Robert G Cole Middle/High School

Ft Sam Houston Isd · Bexar County · K-12

Robert G Cole Middle/High School enrolled 809 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 ~13 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

Robert G Cole Middle/High School Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 8% in TX+10.2 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 12% in TX+21.2 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 96.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+12.5 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 57.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 9% in TX+22.5 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 103.6%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 42% in TX-0.7 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 13.8%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25+21.1 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 47.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 8% in TX+36.4 vs TX
Robert G Cole Middle/High School 91.5%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 course92 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 47 · White: 80
Take an AP/IB exam67 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 46 · White: 60
Pass an AP/IB exam58 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 31 · White: 69

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320249675

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.

2040608020162018202020225745

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.

4060801002012201520182021202410481

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.

02040602012201520182021202415

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 benchmark450434

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.

40050060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark506457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1617181920201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT English

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

16182022201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT science

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

182022201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20406080201720192022202420254726

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420258749

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20406080100201720192022202420259444

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 6 math

Met grade level on the grade-6 math STAAR.

204060802017201820192021202220234625

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 math

Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.

02040602017201820192021202220233623

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 math

Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.

204060802017201820192021202220236932

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 6 reading

Met grade level on the grade-6 reading STAAR.

204060802017201820192021202220236941

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

204060802017201820192021202220236543

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

204060802017201820192021202220236946

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

20406080100201420172020202320249255

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0204060801002015201720192021202320246835

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

20406080201220152018202120246717

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

020406080201220152018202120245836

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336117

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%100%100%94.6%100%
College/career/military ready202497.4%96.3%97%100%100%
Algebra I proficiency202565.5%47.1%64.6%79.5%50%
Biology proficiency202587.4%86.7%80.5%97%72.2%
English II proficiency202593.3%94.4%94.3%97.1%85%
Grade 6 math202371.6%46.2%75%80%57.1%
Grade 7 math202347%35.7%41.9%62.1%41.2%
Grade 8 math202369%69.2%64.5%80%57.1%
Grade 6 reading202374.5%69.2%77.8%74.3%52.4%
Grade 7 reading202374.1%65%71.1%84.2%63.6%
Grade 8 reading202381.1%69.2%79.4%90.5%68.2%
Advanced course completion202476.8%91.5%63.4%79.7%58.3%
Took an AP/IB course202464.7%67.9%48.5%74.3%50%
Took an AP/IB exam202458.5%67.4%51.4%60%41.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202456.7%58.1%43.2%69%40%

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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).