Sherman H S

Sherman Isd · Grayson County · High school

Sherman H S enrolled 2,143 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 96.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 48% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~10 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

Sherman H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 40% in TX+2.3 vs TX
Sherman H S 92.1%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 47% in TX+5.6 vs TX
Sherman H S 80.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 21% in TX-9.2 vs TX
Sherman H S 35.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 46% in TX+4.9 vs TX
Sherman H S 86.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 40% in TX-0.2 vs TX
Sherman H S 14.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 37% in TX-4.9 vs TX
Sherman H S 21.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 26% in TX-9.9 vs TX
Sherman H S 45.2%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 course45 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 124 · White: 67
Take an AP/IB exam8 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 120 · White: 30
Pass an AP/IB exam50 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 10 · White: 63

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

80859095100201220152018202120249290

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202481

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.

20406020162018202020224535

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.

4060801002012201520182021202486

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.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434415

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.

400600800100020132016201920222024college-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).

1618202013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

16171819202013201620192022202416

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.

10203040201720192022202420252621

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

203040506070201720192022202420255549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

2030405060201720192022202420254433

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

204060201420172020202320245545

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

102030402015201720192021202320243516

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

051015202520122015201820212024178

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

020406080201220152018202120245036

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336257

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.3%92.1%96.9%97.5%94.7%
College/career/military ready202485.7%80.7%81%90.5%85.1%
Algebra I proficiency202524.8%21.1%24.1%29.8%24.1%
Biology proficiency202559%55.2%48.2%80.4%52%
English II proficiency202548.6%33.3%41.3%69.9%43.4%
Advanced course completion202456.4%45.2%51.1%67%49.7%
Took an AP/IB course202432.8%15.8%26.7%42.4%24.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202418.8%8.3%13.5%29.9%12%
Passed an AP/IB exam202461.9%50%59.3%62.6%57.7%

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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).