Lancaster H S

Lancaster Isd · Dallas County · High school

Lancaster H S enrolled 2,254 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.8% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 26% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Lancaster H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 15% in TX+9.7 vs TX
Lancaster H S 99.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 44% in TX+8.0 vs TX
Lancaster H S 83.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 36% in TX+3.8 vs TX
Lancaster H S 48.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 31% in TX+13.4 vs TX
Lancaster H S 94.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 12% in TX-11.2 vs TX
Lancaster H S 3.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 41% in TX-3.4 vs TX
Lancaster H S 22.6%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 43% in TX+4.1 vs TX
Lancaster H S 59.2%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 course59 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 846 · White: 56
Take an AP/IB exam14 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 840 · White: 13
Pass an AP/IB exam10 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 120

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

90951002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320248375

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.

4050607020162018202020224845

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.

708090100201220152018202120249581

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.

0510152020122015201820212024153

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 benchmark459434

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 benchmark473

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).

14151617201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT science

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

15161718201320162019202220241715

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

2040602017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

30405060201720192022202420254943

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

304050201720192022202420254438

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

40506070201420172020202320245955

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

304050602015201720192021202320243528

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.

010203040201220152018202120243610

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,3361,647

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.8%99.5%98.3%88.9%99.1%
College/career/military ready202482.6%83.1%78.3%87.5%82.6%
Algebra I proficiency202522.3%22.6%20.2%0%21.2%
Biology proficiency202545.3%43.3%47.8%57.1%43.4%
English II proficiency202537.7%38.4%35.2%44.4%35%
Advanced course completion202458%59.2%53%56.3%58.8%
Took an AP/IB course202426.4%28.3%19%25%26.6%
Took an AP/IB exam202413.8%14.3%12.3%12.5%13.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202415.4%10%35.5%15.5%

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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).