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Hays County

66 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” (+7.7 pts) and trail it most on “College/career/military ready” (-7.7 pts).

Hays Texas
Graduation rate ’24#38 of 74 counties+3.6 vs TX
Hays 93.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#58 of 75 counties-7.7 vs TX
Hays 67.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#56 of 80 counties-3.3 vs TX
Hays 41.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#11 of 75 counties+7.7 vs TX
Hays 88.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#33 of 61 counties-4.4 vs TX
Hays 10.1%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#23 of 84 counties+1.0 vs TX
Hays 27.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#61 of 96 counties-0.6 vs TX
Hays 54.5%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 course55 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 189 · White: 75
Take an AP/IB exam13 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 178 · White: 35
Pass an AP/IB exam22 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 23 · White: 76

Graduation rate

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

60708090100201220152018202120249390

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320247567

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.

3040506020162018202020224541

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.

406080100201220152018202120248981

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.

0102030201220152018202120241510

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.

2030402017201920222024202527

Advanced course completion

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

30405060702014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030201220152018202120241713

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494%93.4%93.1%95.3%92.5%
College/career/military ready202476.4%67.4%72.9%82.1%73.7%
Algebra I proficiency202533.8%27%30.3%41.4%26.2%
Biology proficiency202565.1%47.1%54.5%82.5%47.8%
English II proficiency202560.7%50%49.1%80.8%45%
Grade 3 math202348.3%33.3%36.7%65.7%31.4%
Grade 4 math202348.9%28.6%37.4%63%32.5%
Grade 5 math202353.5%50%40.1%71.8%34.7%
Grade 6 math202340.6%20.5%29.2%56.6%24.7%
Grade 7 math202341%13.8%24.4%61.2%19.3%
Grade 8 math202353.7%32.1%40.8%73.4%34.8%
Grade 3 reading202355%55.6%44.3%71.6%39%
Grade 4 reading202354.3%14.3%41.5%70.9%36.1%
Grade 5 reading202363.5%62.5%51.7%78.6%45.2%
Grade 6 reading202358.2%30.8%45.5%75%39.4%
Grade 7 reading202358%37.3%45.7%76.2%40.7%
Grade 8 reading202362.8%50%50.1%80.4%45.3%
Advanced course completion202464.5%54.5%57.9%75.1%53.3%
Took an AP/IB course202443.5%34.8%34.9%56.6%33.3%
Took an AP/IB exam202423.7%12.9%16.4%34.7%13.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202470.4%21.7%62.3%76%56%

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