Waxahachie H S

Waxahachie Isd · Ellis County · High school

Waxahachie H S enrolled 3,056 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 96% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 47% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Waxahachie H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 29% in TX+7.0 vs TX
Waxahachie H S 96.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 30% in TX-10.0 vs TX
Waxahachie H S 65.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 37% in TX+3.6 vs TX
Waxahachie H S 48.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 16% in TX-30.3 vs TX
Waxahachie H S 50.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 32% in TX+2.7 vs TX
Waxahachie H S 17.2%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 22% in TX-10.2 vs TX
Waxahachie H S 15.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 48% in TX+1.9 vs TX
Waxahachie 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 = 265 · White: 76
Take an AP/IB exam16 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 276 · White: 24
Pass an AP/IB exam46 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 44 · White: 79

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

7580859095100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247565

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.

304050607080201620182020202248

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.

406080201220152018202120248151

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.

01020302012201520182021202417

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 benchmark450434

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 benchmark468

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

Avg ACT math

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

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT English

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

1415161718201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT science

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

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

10203040201720192022202420252616

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254939

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

304050201720192022202420254844

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

2040602014201720202023202457

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

020406020152017201920212023202435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

051015202012201520182021202417

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060201220152018202120244636

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336648

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496%96.8%94.5%97.1%93.7%
College/career/military ready202482%65.1%82.5%89.8%74.6%
Algebra I proficiency202519.2%15.8%15.9%27.6%11.9%
Biology proficiency202552.2%38.6%45.8%68%36.5%
English II proficiency202553.1%48.2%47.4%62.6%42.2%
Advanced course completion202467.3%57%62.1%75.9%57.3%
Took an AP/IB course202446.2%33.3%43%53%29.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202419.3%15.9%15.2%24.4%13%
Passed an AP/IB exam202468.7%45.5%63.6%78.8%58.1%

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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).