Temple H S

Temple Isd · Bell County · High school

Temple H S enrolled 2,313 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 96.4% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 49% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Temple H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 28% in TX+7.2 vs TX
Temple H S 97.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 48% in TX+3.1 vs TX
Temple H S 78.2%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 47% in TX+1.4 vs TX
Temple H S 46.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 37% in TX+0.2 vs TX
Temple H S 81.3%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 33% in TX-7.2 vs TX
Temple H S 7.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 38% in TX-4.4 vs TX
Temple H S 21.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 45% in TX-0.3 vs TX
Temple H S 54.8%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 = 292 · White: 69
Take an AP/IB exam15 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 281 · White: 32
Pass an AP/IB exam43 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 42 · White: 64

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

80859095100201220152018202120249790

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.

204060201620182020202246

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.

204060802012201520182021202481

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.

010203020122015201820212024157

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.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434403

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.

40050060070080020132016201920222024college-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).

15161718201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

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

13141516172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

151617182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

01020304050201720192022202420252622

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

01020304050201720192022202420254932

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254435

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

20304050602014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

102030402015201720192021202320243519

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

510152025201220152018202120241715

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120244336

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336549

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.4%97%95.6%96.7%95.9%
College/career/military ready202484.8%78.2%86.2%89%85.3%
Algebra I proficiency202529.4%21.6%30.5%35.7%28.6%
Biology proficiency202543%32.4%38.7%60%37.6%
English II proficiency202546.7%35.2%41.5%66.2%40.7%
Advanced course completion202460.9%54.8%60.5%68.7%57.7%
Took an AP/IB course202431.2%19.4%31.5%40.7%25.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202423.6%14.9%23%31.8%17.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202456.6%42.9%54.3%63.5%47.2%

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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).