Texas City H S

Texas City Isd · Galveston County · High school

Texas City H S enrolled 1,686 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 83.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 12% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~11 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

Texas City H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 26% in TX-1.5 vs TX
Texas City H S 88.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 23% in TX-14.0 vs TX
Texas City H S 61.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 14% in TX-13.1 vs TX
Texas City H S 31.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24top 48% in TX+7.8 vs TX
Texas City H S 88.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 35% in TX-6.7 vs TX
Texas City H S 7.8%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 37% in TX-4.6 vs TX
Texas City H S 21.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 14% in TX-16.6 vs TX
Texas City H S 38.5%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 course39 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 130 · White: 54
Take an AP/IB exam8 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 131 · White: 20
Pass an AP/IB exam36 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 11 · White: 53

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

75808590952012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247561

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.

203040506020162018202020224532

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248981

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.

010203020122015201820212024158

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 benchmark434418

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).

161820201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

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

12141618201320162019202220241613

Avg ACT science

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

14161820201320162019202220241714

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

10203040201720192022202420252621

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

2030405060201720192022202420254929

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254433

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

2030405060201420172020202320245539

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

1020302015201720192021202320243515

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

0510152020122015201820212024178

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

02040602012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336329

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202483.1%88.3%82.1%80.2%81.5%
College/career/military ready202472.7%61.1%70.5%83.5%70.5%
Algebra I proficiency202528%21.4%27.1%39.4%23.7%
Biology proficiency202542.1%29.4%38.1%65.6%35.4%
English II proficiency202544.4%32.5%46.6%51.5%39.7%
Advanced course completion202444.1%38.5%40.9%54.1%35.9%
Took an AP/IB course202424.9%15.3%21.1%38%16%
Took an AP/IB exam202412.6%8.4%9.9%20.4%10.2%
Passed an AP/IB exam202440.4%36.4%34.2%52.6%32.1%

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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).