Pearland H S

Pearland Isd · Brazoria County · High school

Pearland H S enrolled 3,408 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.9% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 24% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Pearland H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 21% in TX+8.2 vs TX
Pearland H S 98.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 40% in TX+10.3 vs TX
Pearland H S 85.4%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 31% in TX+5.9 vs TX
Pearland H S 50.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 20% in TX-21.9 vs TX
Pearland H S 59.2%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 3% in TX+34.7 vs TX
Pearland H S 49.2%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 19% in TX+22.5 vs TX
Pearland H S 48.5%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 34% in TX+7.3 vs TX
Pearland H S 62.4%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 course62 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 205 · White: 73
Take an AP/IB exam31 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 208 · White: 43
Pass an AP/IB exam66 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 64 · White: 77

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

9095100201220152018202120249890

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248575

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.

405060708020162018202020225145

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.

5060708090201220152018202120248159

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.

204060201220152018202120244915

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 benchmark520434

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.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark532457

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

Avg ACT math

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

161820201320162019202220241916

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).

1718192021201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

203040506070201720192022202420254926

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4050607080201720192022202420257849

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

4050607080201720192022202420256844

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

40506070201420172020202320246255

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20304050602015201720192021202320245235

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

10203040201220152018202120243117

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120246636

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336431

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.9%98%99%98.9%97.9%
College/career/military ready202487.5%85.4%86%89.6%81%
Algebra I proficiency202549.6%48.5%41.7%58.2%39.4%
Biology proficiency202580.5%77.6%71.2%90.9%65.7%
English II proficiency202568.7%68.2%58.7%82.2%51.3%
Advanced course completion202469.5%62.4%64.2%73.4%58.3%
Took an AP/IB course202454.4%51.5%48.1%57.5%40%
Took an AP/IB exam202440.3%30.8%34.1%42.9%24.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202474.3%65.6%66.2%77.4%69.7%

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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).