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Taylor County

112 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” (+18.9 pts) and trail it most on “Advanced course completion” (-1.9 pts).

Taylor Texas
Graduation rate ’24#59 of 74 counties-0.8 vs TX
Taylor 89.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#39 of 75 counties+1.5 vs TX
Taylor 76.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#23 of 80 counties+4.9 vs TX
Taylor 49.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#4 of 75 counties+18.9 vs TX
Taylor 100.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#13 of 61 counties+2.9 vs TX
Taylor 17.4%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#6 of 84 counties+9.6 vs TX
Taylor 35.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#64 of 96 counties-1.9 vs TX
Taylor 53.2%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 course53 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 269 · White: 73
Take an AP/IB exam13 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 265 · White: 24
Pass an AP/IB exam51 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 35 · White: 75

Graduation rate

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

808590951002012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

4060802017201920212023202477

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.

4050607020162018202020225045

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.

607080901002012201520182021202410081

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.

0510152025201220152018202120241715

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.

2030405060201720192022202420253626

Advanced course completion

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

304050602014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10152025201220152018202120241713

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494.5%89%93.6%95.5%92.7%
College/career/military ready202482.1%76.6%82.2%82.8%79.6%
Algebra I proficiency202542.1%35.6%37.5%49.8%33.8%
Biology proficiency202563.5%39.8%55%76.4%49%
English II proficiency202564%39.6%56.5%75.8%50.7%
Grade 3 math202343.8%28%32%52.4%31%
Grade 4 math202340.8%27.6%29.5%50%29.6%
Grade 5 math202349.8%30.4%37.8%60.6%35.3%
Grade 6 math202336.4%19.8%25.1%46%21.9%
Grade 7 math202341.3%23.7%29.6%52.5%26.5%
Grade 8 math202339.9%25.5%31.4%49.3%30.2%
Grade 3 reading202353%38.4%43.7%60.4%39.9%
Grade 4 reading202349.2%38.2%37.4%58.9%35.6%
Grade 5 reading202359.1%46.5%49.7%66.8%45.2%
Grade 6 reading202356.3%40.7%42.1%67.5%40.4%
Grade 7 reading202357.3%39.6%45.8%67.1%42%
Grade 8 reading202362%46%48.9%71.2%47.3%
Advanced course completion202466.8%53.2%61.5%72.5%57.5%
Took an AP/IB course202431.3%26.9%27.3%35.1%28.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202419.3%13.2%14.2%23.8%14.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202471.3%51.4%60.5%74.6%61.5%

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