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Galveston County

139 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” (+4.9 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-6.4 pts).

Galveston Texas
Graduation rate ’24#34 of 74 counties+4.9 vs TX
Galveston 94.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#54 of 75 counties-6.4 vs TX
Galveston 68.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#28 of 80 counties+4.3 vs TX
Galveston 48.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#33 of 75 counties-6.3 vs TX
Galveston 74.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#32 of 61 counties-4.2 vs TX
Galveston 10.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#21 of 84 counties+2.1 vs TX
Galveston 28.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#59 of 96 counties-0.2 vs TX
Galveston 54.9%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 course55 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,418 · White: 74
Take an AP/IB exam9 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,449 · White: 27
Pass an AP/IB exam27 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 127 · White: 76

177 of 701 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.

859095201220152018202120249590

College/career/military ready

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

40506070201720192021202320247569

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.

4045505520162018202020224945

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.

50607080201220152018202120248175

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.

102030201220152018202120241510

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.

2025303540201720192022202420252826

Advanced course completion

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

3040502014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520122015201820212024179

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.4%94.7%95.6%97.4%93.6%
College/career/military ready202478.4%68.7%74.2%82.4%72.7%
Algebra I proficiency202541.5%28.1%39.3%48.5%32.2%
Biology proficiency202564.5%44.5%57.7%78%50.8%
English II proficiency202560.5%41.3%50.6%73.9%44.5%
Grade 3 math202349.4%29.4%40.9%59.8%36.5%
Grade 4 math202354.2%29.1%46.4%66%41.7%
Grade 5 math202356.4%28.5%49.2%66.6%41.3%
Grade 6 math202341.3%20.8%32.9%53%27%
Grade 7 math202342.9%19%30.5%56.5%25.5%
Grade 8 math202345.6%28.4%37.5%57.6%33.4%
Grade 3 reading202355.2%35.4%47.8%64.4%42.8%
Grade 4 reading202354.2%30.1%47.1%64.7%41.6%
Grade 5 reading202359.6%37.8%51.1%69%45%
Grade 6 reading202357.6%35.8%50%67.8%43.2%
Grade 7 reading202357.8%36.9%48.3%69.4%41.1%
Grade 8 reading202360.7%39.2%51.5%70.9%45.5%
Advanced course completion202466.7%54.9%59.7%73.6%55.3%
Took an AP/IB course202445.4%24%36.3%53.8%28.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202422.1%8.8%15.5%26.6%12%
Passed an AP/IB exam202471.9%26.8%60.4%75.7%53.9%

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