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Walker County

17 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” (+3.3 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-48.8 pts).

Walker Texas
Graduation rate ’24#62 of 74 counties-2.0 vs TX
Walker 87.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#57 of 75 counties-7.0 vs TX
Walker 68.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#66 of 80 counties-6.1 vs TX
Walker 38.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#69 of 75 counties-48.8 vs TX
Walker 32.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#22 of 61 counties-1.0 vs TX
Walker 13.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#46 of 84 counties-4.5 vs TX
Walker 21.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#45 of 96 counties+3.3 vs TX
Walker 58.4%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 course58 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 351 · White: 65
Take an AP/IB exam9 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 361 · White: 12
Pass an AP/IB exam9 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 33 · White: 31

109 of 161 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.

607080902012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247568

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.

3040506020162018202020224539

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.

20406080201220152018202120248132

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.

01020302012201520182021202415

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.

10203040201720192022202420252622

Advanced course completion

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

30405060702014201720202023202458

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024179

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202485.4%87.8%84.2%85.7%81.6%
College/career/military ready202473.6%68.1%68.4%78.1%68.3%
Algebra I proficiency202524.8%21.5%23.1%27.9%20.1%
Biology proficiency202557.3%43.4%53%69.9%47.1%
English II proficiency202553%41.5%50.4%60.1%43.1%
Grade 3 math202339.5%20.9%37.6%51.3%28.4%
Grade 4 math202333.2%24.4%26.8%44%28.1%
Grade 5 math202333.8%21.6%29.3%44.3%25%
Grade 6 math202325.9%18.4%19.7%35.8%20.9%
Grade 7 math202330.1%21.5%28.8%36.3%24.2%
Grade 8 math202347.7%38.7%42.7%55.6%40.1%
Grade 3 reading202348%31.8%47%58.3%38.3%
Grade 4 reading202338.6%30.5%32.2%49.4%31.1%
Grade 5 reading202346.8%36.2%43.4%54.4%40.2%
Grade 6 reading202349.5%42%46.5%53.4%42.8%
Grade 7 reading202355.2%40.3%53.8%64.6%45.8%
Grade 8 reading202358.1%47.5%55.1%65.5%49.7%
Advanced course completion202462.6%58.4%62.1%64.6%60.8%
Took an AP/IB course202436.5%24.2%36.8%39.8%29.6%
Took an AP/IB exam202411.1%9.1%11.1%12%10.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202426.8%9.1%21%30.5%20.2%

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