiency202575%65.4%64.9%84.7%57.1%
English II proficiency202570.3%55.4%59.1%81.3%51.5%
Grade 3 math202357.4%–48.1%65.3%40.9%
Grade 4 math202358.7%48%48.9%66.8%41.7%
Grade 5 math202365.3%61.1%56.9%72.4%48.7%
Grade 6 math202354%45.2%41.5%64%38.5%
Grade 7 math202355%36.7%44%65.6%33.9%
Grade 8 math202347.7%31.6%41.6%55.3%36.1%
Grade 3 reading202361.5%–53.6%68.5%45.4%
Grade 4 reading202361.7%70.8%51.6%69.2%42%
Grade 5 reading202370.9%61.1%63.4%76.5%54.8%
Grade 6 reading202365.4%56.5%54.9%73.7%49.2%
Grade 7 reading202363.4%55%53.4%72.3%44.1%
Grade 8 reading202366.9%66.7%56.8%75.1%49.3%
Advanced course completion202465%46.6%59.2%70.6%49.8%
Took an AP/IB course202453.1%34.3%45.8%60.2%35.4%
Took an AP/IB exam202429.6%22.7%24.7%33.5%16.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202468.6%38.1%61.3%72.4%56.4%

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