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Midland County

48 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” (+14.9 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-40.6 pts).

Midland Texas
Graduation rate ’24#70 of 74 counties-5.8 vs TX
Midland 84.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#10 of 75 counties+14.9 vs TX
Midland 90.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#21 of 80 counties+5.4 vs TX
Midland 50.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#62 of 75 counties-40.6 vs TX
Midland 40.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#2 of 61 counties+9.9 vs TX
Midland 24.4%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#79 of 84 counties-17.8 vs TX
Midland 8.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#54 of 96 counties+0.5 vs TX
Midland 55.6%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 = 252 · White: 76
Take an AP/IB exam24 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 246 · White: 39
Pass an AP/IB exam51 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 59 · White: 48

66 of 111 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.

708090201220152018202120249084

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320249075

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.

20304050607020162018202020225045

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248141

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.

010203040201220152018202120242415

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.

1020304020172019202220242025268

Advanced course completion

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

304050602014201720202023202456

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

51015202530201220152018202120242417

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202489.1%84%88.6%92.2%86.1%
College/career/military ready202491.4%90%90%95%87.8%
Algebra I proficiency202521.3%8.2%19.9%28.8%18.3%
Biology proficiency202555.2%46.9%47.6%73.6%45.8%
English II proficiency202544.1%32.4%37.4%65.9%34.9%
Grade 3 math202339.6%21.9%34.3%52.1%29.2%
Grade 4 math202350.4%45.6%43.6%66.3%39.3%
Grade 5 math202345.9%44.2%40.8%56.4%37.5%
Grade 6 math202339.4%41.6%32.1%54.3%29.6%
Grade 7 math202322%13.5%20.8%26.8%18%
Grade 8 math202340.5%29.6%32.9%57.4%28.9%
Grade 3 reading202342.5%26%37.4%54.8%31.9%
Grade 4 reading202341%42%33.6%56.6%31.8%
Grade 5 reading202349.9%50%44.6%62%40.4%
Grade 6 reading202349.7%54.5%42.7%63.7%38.3%
Grade 7 reading202344.4%33.6%37.5%60.2%32.4%
Grade 8 reading202345.1%27.1%38.8%61.9%34.3%
Advanced course completion202466.7%55.6%64.1%75.6%59%
Took an AP/IB course202442.3%40.5%38.4%50.2%32%
Took an AP/IB exam202427.5%24%22.9%39.1%17.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202444.6%50.8%40.4%48.3%39.8%

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