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Rusk County

24 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 “Enrolled in a Texas college” (+10.5 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-47.8 pts).

Rusk Texas
College/career/military ready ’24#26 of 75 counties+6.4 vs TX
Rusk 81.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#6 of 80 counties+10.5 vs TX
Rusk 55.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#68 of 75 counties-47.8 vs TX
Rusk 33.3%Texas 81.1%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#73 of 84 counties-12.7 vs TX
Rusk 13.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#27 of 96 counties+8.2 vs TX
Rusk 63.3%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 course63 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 109 · White: 78
Take an AP/IB exam13 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 113 · White: 15
Pass an AP/IB exam0 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 15 · White: 36

18 of 27 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.

75808590951002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202482

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.

4050607020162018202020225545

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.

20406080201220152018202120248133

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.

010203020122015201820212024150

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.

020406080201720192022202420252613

Advanced course completion

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

3040506070201420172020202320246355

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520201220152018202120241713

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.8%100%98.6%99%98.4%
College/career/military ready202488.6%81.5%90.4%88.3%85.5%
Algebra I proficiency202529.6%13.3%29%35.7%25.7%
Biology proficiency202555.9%29%50.3%69.1%51.8%
English II proficiency202556.3%26.8%52.7%68.4%48.7%
Grade 3 math202336.5%15.4%34.1%44.7%32.5%
Grade 4 math202342.3%18.8%30.6%55.7%37.1%
Grade 5 math202350.2%32.9%44.5%59.5%43.6%
Grade 6 math202333.9%20%28.5%41.1%28.6%
Grade 7 math202334.2%24.2%29.3%41.9%29.3%
Grade 8 math202340.4%21.6%40.4%47.1%36.1%
Grade 3 reading202345.2%23.1%45.1%53.6%42.3%
Grade 4 reading202339.5%20.3%33.3%49.8%32.8%
Grade 5 reading202347.8%34.2%34.1%60.3%40.8%
Grade 6 reading202343.7%32.3%35.2%53.4%34.3%
Grade 7 reading202343.2%27.3%35.9%51.6%37.8%
Grade 8 reading202354.4%36.4%43%66%46.3%
Advanced course completion202473.4%63.3%69.5%78.4%67.4%
Took an AP/IB course202420.4%3.7%17.1%24.9%18%
Took an AP/IB exam202412.7%13.3%10.3%15%9.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202424.8%0%12.9%35.8%21.1%

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