Pearce H S

Richardson Isd · Dallas County · High school

Pearce H S enrolled 2,316 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 90.9% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 22% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~12 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

Pearce H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 11% in TX-11.0 vs TX
Pearce H S 78.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 29% in TX+14.9 vs TX
Pearce H S 90.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 10% in TX-16.0 vs TX
Pearce H S 28.6%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 5% in TX+25.6 vs TX
Pearce H S 106.7%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 27% in TX-8.2 vs TX
Pearce H S 6.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-26.0 vs TX
Pearce H S 0.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 42% in TX+4.2 vs TX
Pearce H S 59.3%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 = 54 · White: 87
Take an AP/IB exam23 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 53 · White: 62
Pass an AP/IB exam17 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 12 · White: 62

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

60708090100201220152018202120249079

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320249075

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.

2040608020162018202020224529

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.

4060801002012201520182021202410781

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.

0102030405020122015201820212024156

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.

45050055020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark480434

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 benchmark509457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1516171819201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

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

1516171819201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT science

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

16171819201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

020406020172019202220242025260

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080201720192022202420255549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

30405060702017201920222024202546

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

4060802014201720202023202459

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040608020152017201920212023202437

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

1020304050201220152018202120242317

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

020406080201220152018202120243617

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336102

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202490.9%78.8%89.5%93.3%90.2%
College/career/military ready202495.8%90%93.2%98.9%93.2%
Algebra I proficiency202511.6%0%9.7%31.8%7.8%
Biology proficiency202569.8%55%45.2%94.8%46.3%
English II proficiency202563.4%46.4%40.2%93.2%40%
Advanced course completion202467.4%59.3%46.9%86.5%47.6%
Took an AP/IB course202457.4%36.7%36.9%78.7%35.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202442.7%22.6%21.5%62.4%17.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202459.1%16.7%53%61.8%46.6%

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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).