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Grimes County

13 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” (+7.9 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-32.0 pts).

Grimes Texas
Graduation rate ’24#12 of 74 counties+7.9 vs TX
Grimes 97.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#74 of 75 counties-32.0 vs TX
Grimes 43.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#58 of 80 counties-3.7 vs TX
Grimes 40.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#18 of 75 counties+3.2 vs TX
Grimes 84.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#57 of 61 counties-12.2 vs TX
Grimes 2.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#59 of 84 counties-9.3 vs TX
Grimes 16.7%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#44 of 96 counties+3.4 vs TX
Grimes 58.5%Texas 55.1%

Graduation rate

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

708090100201220152018202120249890

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247543

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.

20406080201620182020202245

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.

4060801002012201520182021202484

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.

0510152020122015201820212024152

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.

01020304050201720192022202420252617

Advanced course completion

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

02040602014201720202023202459

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024174

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.9%97.7%92.2%97.4%92.4%
College/career/military ready202461.3%43.1%65.1%66%58.3%
Algebra I proficiency202522.5%16.7%23.9%24%20.2%
Biology proficiency202548.9%34.9%45.5%78%42.9%
English II proficiency202548.3%23.1%45.8%71.9%44.5%
Grade 3 math202346.6%9.1%35.2%63.9%31.3%
Grade 4 math202344.8%22.6%40.8%60.2%34.4%
Grade 5 math202347.2%40%37.5%55.3%35.8%
Grade 6 math202345.8%–35.2%64%32.7%
Grade 7 math202327.6%11.5%9.4%51.3%18.1%
Grade 8 math202344.3%21.4%38.6%57.5%37.6%
Grade 3 reading202353.9%18.2%46.2%65.5%44.3%
Grade 4 reading202343.2%25.8%41.1%51.1%34.2%
Grade 5 reading202350.9%23.1%43.8%62%38.4%
Grade 6 reading202347.1%–40%57.3%37.1%
Grade 7 reading202348.8%25.8%40.3%66.4%39.9%
Grade 8 reading202356.3%21.1%47.3%74%46.8%
Advanced course completion202468.2%58.5%71%69.3%68.6%
Took an AP/IB course202417.8%5.9%23%16.7%12.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202414.6%3.5%20.4%9.5%13.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202429%–28%37.5%26.7%

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