statplate
Back

Rockwall County

37 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 “Graduation rate” (+9.4 pts) and trail it most on “Enrolled in a Texas college” (-3.4 pts).

Rockwall Texas
Graduation rate ’24#4 of 74 counties+9.4 vs TX
Rockwall 99.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#22 of 75 counties+7.6 vs TX
Rockwall 82.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#57 of 80 counties-3.4 vs TX
Rockwall 41.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#24 of 75 counties+0.1 vs TX
Rockwall 81.2%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#12 of 61 counties+2.9 vs TX
Rockwall 17.4%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#25 of 84 counties+0.9 vs TX
Rockwall 26.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#48 of 96 counties+1.6 vs TX
Rockwall 56.7%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 course57 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 545 · White: 76
Take an AP/IB exam20 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 475 · White: 30
Pass an AP/IB exam49 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 94 · White: 74

48 of 255 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.

859095100201220152018202120249990

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248375

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.

3040506070201620182020202245

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.

50607080902012201520182021202481

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.

10203040502012201520182021202417

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.

10203040502017201920222024202527

Advanced course completion

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

304050602014201720202023202457

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

101520253035201220152018202120242017

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.1%99.2%97.3%98%96.8%
College/career/military ready202487.3%82.7%83.6%90.2%80.1%
Algebra I proficiency202541%26.9%36.4%48.8%30.2%
Biology proficiency202573.5%60.1%61.1%82.8%54.8%
English II proficiency202568.8%51%59.8%78.3%52.2%
Grade 3 math202354.9%38.8%43.8%62.6%39.5%
Grade 4 math202361.1%44.2%53.2%68.4%49.1%
Grade 5 math202365.2%49.3%60.7%70.5%50%
Grade 6 math202356.2%33%43.9%65.7%37%
Grade 7 math202331.5%15.2%23.9%39.6%21.3%
Grade 8 math202367.1%50.4%58.5%73.7%51.7%
Grade 3 reading202360.5%48.9%51.1%66.6%43%
Grade 4 reading202357.5%39%46.9%65%40.8%
Grade 5 reading202367%48.1%57.6%74.4%49%
Grade 6 reading202363.2%48.7%53.5%70.2%44.9%
Grade 7 reading202365.2%46.6%51.1%74.5%45.3%
Grade 8 reading202371%53.6%61.5%78.8%55.5%
Advanced course completion202470.3%56.7%64%76%56.7%
Took an AP/IB course202440.8%29%34.5%44.7%26.6%
Took an AP/IB exam202427.4%19.8%22%30.4%17%
Passed an AP/IB exam202468.1%48.9%58%73.9%51.9%

Schools