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Denton County

243 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” (+5.7 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-14.8 pts).

Denton Texas
Graduation rate ’24#32 of 74 counties+5.7 vs TX
Denton 95.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#62 of 75 counties-14.8 vs TX
Denton 60.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#61 of 80 counties-4.5 vs TX
Denton 40.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#26 of 75 counties-0.5 vs TX
Denton 80.6%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#14 of 61 counties+2.6 vs TX
Denton 17.1%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#29 of 84 counties-0.7 vs TX
Denton 25.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#62 of 96 counties-0.8 vs TX
Denton 54.3%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 course54 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 2,940 · White: 74
Take an AP/IB exam14 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 2,905 · White: 27
Pass an AP/IB exam47 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 403 · White: 75

278 of 1,436 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.

8890929496201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

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

40506070201720192021202320247560

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.

4045505520162018202020224540

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.

7075802012201520182021202481

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.

102030201220152018202120241715

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.

203040502017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

4550552014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

101214161820201220152018202120241714

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.2%95.5%96.3%98.2%95.1%
College/career/military ready202476%60.3%70.4%82.4%65.8%
Algebra I proficiency202535.9%25.3%29.9%44.6%25.7%
Biology proficiency202571%55.3%57.8%82.6%52.2%
English II proficiency202562.3%45.3%49.1%75.4%44.2%
Grade 3 math202348.9%30.1%35.6%58.6%30.7%
Grade 4 math202349%27%35.8%58.4%30.3%
Grade 5 math202355.3%31%41.9%65.9%35.1%
Grade 6 math202345.4%24.6%31.1%55.9%24.7%
Grade 7 math202337.8%19.7%26.3%50.9%20.7%
Grade 8 math202351.7%28.2%39.2%61.7%32.4%
Grade 3 reading202357%39.6%44.6%66.6%37.4%
Grade 4 reading202353.1%36.1%39.1%62.4%33.8%
Grade 5 reading202364.3%44.8%50.9%74.6%44.6%
Grade 6 reading202360%43.3%46.1%69.4%38.4%
Grade 7 reading202362%42.8%48%72.1%40.4%
Grade 8 reading202365.5%47.6%52.4%76.4%46.1%
Advanced course completion202467.2%54.3%58.1%74.1%53.4%
Took an AP/IB course202450.4%40.3%41.5%54.6%36.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202424.6%13.9%16.4%27.2%13.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202472.3%46.9%60.6%75.2%56.4%

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