Little Elm H S

Little Elm Isd · Denton County · High school

Little Elm H S enrolled 2,513 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 94.7% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 37% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Little Elm H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 38% in TX+6.1 vs TX
Little Elm H S 95.9%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 44% in TX+0.7 vs TX
Little Elm H S 75.8%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 30% in TX-5.5 vs TX
Little Elm H S 39.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 39% in TX+10.6 vs TX
Little Elm H S 91.7%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 44% in TX-1.8 vs TX
Little Elm H S 12.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 30% in TX+13.0 vs TX
Little Elm H S 39.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 48% in TX+1.9 vs TX
Little Elm H S 57.0%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 course57 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 235 · White: 70
Take an AP/IB exam13 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 234 · White: 27
Pass an AP/IB exam45 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 31 · White: 64

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

80859095100201220152018202120249690

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202476

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.

304050607020162018202020224539

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.

60708090100201220152018202120249281

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.

0102030402012201520182021202415

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 benchmark434

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 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).

16171819201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

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

16171819201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT science

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

17181920201320162019202220241917

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

1020304050201720192022202420253926

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

3040506070201720192022202420255949

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

30405060201720192022202420254844

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

30405060702014201720202023202457

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

203040502015201720192021202320244635

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0102030201220152018202120241713

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120244536

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336536

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202494.7%95.9%94%95.7%92.8%
College/career/military ready202482.7%75.8%80.3%89.4%76.6%
Algebra I proficiency202539.4%39%32.7%49.1%32.9%
Biology proficiency202564.8%58.7%54.9%80.2%52.6%
English II proficiency202555.8%48.2%44.3%75.4%42.7%
Advanced course completion202463.3%57%58.4%70.1%57.9%
Took an AP/IB course202454.7%45.8%52.9%61.1%46.1%
Took an AP/IB exam202421.6%13.2%17.8%27.1%15.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202458%45.2%54.3%64%49.4%

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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).