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Matagorda County

18 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” (+18.2 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-41.1 pts).

Matagorda Texas
Graduation rate ’24#22 of 74 counties+6.8 vs TX
Matagorda 96.6%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#5 of 75 counties+18.2 vs TX
Matagorda 93.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#10 of 80 counties+9.7 vs TX
Matagorda 54.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#63 of 75 counties-41.1 vs TX
Matagorda 40.0%Texas 81.1%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#28 of 84 counties-0.4 vs TX
Matagorda 25.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#53 of 96 counties+0.6 vs TX
Matagorda 55.7%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 = 61 · White: 81
Take an AP/IB exam5 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 62 · White: 12
Pass an AP/IB exam20 in 100
of students who took one · 2022 · n = 10 · White: 33

18 of 30 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.

020406080100201720192021202320249375

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.

2040608020162018202020225445

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.

020406080201220152018202120248140

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.

010203040502012201520182021202415

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.

0204060801002017201920222024202526

Advanced course completion

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

204060802014201720202023202456

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

051015202520122015201820212024175

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.9%96.6%95%90%93.3%
College/career/military ready202491.8%93.3%90.8%93.5%89.5%
Algebra I proficiency202541.8%25.6%42.7%62.1%45.1%
Biology proficiency202556.4%25%53.7%77.9%60.5%
English II proficiency202552.8%31.5%48.7%78.2%57.3%
Grade 3 math202338.9%17.5%33.1%59.2%29.2%
Grade 4 math202351.5%7.4%48.9%67.2%44.3%
Grade 5 math202336.4%7.3%34.4%48.4%27.7%
Grade 6 math202332.6%7.7%21.8%52.4%24.1%
Grade 7 math202333.8%15.2%31.6%45.6%25.1%
Grade 8 math202358.9%45.7%57.5%66.7%53.8%
Grade 3 reading202340.3%17.5%35.8%54.8%33.2%
Grade 4 reading202345%7.4%39.4%61.9%37.8%
Grade 5 reading202349.2%19.5%48.7%59.8%40.7%
Grade 6 reading202358.2%41%50.6%69.2%51%
Grade 7 reading202350.8%30.3%49%60.8%42%
Grade 8 reading202359.9%31.8%54.1%78.3%52%
Advanced course completion202474.9%55.7%73.7%81.3%70.9%
Took an AP/IB course202418.7%16.7%16.4%25%15.5%
Took an AP/IB exam20249.3%4.8%8.8%12%8.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202448.6%–53.7%33.3%51.3%

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