Emerson H S

Frisco Isd · Collin County · High school

Emerson H S enrolled 1,844 students in 2025. Its Algebra I passing rate sits in the bottom 38% of Texas campuses (2025).

Small group: only ~24 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

Emerson H S Texas
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 19% in TX-18.4 vs TX
Emerson H S 56.7%Texas 75.1%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 40% in TX+9.9 vs TX
Emerson H S 91.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 25% in TX+6.8 vs TX
Emerson H S 21.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 33% in TX-6.3 vs TX
Emerson H S 19.7%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 40% in TX+4.6 vs TX
Emerson H S 59.7%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 course60 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 144 · White: 74
Take an AP/IB exam17 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 141 · White: 39
Pass an AP/IB exam63 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 24 · White: 77

Outcomes

College/career/military ready

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

40506070201720192021202320247557

Exists from the class of 2017. A checklist, not a test. See Methods.

College entrance exams

Took the SAT or ACT

Share of graduates who took a college entrance exam.

708090201220152018202120249181

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.

102030201220152018202120242115

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 benchmark449434

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 benchmark490457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

1717.217.417.617.8182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

10203040201720192022202420252620

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

405060201720192022202420255349

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

4060802017201920222024202546

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

40506070201420172020202320246055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

4050602015201720192021202320244935

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030402012201520182021202417

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120246336

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336300

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
College/career/military ready202473.2%56.7%63.2%67.8%58.3%
Algebra I proficiency202540.9%19.7%30%53.1%20.7%
Biology proficiency202582%53.4%70.9%85.5%56%
English II proficiency202573.7%45.9%58.3%80.6%51.3%
Advanced course completion202478%59.7%64.8%74.2%62.3%
Took an AP/IB course202472.4%49.3%63.2%68.6%57.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202447.9%17%29%39%23.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202478.9%62.5%68.4%77.1%52.8%

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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).