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Travis County

383 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” (+7.9 pts) and trail it most on “Algebra I proficiency” (-10.8 pts).

Travis Texas
Graduation rate ’24#64 of 74 counties-2.3 vs TX
Travis 87.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#37 of 75 counties+2.0 vs TX
Travis 77.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#36 of 80 counties+1.1 vs TX
Travis 45.7%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#10 of 75 counties+7.9 vs TX
Travis 89.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#16 of 61 counties+1.2 vs TX
Travis 15.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#67 of 84 counties-10.8 vs TX
Travis 15.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#49 of 96 counties+1.1 vs TX
Travis 56.2%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 course56 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 2,381 · White: 78
Take an AP/IB exam28 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 2,366 · White: 50
Pass an AP/IB exam27 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 671 · White: 82

106 of 966 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.

84868890929496201220152018202120249088

College/career/military ready

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

40506070802017201920212023202477

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.

40455055201620182020202246

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.

708090100201220152018202120248981

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.

51015202012201520182021202416

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.

10203040201720192022202420252615

Advanced course completion

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

4050602014201720202023202456

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

15202530201220152018202120242817

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202490.2%87.5%89%93.2%86.5%
College/career/military ready202482.8%77.1%79.5%88.3%77.9%
Algebra I proficiency202521.7%15.2%15.4%43.9%14.3%
Biology proficiency202560.1%41.3%45.7%88.6%41.1%
English II proficiency202552.1%41.4%39%83.9%34.6%
Grade 3 math202344%27.8%31.6%66.2%27.4%
Grade 4 math202346.2%28.3%34.9%69.6%30.8%
Grade 5 math202348.6%26.8%37.3%74.3%32.1%
Grade 6 math202335%20.2%22.5%64.9%19.4%
Grade 7 math202331.7%21.7%21%60.9%19.8%
Grade 8 math202347.6%25.7%30.9%73.1%26%
Grade 3 reading202350.6%38.9%37.9%73.3%33.8%
Grade 4 reading202349.9%36.1%36.5%76.2%32.2%
Grade 5 reading202357.2%41.3%45.3%82%41.1%
Grade 6 reading202351.2%38.2%38%80%33.3%
Grade 7 reading202354.9%44.2%40.4%81.5%37.7%
Grade 8 reading202357.9%46.4%45.6%83.8%42%
Advanced course completion202467.8%56.2%62.3%78.4%61.2%
Took an AP/IB course202463.1%51.1%56.4%71.9%54.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202439.1%28.4%32.2%50%30.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202460.9%26.8%41.4%82.4%33.1%

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