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Hardin County

29 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” (+23.9 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-25.9 pts).

Hardin Texas
Graduation rate ’24#30 of 74 counties+5.8 vs TX
Hardin 95.6%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#49 of 75 counties-5.0 vs TX
Hardin 70.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#9 of 80 counties+9.9 vs TX
Hardin 54.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#56 of 75 counties-25.9 vs TX
Hardin 55.2%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#18 of 61 counties+0.1 vs TX
Hardin 14.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#41 of 84 counties-3.1 vs TX
Hardin 22.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#6 of 96 counties+23.9 vs TX
Hardin 79.0%Texas 55.1%

39 of 87 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.

859095100201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202475

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.

304050607020162018202020225545

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.

406080201220152018202120248155

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.

01020302012201520182021202415

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.

204060802017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320247955

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024170

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.5%95.6%100%95%92.8%
College/career/military ready202477.9%70.1%76.7%80%69.7%
Algebra I proficiency202537%22.9%41.7%39.8%27.9%
Biology proficiency202558.7%25.5%67.5%62.7%44%
English II proficiency202561%27.9%58.8%65.9%45.6%
Grade 3 math202344.2%18.8%42.9%47.8%34.1%
Grade 4 math202341.7%21.4%37.2%44.7%34.4%
Grade 5 math202347.8%37%43.8%50.6%35%
Grade 6 math202335.6%23.4%30.8%37.5%25%
Grade 7 math202341.9%20.3%40%45.3%28.9%
Grade 8 math202347.4%39%37.9%49.6%35.3%
Grade 3 reading202350%34.4%41.6%53.2%42.2%
Grade 4 reading202342.4%19%32.6%45.2%33.1%
Grade 5 reading202350.7%32.9%38.4%55.7%39%
Grade 6 reading202349.1%30.8%50%50.7%35.4%
Grade 7 reading202351.9%28.8%55.3%54.9%37.9%
Grade 8 reading202358.2%31.7%60%60.6%45.4%
Advanced course completion202481.5%79%77.5%82.9%78.4%
Took an AP/IB course202432.1%32.2%39.7%31.3%22.8%
Took an AP/IB exam20243.5%0%1.3%4.4%1.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202478.2%––76.5%50%

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