Marion County

4 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 “Enrolled in a Texas college” (+9.2 pts) and trail it most on “Algebra I proficiency” (-11.0 pts).

Marion Texas
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#11 of 80 counties+9.2 vs TX
Marion 53.8%Texas 44.6%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#68 of 84 counties-11.0 vs TX
Marion 15.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#55 of 96 counties+0.3 vs TX
Marion 55.4%Texas 55.1%

17 of 24 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.

808590951002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247558

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.

405060708020162018202020225445

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248129

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.

0102030201220152018202120241510

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.

010203040201720192022202420252615

Advanced course completion

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

0204060802014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024170

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%100%100%95.2%98%
College/career/military ready202467.1%58.3%77.8%69.8%59.2%
Algebra I proficiency202523.6%15%25%28.6%17.9%
Biology proficiency202553.3%35.1%28.6%72.1%45.3%
English II proficiency202550.4%32.6%70%62.5%44.2%
Grade 3 math202333.9%26.7%36.8%31.3%
Grade 4 math202341.9%22.2%46.8%34.6%
Grade 5 math202330.1%28.6%34%23.1%
Grade 6 math202325.5%0%37.5%16.7%
Grade 7 math202336.7%21.9%40%42.4%29.2%
Grade 8 math202324.3%10.7%33.3%19.3%
Grade 3 reading202354.2%46.7%60.5%54.2%
Grade 4 reading202344.6%22.2%55.3%40.4%
Grade 5 reading202339.7%35.7%43.4%30.8%
Grade 6 reading202337.3%21.4%43.2%29.3%
Grade 7 reading202347.3%36.7%80%48.1%36.8%
Grade 8 reading202346.6%40%52.1%40%
Advanced course completion202458%55.4%50%62.6%61.9%
Took an AP/IB course20240%0%0%0%0%
Took an AP/IB exam20240%0%0%0%0%
Passed an AP/IB exam20147.1%5.9%5.9%

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