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Parker County

49 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” (+12.4 pts) and trail it most on “College-ready test score” (-2.7 pts).

Parker Texas
Graduation rate ’24#33 of 74 counties+4.9 vs TX
Parker 94.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#13 of 75 counties+12.4 vs TX
Parker 87.5%Texas 75.1%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#22 of 75 counties+1.8 vs TX
Parker 82.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#27 of 61 counties-2.7 vs TX
Parker 11.8%Texas 14.5%
Advanced course completion ’24#28 of 96 counties+8.1 vs TX
Parker 63.2%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 course63 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 57 · White: 71
Take an AP/IB exam18 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 56 · White: 23
Pass an AP/IB exam30 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 10 · White: 67

Graduation rate

Share of the class that graduated high school within 4 years.

4060801002012201520182021202495

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248875

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.

2040608020162018202020224538

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.

204060801002012201520182021202483

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.

0204060201720192022202420252613

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320246355

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020302012201520182021202418

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.4%94.7%95.6%96.7%93.3%
College/career/military ready202489%87.5%87.5%89.6%85.3%
Algebra I proficiency202533.5%13%27.6%37.7%24.1%
Biology proficiency202573.1%55.6%62.8%78.5%55.5%
English II proficiency202562.7%50%49.3%68.8%46.3%
Grade 3 math202352%–36.2%57%34.4%
Grade 4 math202355.9%–43.6%60.1%38.8%
Grade 5 math202358.1%20%49.9%60.4%40.2%
Grade 6 math202347.2%33.3%30.9%52.2%27.5%
Grade 7 math202345.3%50%33.1%50.1%31.8%
Grade 8 math202352.7%–38.3%57.4%36.3%
Grade 3 reading202356.1%–42.6%61.3%36.8%
Grade 4 reading202356.8%–44.5%61%37.4%
Grade 5 reading202362.7%40%51.1%65.9%43.5%
Grade 6 reading202359.2%40%47.4%63.5%39.7%
Grade 7 reading202363.4%33.3%51.6%67.6%46.8%
Grade 8 reading202365%–53.6%68.7%49.5%
Advanced course completion202469.8%63.2%66%71%63.4%
Took an AP/IB course202436.2%31.7%27.3%38.5%20.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202421.9%17.9%17.9%22.8%11.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202465.1%30%55.6%66.5%44.6%

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