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Dallas County

905 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 “College/career/military ready” (+11.9 pts) and trail it most on “Graduation rate” (-6.4 pts).

Dallas Texas
Graduation rate ’24#71 of 74 counties-6.4 vs TX
Dallas 83.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#14 of 75 counties+11.9 vs TX
Dallas 87.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#47 of 80 counties-1.6 vs TX
Dallas 43.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#20 of 75 counties+2.7 vs TX
Dallas 83.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#31 of 61 counties-3.9 vs TX
Dallas 10.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#32 of 84 counties-1.8 vs TX
Dallas 24.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#32 of 96 counties+6.3 vs TX
Dallas 61.4%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 course61 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 14,585 · White: 82
Take an AP/IB exam23 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 14,338 · White: 51
Pass an AP/IB exam24 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 3,339 · White: 70

1,140 of 7,029 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.

808284868890201220152018202120249083

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248775

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.

4045505520162018202020224543

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.

657075808590201220152018202120248481

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.

5101520201220152018202120241511

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.

2030402017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

45505560201420172020202320246155

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

12141618202224201220152018202120242317

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202486.2%83.4%85%93.4%85%
College/career/military ready202488.8%87%88.3%93.2%88%
Algebra I proficiency202528%24.2%26.9%39.6%26.3%
Biology proficiency202553.8%47.1%49.1%81.5%47.6%
English II proficiency202547%40.8%42.5%75.7%41%
Grade 3 math202341.3%29.9%37.1%67.4%34.4%
Grade 4 math202344.6%31.9%41.8%69.1%38.1%
Grade 5 math202348.5%34.2%45.6%72.9%42.1%
Grade 6 math202335.6%24.2%32.4%62.8%29.3%
Grade 7 math202328.3%17%22.1%52.9%20.9%
Grade 8 math202342.5%32.1%39.4%66.9%36.6%
Grade 3 reading202344.4%37.6%37.8%73.5%36.4%
Grade 4 reading202342.9%34.3%37.6%70.6%35.3%
Grade 5 reading202351.8%43.3%46.6%77.8%44.6%
Grade 6 reading202347.2%39.2%41.9%72.4%39.5%
Grade 7 reading202348.8%41.8%43.1%76.1%41.2%
Grade 8 reading202352%44.1%47.4%77.8%44.7%
Advanced course completion202468.2%61.4%66.4%81.7%66.1%
Took an AP/IB course202453.5%41%53%67%50%
Took an AP/IB exam202434%23.3%31.6%51%29.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202446%24.3%36.8%69.7%35%

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