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Shelby County

15 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” (+7.3 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-43.3 pts).

Shelby Texas
Graduation rate ’24#16 of 74 counties+7.3 vs TX
Shelby 97.1%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#33 of 75 counties+3.3 vs TX
Shelby 78.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#68 of 80 counties-7.1 vs TX
Shelby 37.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#65 of 75 counties-43.3 vs TX
Shelby 37.8%Texas 81.1%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#62 of 84 counties-9.8 vs TX
Shelby 16.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#72 of 96 counties-7.0 vs TX
Shelby 48.1%Texas 55.1%

23 of 37 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.

6080100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

204060801002017201920212023202478

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.

020406020162018202020224538

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.

020406080100201220152018202120248138

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.

010203020122015201820212024157

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.

01020304050201720192022202420252616

Advanced course completion

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

020406080201420172020202320245548

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 rate202497.2%97.1%97.3%96.3%97.3%
College/career/military ready202480.6%78.4%82.2%78.9%77.4%
Algebra I proficiency202521.3%16.2%24.4%18.6%22.3%
Biology proficiency202544.9%30.6%40.9%67.5%41.3%
English II proficiency202545.2%23.8%45.1%58.5%39.6%
Grade 3 math202347.8%29.3%47.9%58.4%41.8%
Grade 4 math202337.9%19.2%34.4%44.9%34.2%
Grade 5 math202352.2%28.3%48.2%61.2%44.9%
Grade 6 math202331.3%10.8%25.7%42.7%23%
Grade 7 math202340.6%16.9%34%54.1%37.1%
Grade 8 math202356.8%62.5%51.4%59.1%53%
Grade 3 reading202351.2%41.5%58.9%53.3%47.4%
Grade 4 reading202340.2%19.2%35.2%50.3%32.8%
Grade 5 reading202347.2%24.5%38.8%56.6%38.6%
Grade 6 reading202345.3%20%46.1%55.3%38.5%
Grade 7 reading202350.4%30.8%45.3%64.9%45.5%
Grade 8 reading202349.6%31%47.4%57.9%40.9%
Advanced course completion202453.1%48.1%50%58.4%50.4%
Took an AP/IB course20247.8%5.4%5.5%12.3%6.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202413.6%9.5%12.1%18%10.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202412.2%0%10.5%20%16.7%

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