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Williamson County

198 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 “College-ready test score” (+7.6 pts) and trail it most on “Algebra I proficiency” (-7.1 pts).

Williamson Texas
Graduation rate ’24#37 of 74 counties+4.1 vs TX
Williamson 93.9%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24#29 of 75 counties+3.9 vs TX
Williamson 79.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22#34 of 80 counties+2.4 vs TX
Williamson 47.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24#15 of 75 counties+4.0 vs TX
Williamson 85.1%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24#5 of 61 counties+7.6 vs TX
Williamson 22.1%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25#52 of 84 counties-7.1 vs TX
Williamson 18.9%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24#56 of 96 counties+0.2 vs TX
Williamson 55.3%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 = 1,331 · White: 73
Take an AP/IB exam19 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 1,344 · White: 39
Pass an AP/IB exam42 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 261 · White: 79

91 of 611 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.

889092949698201220152018202120249490

College/career/military ready

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

40506070802017201920212023202479

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.

404550556020162018202020224745

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.

60708090201220152018202120248581

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.

102030201220152018202120242215

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.

10203040201720192022202420252619

Advanced course completion

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

40455055602014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

12141618202224201220152018202120241917

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202497%93.9%95.7%98%94.7%
College/career/military ready202486%79%78.4%89.5%75%
Algebra I proficiency202532.1%18.9%23.6%40.9%21.3%
Biology proficiency202574.7%54.9%58.8%83.8%52.4%
English II proficiency202565.9%46.5%48.9%77.3%43.2%
Grade 3 math202353.2%28.4%37.1%58.4%29.4%
Grade 4 math202352.2%30.2%36.1%58.8%27.7%
Grade 5 math202357.5%30.8%41%63.3%31.6%
Grade 6 math202351.4%26.6%31.4%56.4%24.5%
Grade 7 math202331.9%12.8%21.6%42.8%17.5%
Grade 8 math202363.7%31.5%45.4%69.2%36.5%
Grade 3 reading202359.9%38.2%44.9%65.8%37.2%
Grade 4 reading202359.9%39%42.4%66.7%32.2%
Grade 5 reading202365.6%44.8%50%71.5%41.1%
Grade 6 reading202362.8%43.7%46.7%68.4%37.6%
Grade 7 reading202365.8%43.9%49.4%72.3%38.9%
Grade 8 reading202368.7%50.2%54%74.9%46.5%
Advanced course completion202468.9%55.3%57.2%72.8%50.3%
Took an AP/IB course202460%42%44.4%65.4%37.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202437.2%19.4%22%38.5%16.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202479.2%42.1%67.4%78.9%63.4%

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