Erath County

70 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 “Algebra I proficiency” (+-17.6 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-71.5 pts).

Erath Texas
Graduation rate ’24#74 of 74 counties-33.7 vs TX
Erath 56.1%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#71 of 75 counties-24.2 vs TX
Erath 50.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#80 of 80 counties-22.8 vs TX
Erath 21.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#74 of 75 counties-71.5 vs TX
Erath 9.6%Texas 81.1%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#78 of 84 counties-17.6 vs TX
Erath 8.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#95 of 96 counties-38.0 vs TX
Erath 17.1%Texas 55.1%

208 of 230 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.

20406080201220152018202120249056

College/career/military ready

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

020406080201720192021202320247551

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.

10203040506020162018202020224522

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.

020406080201220152018202120248110

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.

010203040201220152018202120241510

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.

01020304020172019202220242025268

Advanced course completion

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

204060201420172020202320245517

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0510152020122015201820212024170

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202468.7%56.1%63.8%80.1%64.9%
College/career/military ready202458.1%50.9%57.6%56.6%62.2%
Algebra I proficiency202520.9%8.4%19.9%23.4%20.7%
Biology proficiency202546.4%19.4%37.9%65.7%40.9%
English II proficiency202544.1%31.8%39%54.9%40.3%
Grade 3 math202356.3%43.9%64.8%48.7%
Grade 4 math202368.3%55.8%82.9%59.7%
Grade 5 math202354.8%47.5%63.8%46.1%
Grade 6 math202347.2%27%54.6%34.6%
Grade 7 math202351.8%35%66.5%37.8%
Grade 8 math202346.8%38.2%52.2%41.4%
Grade 3 reading202354.5%44.6%61%51.3%
Grade 4 reading202359.8%46.3%72%49.2%
Grade 5 reading202360.1%57.6%63.3%54.6%
Grade 6 reading202358.5%37.7%69.1%45%
Grade 7 reading202362.9%46.9%75.6%52%
Grade 8 reading202366.7%55.4%76.4%56.9%
Advanced course completion202426.6%17.1%25.4%33%25.1%
Took an AP/IB course202414.9%11.3%14.3%17.5%11.9%
Took an AP/IB exam20241.9%0%2%2.8%1.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202469.1%69.8%66.7%66.7%

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