Lawrence E Elkins H S

Fort Bend Isd · Fort Bend County · High school

Lawrence E Elkins H S enrolled 2,835 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 96.9% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 47% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Lawrence E Elkins H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 45% in TX+4.9 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 94.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 19% in TX-17.9 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 57.2%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 39% in TX+3.3 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 47.9%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 44% in TX+8.7 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 89.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 18% in TX+14.1 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 28.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 35% in TX-5.8 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 20.2%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 29% in TX-8.4 vs TX
Lawrence E Elkins H S 46.7%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 course47 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 349 · White: 66
Take an AP/IB exam15 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 344 · White: 29
Pass an AP/IB exam77 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 52 · White: 80

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

859095100201220152018202120249590

College/career/military ready

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

40506070201720192021202320247557

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.

5060708090201220152018202120249081

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.

1020304050201220152018202120242915

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 benchmark475434

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.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark507457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1617181920201320162019202220241916

Avg ACT English

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

161820201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT science

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

17181920201320162019202220242017

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

1020304050201720192022202420252620

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

40506070201720192022202420256049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

405060702017201920222024202546

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

405060201420172020202320245547

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

203040502015201720192021202320244335

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520201220152018202120241715

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120247736

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336742

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.9%94.7%95.8%97.5%91.7%
College/career/military ready202476.1%57.2%59.8%78.5%56.2%
Algebra I proficiency202533.9%20.2%23.8%52.3%23.2%
Biology proficiency202579.3%59.9%64%86.6%60.8%
English II proficiency202571%45.6%54.5%83.1%44.8%
Advanced course completion202471.4%46.7%59.2%66.2%50%
Took an AP/IB course202465%43.3%43.3%68.4%38.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202440.3%15.1%21.1%28.7%19.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202483.3%76.9%76.2%80%79.7%

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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).