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Nueces County

132 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” (+7.2 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-12.3 pts).

Nueces Texas
Graduation rate ’24#61 of 74 counties-1.7 vs TX
Nueces 88.1%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#24 of 75 counties+7.2 vs TX
Nueces 82.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#38 of 80 counties+0.2 vs TX
Nueces 44.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#43 of 75 counties-12.3 vs TX
Nueces 68.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#19 of 61 counties+0.0 vs TX
Nueces 14.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#15 of 84 counties+5.4 vs TX
Nueces 31.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#80 of 96 counties-10.8 vs TX
Nueces 44.3%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 course44 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 203 · White: 66
Take an AP/IB exam18 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 200 · White: 27
Pass an AP/IB exam14 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 36 · White: 61

25 of 80 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.

75808590952012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320248275

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.

405060201620182020202245

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.

406080100201220152018202120248169

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.

01020302012201520182021202415

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.

204060201720192022202420253126

Advanced course completion

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

30405060201420172020202320245544

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520252012201520182021202418

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494%88.1%93.9%93.3%92.1%
College/career/military ready202480.6%82.3%78.9%82.9%77.8%
Algebra I proficiency202538.7%31.4%36.8%50.7%35.7%
Biology proficiency202557.7%49.6%52.9%78.2%50.6%
English II proficiency202559%35.2%55.2%78.8%52.3%
Grade 3 math202343.9%45%40.2%58.7%36.3%
Grade 4 math202350.7%72.7%48.2%68.5%42.7%
Grade 5 math202353.6%59.5%52.2%70.9%44.5%
Grade 6 math202329%31.1%25.2%46.3%21.7%
Grade 7 math202333.8%28.6%27.5%59.9%23.8%
Grade 8 math202344.7%39.4%39.3%63.6%34.4%
Grade 3 reading202349.2%70%46.4%65.1%41.3%
Grade 4 reading202348.2%72.7%45.3%70.4%39.2%
Grade 5 reading202358.4%67.5%56.5%74.4%49.7%
Grade 6 reading202350%55.4%45.5%67.9%40.7%
Grade 7 reading202352.1%46.1%46.2%72.7%40.7%
Grade 8 reading202360.9%56.3%56.2%78.1%51.3%
Advanced course completion202459.9%44.3%58.1%66.1%54.2%
Took an AP/IB course202435.8%33.8%33.7%43.5%30%
Took an AP/IB exam202420%18%17%27.1%15.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202444.8%13.9%34.6%61.3%29.8%

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