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Polk County

20 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 “Took the SAT or ACT” (+21.8 pts) and trail it most on “Enrolled in a Texas college” (-18.4 pts).

Polk Texas
Graduation rate ’24#9 of 74 counties+7.9 vs TX
Polk 97.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#21 of 75 counties+7.8 vs TX
Polk 82.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#79 of 80 counties-18.4 vs TX
Polk 26.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#3 of 75 counties+21.8 vs TX
Polk 102.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#29 of 61 counties-3.4 vs TX
Polk 11.1%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#27 of 84 counties+0.7 vs TX
Polk 26.7%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#16 of 96 counties+14.7 vs TX
Polk 69.8%Texas 55.1%

Graduation rate

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

708090100201220152018202120249890

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320248375

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.

203040506020162018202020224526

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.

204060801002012201520182021202410381

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.

0102030201220152018202120241511

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.

2040602017201920222024202527

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320247055

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520201220152018202120241710

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.9%97.7%87.4%93.2%91.4%
College/career/military ready202482.1%82.9%85%80.9%78.5%
Algebra I proficiency202523.6%26.7%25%22.6%20.5%
Biology proficiency202551.5%42.1%47.9%53.7%45.6%
English II proficiency202547.9%34.5%38.5%54.8%43.9%
Grade 3 math202346.3%30.8%47%48.9%40.9%
Grade 4 math202346.4%20%42.5%51.6%39.2%
Grade 5 math202355.2%38.5%49.2%61.4%50.5%
Grade 6 math202333.5%13.3%37.9%35.7%25.4%
Grade 7 math202327%23.7%22.4%30.1%24%
Grade 8 math202351.1%41.5%49.2%55.1%43.1%
Grade 3 reading202348.5%46.2%45.3%49.1%41.1%
Grade 4 reading202340.9%12%39.1%43.7%38.2%
Grade 5 reading202352.6%30.8%40%59.8%51.5%
Grade 6 reading202346.3%33.3%40.5%51.3%37.6%
Grade 7 reading202345.9%36.6%41.5%48.2%40.4%
Grade 8 reading202350.4%37.5%45.5%53%44%
Advanced course completion202467.9%69.8%64.3%71.7%61.7%
Took an AP/IB course202410.4%14.3%16%8.1%6.9%
Took an AP/IB exam20246%10.3%6.9%5.4%3.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202421.2%33.3%6.3%29.6%11.1%

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