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Kaufman County

70 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 “College/career/military ready” (+15.4 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-22.1 pts).

Kaufman Texas
Graduation rate ’24#49 of 74 counties+2.0 vs TX
Kaufman 91.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#9 of 75 counties+15.4 vs TX
Kaufman 90.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#49 of 80 counties-1.9 vs TX
Kaufman 42.7%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#52 of 75 counties-22.1 vs TX
Kaufman 59.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#36 of 61 counties-5.4 vs TX
Kaufman 9.1%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#50 of 84 counties-6.2 vs TX
Kaufman 19.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#40 of 96 counties+4.7 vs TX
Kaufman 59.8%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 course60 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,244 · White: 78
Take an AP/IB exam9 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,163 · White: 16
Pass an AP/IB exam32 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 100 · White: 55

236 of 575 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.

9095100201220152018202120249290

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320249175

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.

4050607080201220152018202120248159

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.

010203020122015201820212024159

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.

2030405060201720192022202420252620

Advanced course completion

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

3040506070201420172020202320246055

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520122015201820212024179

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494.6%91.8%94.4%96.4%94.1%
College/career/military ready202491.6%90.5%91%93.1%89.8%
Algebra I proficiency202527.4%19.8%28.3%35.8%23.9%
Biology proficiency202550.5%39%45.6%67.5%42.4%
English II proficiency202550.7%38.3%46.1%66.3%42.6%
Grade 3 math202340.3%26.5%36.4%51.4%32.8%
Grade 4 math202345.7%33.2%41.2%57.3%36.6%
Grade 5 math202344.9%30.6%43.5%54.3%35.7%
Grade 6 math202339.9%27.3%35.3%51.6%30.8%
Grade 7 math202330.9%20.1%29.9%40.3%25.1%
Grade 8 math202342.2%30.6%36.3%55.9%34.1%
Grade 3 reading202345.5%36.5%40%55.2%37%
Grade 4 reading202343.7%40.1%38.2%50.2%34%
Grade 5 reading202352.3%41.6%49.5%61.2%41.7%
Grade 6 reading202348.3%43.5%43.7%56.4%37.6%
Grade 7 reading202353.9%44.2%49.5%65.7%44.2%
Grade 8 reading202356%45.4%49.9%68.2%46.1%
Advanced course completion202470.1%59.8%69.4%77.6%67%
Took an AP/IB course202433.3%28.5%33.1%35.6%26.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202413.2%8.6%12.6%16%10%
Passed an AP/IB exam202450.2%32%49.2%55.2%42.3%

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