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Harris County

1244 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 “Took the SAT or ACT” (+6.5 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-3.6 pts).

Harris Texas
Graduation rate ’24#57 of 74 counties-0.1 vs TX
Harris 89.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#44 of 75 counties-3.6 vs TX
Harris 71.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#41 of 80 counties-0.7 vs TX
Harris 43.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#13 of 75 counties+6.5 vs TX
Harris 87.6%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#17 of 61 counties+0.1 vs TX
Harris 14.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#12 of 84 counties+6.2 vs TX
Harris 32.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#63 of 96 counties-1.5 vs TX
Harris 53.6%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 course54 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 21,872 · White: 74
Take an AP/IB exam16 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 22,033 · White: 35
Pass an AP/IB exam39 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 3,598 · White: 78

1,298 of 10,495 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.

8586878889902012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

40506070201720192021202320247572

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.

455055201620182020202245

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.

657075808590201220152018202120248881

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.

51015202012201520182021202415

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.

2025303540201720192022202420253226

Advanced course completion

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

40455055201420172020202320245554

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

14161820201220152018202120241716

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.1%89.7%89.4%95.5%88.9%
College/career/military ready202481.1%71.5%80.1%89.3%77.7%
Algebra I proficiency202539.1%32.2%37.5%51.8%35.7%
Biology proficiency202562.7%52.2%56.5%84%53.3%
English II proficiency202554.9%46.1%48.3%78.8%45.8%
Grade 3 math202344.5%30.4%38.8%65.2%35.2%
Grade 4 math202348.5%33.4%43.4%69%39.3%
Grade 5 math202350.1%34%45.2%70.4%40.7%
Grade 6 math202339.4%24.9%31.7%63.6%28.5%
Grade 7 math202336.5%24.1%31.4%59.5%28.8%
Grade 8 math202345.5%31.9%40%68.7%36.6%
Grade 3 reading202350.1%41.4%43%71.4%40.2%
Grade 4 reading202346.5%36.2%39.7%68.6%36.2%
Grade 5 reading202355.8%46.6%49.7%75.7%46%
Grade 6 reading202352.4%41.5%45.1%74.3%42%
Grade 7 reading202354.2%43.5%47.1%75.7%44%
Grade 8 reading202357.3%46%51.5%77.7%48%
Advanced course completion202463.5%53.6%60.4%74.3%58.4%
Took an AP/IB course202447.5%35.6%43.9%58%40.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202426.3%16.3%22.9%34.5%20.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202460.5%38.6%48.6%77.8%45.8%

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