Duncanville H S

Duncanville Isd · Dallas County · High school

Duncanville H S enrolled 4,397 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 93.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 30% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Duncanville H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 49% in TX+4.6 vs TX
Duncanville H S 94.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 31% in TX+14.2 vs TX
Duncanville H S 89.3%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 39% in TX-2.6 vs TX
Duncanville H S 42.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 44% in TX+3.8 vs TX
Duncanville H S 84.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 22% in TX-9.2 vs TX
Duncanville H S 5.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 4% in TX-21.4 vs TX
Duncanville H S 4.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 33% in TX+7.7 vs TX
Duncanville H S 62.8%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 course63 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 889 · White: 68
Take an AP/IB exam21 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 874 · White: 37
Pass an AP/IB exam15 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 186 · White: 46

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

859095201220152018202120249490

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248975

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.

40506070201620182020202245

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.

4060801002012201520182021202485

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.

0510152020122015201820212024155

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).

15161718201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

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

15161718201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT science

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

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

01020304020172019202220242025265

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

304050201720192022202420254929

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

304050201720192022202420254435

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

405060201420172020202320246355

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

203040502015201720192021202320244335

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0510152025201220152018202120242117

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120243615

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,3361,785

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.1%94.4%92.6%83.3%93.1%
College/career/military ready202491.2%89.3%92.5%90.9%90.8%
Algebra I proficiency20257.6%4.6%9.8%15.4%7.4%
Biology proficiency202536.5%28.7%39.7%70.6%34.1%
English II proficiency202538.4%34.7%40.7%60%35%
Advanced course completion202466%62.8%67.7%67.6%65.9%
Took an AP/IB course202448.4%43.3%51%54.5%48.2%
Took an AP/IB exam202427.4%21.3%31.1%37.1%26.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202427.7%14.5%33.6%46.2%29.4%

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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).