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El Paso County

294 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” (+28.4 pts) and trail it most on “Graduation rate” (-10.1 pts).

El Paso Texas
Graduation rate ’24#73 of 74 counties-10.1 vs TX
El Paso 79.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#25 of 75 counties+6.6 vs TX
El Paso 81.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#55 of 80 counties-3.1 vs TX
El Paso 41.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#1 of 75 counties+28.4 vs TX
El Paso 109.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#28 of 61 counties-2.9 vs TX
El Paso 11.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#18 of 84 counties+4.0 vs TX
El Paso 30.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#36 of 96 counties+5.3 vs TX
El Paso 60.4%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 course60 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 434 · White: 69
Take an AP/IB exam35 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 412 · White: 38
Pass an AP/IB exam25 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 145 · White: 49

Graduation rate

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

7580859095201220152018202120249080

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248275

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.

30405020162018202020224542

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.

7080901002012201520182021202411081

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.

510152025201220152018202120241512

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.

204060802017201920222024202530

Advanced course completion

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

40506070201420172020202320246055

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10203040201220152018202120243517

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202489%79.7%89.8%84.1%87.7%
College/career/military ready202483.6%81.7%83.6%84.9%82.5%
Algebra I proficiency202540.6%30%40.9%40.2%38.2%
Biology proficiency202558.5%63.7%57.4%74%52.8%
English II proficiency202552.8%63.7%52.2%66.8%46.5%
Grade 3 math202345.1%38.2%44.9%57.1%39.9%
Grade 4 math202349.6%48%48.9%61.8%45%
Grade 5 math202353.7%49.2%53%68.2%48.9%
Grade 6 math202333.2%28.7%32.9%43.8%28%
Grade 7 math202333.2%32.9%32.6%53.5%28.1%
Grade 8 math202342.3%27.3%41.1%55.7%37.6%
Grade 3 reading202351.8%46.1%51.4%64.3%46.3%
Grade 4 reading202348.9%54.3%49.2%66.5%43.3%
Grade 5 reading202358.8%58.5%59%73.7%53.5%
Grade 6 reading202348.3%42.4%48.4%64.8%42.1%
Grade 7 reading202351.6%56.2%50.8%71.7%45.3%
Grade 8 reading202358%60.3%57%71%52.3%
Advanced course completion202463.8%60.4%63.9%68.8%60.4%
Took an AP/IB course202452.6%57.6%53.7%54%48.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202429.4%35.2%30%38.1%25.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202437.2%24.8%34.6%48.9%32.9%

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