Palestine H S

Palestine Isd · Anderson County · High school

Palestine H S enrolled 1,002 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 31% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~6 Black students in a recent year here. One student can move a rate several points. Read the shaded 95% bands, not single-year jumps.

At a glance vs. Texas

Palestine H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 20% in TX+8.5 vs TX
Palestine H S 98.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 36% in TX-5.1 vs TX
Palestine H S 70.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 38% in TX+3.5 vs TX
Palestine H S 48.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 9% in TX-61.1 vs TX
Palestine H S 20.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+10.5 vs TX
Palestine H S 25.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 28% in TX+13.7 vs TX
Palestine H S 39.7%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 28% in TX+9.8 vs TX
Palestine H S 64.9%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

8090100201220152018202120249890

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.

3040506070201620182020202248

Texas colleges only: misses out-of-state, military, and trade paths. Runs through the class of 2022.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

20406080201220152018202120248120

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.

01020304050201220152018202120242515

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.

Avg SAT math

Average SAT math score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 530 is the college-ready benchmark.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark461434

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg SAT reading/writing

Average SAT reading and writing score among test-takers (200-800). The line at 480 is the college-ready benchmark.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark457

The SAT was rescaled in 2016. Never compare across the dashed line.

Avg ACT math

Average ACT math score among test-takers (1-36).

141618201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

Average ACT English score among test-takers (1-36).

10121416201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT science

Average ACT science score among test-takers (1-36).

182022201320162019202220242217

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

Met grade level on the Algebra I STAAR, the state test nearly every student takes.

2030405060201720192022202420254026

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

102030405060201720192022202420254938

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050602017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

020406080100201420172020202320246555

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

010203040201520172019202120232024355

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024170

Passed an AP/IB exam

Scored a passing 3+ on an AP exam (4+ on IB), among students who took one.

0204060201220152018202120243617

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336210

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.3%98.3%98.1%98.4%97.8%
College/career/military ready202485.8%70%90.2%93.3%84.4%
Algebra I proficiency202546.4%39.7%48.6%49.3%42%
Biology proficiency202550.8%37.5%48.7%62.9%46.8%
English II proficiency202557.1%42.3%57.6%68.1%52%
Advanced course completion202470.6%64.9%72.1%72.3%68.6%
Took an AP/IB course202430.2%5%32.4%51.7%22.2%
Took an AP/IB exam20242.3%0%3.9%0%2.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202490.9%90%

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Years are the school year the students were measured in, not the report year. Missing points mean the state masked a small group for privacy, not zero. Data: Texas Education Agency TAPR. Download this school's data (JSON).