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Ellis County

78 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 “Enrolled in a Texas college” (+8.6 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-11.9 pts).

Ellis Texas
Graduation rate ’24#21 of 74 counties+6.9 vs TX
Ellis 96.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#48 of 75 counties-4.6 vs TX
Ellis 70.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#14 of 80 counties+8.6 vs TX
Ellis 53.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#42 of 75 counties-11.9 vs TX
Ellis 69.2%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#30 of 61 counties-3.6 vs TX
Ellis 10.9%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#19 of 84 counties+3.9 vs TX
Ellis 29.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#30 of 96 counties+6.8 vs TX
Ellis 61.9%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 course62 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,061 · White: 76
Take an AP/IB exam13 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,087 · White: 21
Pass an AP/IB exam43 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 146 · White: 65

163 of 529 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.

86889092949698201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

3040506070201720192021202320247571

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.

50607020162018202020225345

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.

60708090201220152018202120248169

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.

05101520201220152018202120241511

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.

203040201720192022202420253026

Advanced course completion

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

405060201420172020202320246255

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

51015201220152018202120241713

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.8%96.7%96.6%96.8%95.7%
College/career/military ready202480.4%70.5%83.3%81.3%77.7%
Algebra I proficiency202530.4%29.9%24.9%39%23.7%
Biology proficiency202559.6%48.6%52.1%73.7%47.2%
English II proficiency202554.8%45.6%48.9%67.7%44.6%
Grade 3 math202344.2%34.9%37.3%54.4%34.1%
Grade 4 math202350.2%38.5%40.6%62.6%40%
Grade 5 math202349.9%35%46.9%58.7%39.9%
Grade 6 math202339.8%24.8%30.9%54.4%28.5%
Grade 7 math202330.5%17.7%24.3%45.5%24.1%
Grade 8 math202347.4%34.2%38.4%62.1%34.6%
Grade 3 reading202348.9%45.3%42.7%57.2%40.1%
Grade 4 reading202346.3%34%38%57.9%35.5%
Grade 5 reading202352.3%43.3%46%62.1%41.6%
Grade 6 reading202349.1%38.9%42.4%60.3%38.4%
Grade 7 reading202352.2%41.5%44%64.5%40%
Grade 8 reading202354%43.3%48%65.9%43.3%
Advanced course completion202469.7%61.9%66.3%76.1%62.1%
Took an AP/IB course202436.7%30.2%33.1%43.3%27.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202417.3%13.4%14.5%21%10.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202457.4%43.2%52.4%64.7%51.5%

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