Tom Green County

67 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 “Advanced course completion” (+21.6 pts) and trail it most on “Algebra I proficiency” (-13.0 pts).

Tom Green Texas
Graduation rate ’24#51 of 74 counties+1.5 vs TX
Tom Green 91.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#46 of 75 counties-4.4 vs TX
Tom Green 70.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#76 of 80 counties-9.6 vs TX
Tom Green 35.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#7 of 75 counties+11.8 vs TX
Tom Green 92.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#7 of 61 counties+6.0 vs TX
Tom Green 20.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#74 of 84 counties-13.0 vs TX
Tom Green 13.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#8 of 96 counties+21.6 vs TX
Tom Green 76.7%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 course77 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 73 · White: 79
Take an AP/IB exam15 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 73 · White: 20
Pass an AP/IB exam64 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 11 · White: 56

Graduation rate

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

607080901002012201520182021202491

College/career/military ready

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

204060801002017201920212023202475

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.

20406020162018202020224535

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.

20406080100201220152018202120249381

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.

01020304050201220152018202120242115

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.

010203040201720192022202420252613

Advanced course completion

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

406080201420172020202320247755

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0510152025201220152018202120241715

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202492.6%91.3%91.2%94.7%89.7%
College/career/military ready202485.4%70.7%83.9%90.6%79.8%
Algebra I proficiency202514.5%13%8.8%26.7%9.9%
Biology proficiency202556%59.5%44.6%76.2%43.5%
English II proficiency202547.1%29%37.8%66.3%37.6%
Grade 3 math202335.5%12.7%27.8%51.1%24.2%
Grade 4 math202337.8%7.3%28.7%53.2%25.8%
Grade 5 math202340.5%10.3%29.3%58.5%29.3%
Grade 6 math202332.8%17.6%23.4%47.2%21.3%
Grade 7 math202335.2%23.6%24.8%53.2%21.1%
Grade 8 math202338.2%12%31.6%52.7%31.1%
Grade 3 reading202340.8%32.7%31.3%55.3%29.1%
Grade 4 reading202341.2%19.5%33.1%54%29.7%
Grade 5 reading202348.6%23.1%40.7%62%39.8%
Grade 6 reading202346.2%36.5%37.3%57.5%33.8%
Grade 7 reading202347.4%42.5%36.5%65.2%32.4%
Grade 8 reading202350.2%44.6%41.3%64.6%37.4%
Advanced course completion202475.6%76.7%74.1%79.4%71.1%
Took an AP/IB course202435.9%35.7%31.4%42.9%25.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202414.7%15.1%10.5%20.3%7.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202455.8%63.6%44.2%56.1%44.4%

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