Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad

Southwest Public Schools · Harris County · High school

Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad enrolled 462 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 90.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 21% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~2 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

Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad Texas
Graduation rate ’13+11.9 vs TX
Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad 100.0%Texas 88.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+5.4 vs TX
Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad 50.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’17+23.8 vs TX
Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad 100.0%Texas 76.2%
Advanced course completion ’24+7.4 vs TX
Southwest Public Schools College &Career Prep Acad 62.5%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

405060702017201920212023202475

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.

20406080201620182020202250

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.

4060801002012201520182021202410081

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.

1015202012201520182021202415

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 benchmark434420

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).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

1717.217.417.617.8182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20253035402017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420258049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

3540452017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320246355

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

3334353620152017201920212023202435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

02040608020122015201820212024170

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

01020304020122015201820212024360

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33611

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202490.5%89.5%90.9%
College/career/military ready202495.1%95.9%94.7%
Algebra I proficiency202553.9%53.6%54.1%
Biology proficiency202529.2%27%29.3%
English II proficiency202539.6%39.9%38.3%
Advanced course completion202445.6%62.5%44.8%45.1%
Took an AP/IB course20240%0%0%
Took an AP/IB exam20240%0%0%0%
Passed an AP/IB exam202159.1%65%

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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).