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Henderson County

32 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” (+25.8 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-15.3 pts).

Henderson Texas
Graduation rate ’24#15 of 74 counties+7.4 vs TX
Henderson 97.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#15 of 75 counties+11.7 vs TX
Henderson 86.8%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#3 of 80 counties+17.4 vs TX
Henderson 62.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#46 of 75 counties-15.3 vs TX
Henderson 65.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#60 of 61 counties-14.5 vs TX
Henderson 0.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#69 of 84 counties-11.0 vs TX
Henderson 15.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#4 of 96 counties+25.8 vs TX
Henderson 80.9%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 course81 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 94 · White: 83
Take an AP/IB exam13 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 98 · White: 17
Pass an AP/IB exam0 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 13 · White: 35

13 of 38 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.

80859095100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248775

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.

20406020162018202020226245

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.

20406080201220152018202120248166

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.

0102030405020122015201820212024150

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).

20406080100201420172020202320248155

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0102030201220152018202120241713

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.7%97.2%96.8%98.4%97.8%
College/career/military ready202485.5%86.8%83.2%86.5%81.6%
Algebra I proficiency202534.6%15%25.1%44%29.3%
Biology proficiency202556.7%20.5%49.6%64.1%49.1%
English II proficiency202555%26.3%47.3%66.1%46.2%
Grade 3 math202348.5%10%44.5%52.6%41.4%
Grade 4 math202346.2%33.3%48%49.6%39.4%
Grade 5 math202347.9%18.8%43%53.9%40.9%
Grade 6 math202344.4%17.8%32.3%53.3%39.2%
Grade 7 math202342.6%15.4%28.7%50.5%35.8%
Grade 8 math202359.2%25.9%58.7%66.1%54.5%
Grade 3 reading202353.4%30%45.8%57%44%
Grade 4 reading202345.8%35.7%39.2%48.3%39%
Grade 5 reading202355.8%31.3%48.4%63.1%48.9%
Grade 6 reading202358.5%46.7%52.5%63.1%55.5%
Grade 7 reading202361.1%44.7%54.6%65.8%55.1%
Grade 8 reading202363.8%25.9%58.1%70.8%55.2%
Advanced course completion202482%80.9%80.6%83.1%78.9%
Took an AP/IB course202428.3%15.8%42.7%23.1%27.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202419.6%13.3%26.7%16.8%18.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202422%0%7.7%34.6%14.8%

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