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Howard County

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

Not enough Black students in Howard County's high schools for reliable headline rates. Charts below show whatever the state published.

Graduation rate

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

6080100201220152018202120249082

College/career/military ready

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

0204060801002017201920212023202480

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.

02040608020162018202020224526

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.

020406080201220152018202120248110

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.

020406020122015201820212024150

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.

0204060201720192022202420253526

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320247855

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024178

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.5%81.8%91.9%91.2%90.3%
College/career/military ready202487.9%80%87.9%87.5%87.3%
Algebra I proficiency202530.9%35.3%28.2%36.8%25.3%
Biology proficiency202554.9%50%51.5%64.8%51.8%
English II proficiency202546.5%29.4%41.6%60%39.3%
Grade 3 math202345.6%38.9%42.6%54%44.5%
Grade 4 math202355.9%50%57.6%54.3%53.7%
Grade 5 math202341.5%54.5%38%44.3%39.1%
Grade 6 math202332.8%40%27.1%38.2%27.8%
Grade 7 math202332.7%21.1%26.9%51.3%22.3%
Grade 8 math202340.6%33.3%32%50%30.9%
Grade 3 reading202342.9%27.8%39.4%49.2%40.3%
Grade 4 reading202344.5%37.5%41.5%44%41.2%
Grade 5 reading202353.7%45.5%50.5%60.3%48.3%
Grade 6 reading202344.2%50%42.1%47.6%34.2%
Grade 7 reading202338.5%31.6%31.7%49.4%28.5%
Grade 8 reading202350.4%25%40.6%64.1%38.3%
Advanced course completion202475.1%78.3%75.5%76.8%71.9%
Took an AP/IB course202415%10%11.5%26.8%11.6%
Took an AP/IB exam20248%8%7.9%9.8%5.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202450.9%–48.3%52.6%50%

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