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Hidalgo County

466 campuses · rates combine every regular (non-alternative) high school in the county

At a glance vs. Texas

Hidalgo Texas
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#4 of 80 counties+12.1 vs TX
Hidalgo 56.7%Texas 44.6%

Graduation rate

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

607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

4060801002017201920212023202410075

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.

4050607020162018202020225745

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248140

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.

0204060201220152018202120242015

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.

0204060802017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

204060801002014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

020406080201220152018202120247317

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.8%100%96.3%99.2%95.3%
College/career/military ready202489%100%88.3%95.4%87.8%
Algebra I proficiency202537.8%–41.1%44.6%36%
Biology proficiency202549.1%–49%65.4%44.8%
English II proficiency202548.7%83.3%49.1%72.7%44.3%
Grade 3 math202341.9%32.9%41.3%47.6%38.9%
Grade 4 math202347.2%32.9%47%55.5%44%
Grade 5 math202352.3%34.8%51.3%60%49%
Grade 6 math202335.1%31.7%36.1%52.4%32.4%
Grade 7 math202338.1%40.8%40.5%63.2%34.5%
Grade 8 math202348%–49.4%81.8%44.9%
Grade 3 reading202348.2%47.7%47.8%59.8%44.4%
Grade 4 reading202347.1%49.1%46.2%63.1%43.3%
Grade 5 reading202356.9%52.7%56.1%72.2%53%
Grade 6 reading202350.3%51.6%51.5%70.9%46.5%
Grade 7 reading202354.2%60.9%56.1%69.5%50.2%
Grade 8 reading202357%62.6%57.8%71.3%53.8%
Advanced course completion202469.5%50%69.6%74.5%68.4%
Took an AP/IB course202449.2%100%49.9%60%46.4%
Took an AP/IB exam202430.3%72.7%31.3%40.2%27.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202431.4%50%27.5%35%28.1%

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