Permian H S

Ector County Isd · Ector County · High school

Permian H S enrolled 4,131 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 90.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 21% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~19 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

Permian H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 19% in TX-4.4 vs TX
Permian H S 85.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 38% in TX+11.9 vs TX
Permian H S 87.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 28% in TX+6.9 vs TX
Permian H S 51.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 22% in TX-18.1 vs TX
Permian H S 63.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 13% in TX-11.1 vs TX
Permian H S 3.4%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 16% in TX-12.7 vs TX
Permian H S 13.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 36% in TX-4.6 vs TX
Permian H S 50.5%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 course51 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 101 · White: 73
Take an AP/IB exam19 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 102 · White: 37
Pass an AP/IB exam21 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 19 · White: 29

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

60708090100201220152018202120249085

College/career/military ready

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

020406080100201720192021202320248775

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.

20406020162018202020225245

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248163

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.

01020304020122015201820212024153

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 benchmark434413

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).

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.

10203040201720192022202420252613

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254928

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254426

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

4060802014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20406020152017201920212023202435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020302012201520182021202419

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120243621

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336248

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202490.3%85.4%90.4%90.7%88%
College/career/military ready202496%87%96.1%97.5%94%
Algebra I proficiency202514.8%13.3%14.7%17.2%13.3%
Biology proficiency202543.2%28%42.1%56.4%37.4%
English II proficiency202539.4%25.9%37.1%55.6%32.6%
Advanced course completion202464.4%50.5%62.6%73.1%59.5%
Took an AP/IB course202433.8%30.4%30.1%46%24%
Took an AP/IB exam202427.8%18.6%25.6%36.6%19.1%
Passed an AP/IB exam202423.7%21.1%21.6%29%20.8%

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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).