Harrison County

31 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 “Enrolled in a Texas college” (+0.2 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-27.9 pts).

Harrison Texas
Graduation rate ’24#67 of 74 counties-3.6 vs TX
Harrison 86.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#66 of 75 counties-16.7 vs TX
Harrison 58.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#37 of 80 counties+0.2 vs TX
Harrison 44.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#57 of 75 counties-27.9 vs TX
Harrison 53.2%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#59 of 61 counties-13.3 vs TX
Harrison 1.2%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#71 of 84 counties-11.4 vs TX
Harrison 14.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#77 of 96 counties-9.2 vs TX
Harrison 45.9%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 course46 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 320 · White: 74
Take an AP/IB exam8 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 321 · White: 22
Pass an AP/IB exam23 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 26 · White: 65

72 of 154 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.

7580859095201220152018202120249086

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320247558

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.

30405060201620182020202245

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.

304050607080201220152018202120248153

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.

0510152020122015201820212024151

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.

10203040201720192022202420252615

Advanced course completion

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

2030405060201420172020202320245546

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024178

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202492.1%86.2%89.4%96.6%88.4%
College/career/military ready202479.7%58.4%79.8%88%71.6%
Algebra I proficiency202526.8%14.6%21.9%38.6%21.1%
Biology proficiency202558.4%29.5%47.1%78.3%44.5%
English II proficiency202552.4%29.5%46.7%67.5%41.3%
Grade 3 math202338.9%21.6%30.6%50.5%28.5%
Grade 4 math202335.6%13.5%28%49.4%28.7%
Grade 5 math202333.7%15.7%24.4%47.4%21.5%
Grade 6 math202328.1%10.9%17.8%47.2%18%
Grade 7 math202329.3%18%21.6%42.1%20%
Grade 8 math202325.1%21.1%17.9%36.3%17.1%
Grade 3 reading202346.5%27.2%34.5%59.2%39.9%
Grade 4 reading202340.8%20.5%32%55.3%35.7%
Grade 5 reading202342.2%26.3%32.3%55.1%31.7%
Grade 6 reading202343.4%22.9%36%60.5%34.6%
Grade 7 reading202345.2%28.8%39.4%58.7%37.4%
Grade 8 reading202342.7%34.9%35.6%54.7%34.4%
Advanced course completion202464.8%45.9%61.9%73.6%56.1%
Took an AP/IB course202427.9%13.6%34.4%30.6%19.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202418.5%8.1%17.9%21.9%11.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202460.9%23.1%64.2%65.4%56.1%

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