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McLennan County

141 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” (+10.3 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-10.3 pts).

McLennan Texas
Graduation rate ’24#58 of 74 counties-0.5 vs TX
McLennan 89.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#41 of 75 counties-0.7 vs TX
McLennan 74.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#24 of 80 counties+4.7 vs TX
McLennan 49.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#39 of 75 counties-10.3 vs TX
McLennan 70.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#44 of 61 counties-7.9 vs TX
McLennan 6.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#13 of 84 counties+6.1 vs TX
McLennan 32.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#23 of 96 counties+10.3 vs TX
McLennan 65.4%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 course65 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 896 · White: 76
Take an AP/IB exam12 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 903 · White: 27
Pass an AP/IB exam23 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 107 · White: 63

119 of 407 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.

8085902012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

3040506070802017201920212023202475

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.

40455055606520162018202020224945

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.

50607080201220152018202120248171

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.

0510152020122015201820212024157

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.

202530354045201720192022202420253226

Advanced course completion

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

3040506070201420172020202320246555

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

51015201220152018202120241712

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.8%89.3%92.3%97.3%90.5%
College/career/military ready202484.2%74.4%79.7%91.4%77.6%
Algebra I proficiency202540.4%32.1%34.3%52.3%32.1%
Biology proficiency202559.1%38.4%48%79.3%45.9%
English II proficiency202554.8%37.3%46%73.1%42.2%
Grade 3 math202340.8%25.3%30.7%60.1%30.4%
Grade 4 math202340.1%22.9%28.6%61.2%27.8%
Grade 5 math202346.9%29.7%38.1%64.7%36%
Grade 6 math202340.7%23.3%30.5%58.4%29.1%
Grade 7 math202339.5%24.2%29.2%57.9%29.4%
Grade 8 math202342.7%25.2%35.1%59.8%33.1%
Grade 3 reading202346.9%32%38.3%65.5%37%
Grade 4 reading202343.4%26.5%34.5%60.8%32%
Grade 5 reading202354.9%39.8%46%71.8%44.3%
Grade 6 reading202352%35.7%42.4%68.3%41.5%
Grade 7 reading202352.7%37.3%43%69.1%41.4%
Grade 8 reading202357.5%45.9%49.3%70.4%47.9%
Advanced course completion202472.3%65.4%69.8%76.2%67.8%
Took an AP/IB course202434.2%21.4%28.6%42.8%26.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202421.1%11.8%16.5%27.1%14.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202453.3%23.4%35.1%63.1%36%

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