Lamar County

23 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” (+23.4 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-50.4 pts).

Lamar Texas
Graduation rate ’24#35 of 74 counties+4.4 vs TX
Lamar 94.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#53 of 75 counties-5.8 vs TX
Lamar 69.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#18 of 80 counties+6.8 vs TX
Lamar 51.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#71 of 75 counties-50.4 vs TX
Lamar 30.7%Texas 81.1%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#5 of 84 counties+10.3 vs TX
Lamar 36.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#7 of 96 counties+23.4 vs TX
Lamar 78.5%Texas 55.1%

52 of 75 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.

859095100201220152018202120249490

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320247569

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.

40608020162018202020225145

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.

20406080201220152018202120248131

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.

204060201720192022202420253626

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320247955

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520122015201820212024174

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497.3%94.2%95.8%98.7%95.4%
College/career/military ready202476.3%69.3%75.5%78.4%70.3%
Algebra I proficiency202538.1%36.3%37.6%37.9%33.6%
Biology proficiency202563.3%47.8%50.9%69.9%53.7%
English II proficiency202559.3%36%54%68.4%49.4%
Grade 3 math202340.7%19.2%24.8%51.6%33.2%
Grade 4 math202342.4%18.1%41.2%50%33%
Grade 5 math202349.4%20.7%44%59.4%40.8%
Grade 6 math202332.7%14.4%32.4%38.4%25.2%
Grade 7 math202343.7%23.4%34.8%50.4%35.2%
Grade 8 math202345.9%24.1%45.6%53.7%36.7%
Grade 3 reading202345.3%26%36.6%54.8%36.3%
Grade 4 reading202343.8%20.5%38.8%50.2%34.1%
Grade 5 reading202347.7%21.7%36.9%58%37.4%
Grade 6 reading202348.7%36.7%47.2%52.6%40.2%
Grade 7 reading202356.5%37.9%50%61%49.4%
Grade 8 reading202360.1%29.2%59.8%68.4%50.6%
Advanced course completion202476.6%78.5%77.4%75.9%71.2%
Took an AP/IB course202416.9%4%17.3%20.4%11.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202414.2%3.9%18.1%15.4%8.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202457.2%44.1%58.7%54.2%

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