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Gregg County

52 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 “Advanced course completion” (+24.8 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-22.8 pts).

Gregg Texas
Graduation rate ’24#7 of 74 counties+8.0 vs TX
Gregg 97.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#52 of 75 counties-5.7 vs TX
Gregg 69.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#59 of 80 counties-4.2 vs TX
Gregg 40.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#53 of 75 counties-22.8 vs TX
Gregg 58.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#34 of 61 counties-5.1 vs TX
Gregg 9.4%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#14 of 84 counties+5.4 vs TX
Gregg 31.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#5 of 96 counties+24.8 vs TX
Gregg 79.9%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 course80 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 652 · White: 80
Take an AP/IB exam20 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 611 · White: 20
Pass an AP/IB exam16 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 119 · White: 53

129 of 309 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.

889092949698100201220152018202120249890

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247569

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.

354045505520162018202020224540

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.

4050607080201220152018202120248158

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.

0510152020122015201820212024159

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.

203040201720192022202420253126

Advanced course completion

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

4050607080201420172020202320248055

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520201220152018202120242017

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.7%97.8%98.4%96.8%97.2%
College/career/military ready202474.4%69.4%67.5%80.6%70.4%
Algebra I proficiency202536.9%31.4%33.4%41.9%33.4%
Biology proficiency202561.7%45.9%57%74.1%56%
English II proficiency202555.8%39.3%48.2%72.6%48.9%
Grade 3 math202347.9%35.9%42.2%59.2%41%
Grade 4 math202353.4%37.3%50.5%64.5%47.2%
Grade 5 math202350.8%38.8%52.2%56.4%44.8%
Grade 6 math202340.7%25.6%41.8%48%35.3%
Grade 7 math202336.1%27.8%33.2%43%30.8%
Grade 8 math202351.9%32.2%49.1%63.9%45%
Grade 3 reading202354.4%50.7%45.3%63.7%48.2%
Grade 4 reading202348.1%34%46%57.5%40.6%
Grade 5 reading202354.9%43.2%52.2%63.8%49.1%
Grade 6 reading202355.4%46.2%52.6%62.3%50.1%
Grade 7 reading202356.2%46.1%51.6%64.8%49.5%
Grade 8 reading202361.9%43%58.4%75.1%55.5%
Advanced course completion202479.9%79.9%80.1%79.5%80.9%
Took an AP/IB course202430.2%32%26.1%31.7%26.6%
Took an AP/IB exam202420.5%19.5%20.3%20.2%19.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202438.2%16%25.2%53.2%27.1%

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