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Wharton County

19 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” (+8.8 pts) and trail it most on “Took the SAT or ACT” (-23.7 pts).

Wharton Texas
Graduation rate ’24#5 of 74 counties+8.8 vs TX
Wharton 98.6%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#35 of 75 counties+2.8 vs TX
Wharton 77.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#51 of 80 counties-2.3 vs TX
Wharton 42.3%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#54 of 75 counties-23.7 vs TX
Wharton 57.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#55 of 61 counties-11.9 vs TX
Wharton 2.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#55 of 84 counties-8.4 vs TX
Wharton 17.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#58 of 96 counties+0.0 vs TX
Wharton 55.1%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 course55 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 138 · White: 85
Take an AP/IB exam7 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 141 · White: 32
Pass an AP/IB exam0 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 10 · White: 23

29 of 68 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.

8090100201220152018202120249990

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202478

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.

406080201620182020202245

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248157

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.

010203020122015201820212024153

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.

10203040201720192022202420252618

Advanced course completion

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

2030405060702014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

051015202520122015201820212024177

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202495.8%98.6%94%97.6%94.8%
College/career/military ready202482.6%77.9%80.9%87.1%80.6%
Algebra I proficiency202523.5%17.6%20.4%36.8%20.8%
Biology proficiency202560.5%37.5%52%81%50.6%
English II proficiency202555%19.3%51.4%76.6%44.9%
Grade 3 math202340.8%18.9%36.9%54.4%33%
Grade 4 math202343.7%22.9%38.8%63.4%34.2%
Grade 5 math202354.3%22%53.3%73.5%47.8%
Grade 6 math202333.5%11.3%24.9%59.3%23.3%
Grade 7 math202335%6.3%26.6%67.2%26.1%
Grade 8 math202334.7%16.7%30.8%56.9%27.8%
Grade 3 reading202344.5%26.4%38.4%62%36.4%
Grade 4 reading202338.7%23.4%32.1%59.2%28.5%
Grade 5 reading202349.5%20%46.7%69.1%41.4%
Grade 6 reading202349.1%32.1%40.5%74.8%40.3%
Grade 7 reading202348.9%13.9%40.2%77.9%40.2%
Grade 8 reading202349.4%30%42.4%68.8%40.1%
Advanced course completion202468.1%55.1%63.5%85.3%60.8%
Took an AP/IB course202432.5%20.6%26.9%51.8%21.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202417%7.1%12.5%31.6%9.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202416.8%0%7.5%23.3%7.7%

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