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Johnson County

79 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 “Graduation rate” (+7.2 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-11.5 pts).

Johnson Texas
Graduation rate ’24#18 of 74 counties+7.2 vs TX
Johnson 97.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#40 of 75 counties-0.5 vs TX
Johnson 74.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#54 of 80 counties-2.8 vs TX
Johnson 41.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#41 of 75 counties-11.5 vs TX
Johnson 69.6%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#39 of 61 counties-6.2 vs TX
Johnson 8.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#37 of 84 counties-2.8 vs TX
Johnson 23.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#52 of 96 counties+0.7 vs TX
Johnson 55.8%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 course56 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 308 · White: 71
Take an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 304 · White: 18
Pass an AP/IB exam50 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 34 · White: 59

42 of 138 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.

708090100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202475

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.

40506070201620182020202245

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.

406080100201220152018202120248170

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.

01020304020122015201820212024158

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.

20304050602017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

304050602014201720202023202456

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

510152025201220152018202120241711

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.3%97%96.1%96.4%94.5%
College/career/military ready202482.2%74.6%80.4%83.5%77.6%
Algebra I proficiency202532.5%23.2%28.9%37.3%26.8%
Biology proficiency202565%47.4%56.4%74.5%53.8%
English II proficiency202555.2%41.8%45.8%64.9%44.3%
Grade 3 math202343.5%31%34.5%50.5%35.3%
Grade 4 math202348.8%40.7%41.5%54.5%39.2%
Grade 5 math202352.4%47.8%45.5%58.8%42.2%
Grade 6 math202345.1%44.8%36.3%51.2%36.2%
Grade 7 math202339.3%20.2%29.6%47%29.2%
Grade 8 math202335.4%28.3%29.4%39.9%29.5%
Grade 3 reading202349.5%38.1%41.4%56.2%40.9%
Grade 4 reading202347.6%44.1%36.3%55.4%36.4%
Grade 5 reading202356.7%54.4%49.1%63.5%46.5%
Grade 6 reading202350.9%47.4%42.2%57.2%41.7%
Grade 7 reading202353.4%26.7%45.7%59.7%42.8%
Grade 8 reading202353%44.1%44.5%59.5%42.1%
Advanced course completion202467.3%55.8%63.5%71%60.5%
Took an AP/IB course202434.9%26.8%31.4%37.8%25.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202416.8%11.2%15.9%17.6%12.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202456.7%50%50.9%58.6%47.4%

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