Nimitz H S

Aldine Isd · Harris County · High school

Nimitz H S enrolled 2,646 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 86.7% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 15% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~26 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

Nimitz H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 19% in TX-4.6 vs TX
Nimitz H S 85.2%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 29% in TX-10.9 vs TX
Nimitz H S 64.2%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 28% in TX-6.1 vs TX
Nimitz H S 38.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 38% in TX+1.4 vs TX
Nimitz H S 82.5%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 12% in TX-11.2 vs TX
Nimitz H S 3.3%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 39% in TX-4.2 vs TX
Nimitz H S 21.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 9% in TX-28.1 vs TX
Nimitz H S 27.0%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 course27 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 552 · White: 42
Take an AP/IB exam5 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 555 · White: 6
Pass an AP/IB exam0 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 26

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

7580859095201220152018202120249085

College/career/military ready

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

304050607080201720192021202320247564

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.

30405020162018202020224539

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.

4060801002012201520182021202483

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.

051015202520122015201820212024153

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 benchmark434382

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 benchmark457401

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

Avg ACT math

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

15161718201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

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

15161718201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT science

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

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

010203040201720192022202420252622

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254938

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254431

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

2030405060201420172020202320245527

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

1020302015201720192021202320243518

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024175

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

020406020122015201820212024360

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,3361,127

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202486.7%85.2%89.5%72.7%86%
College/career/military ready202464.8%64.2%64.2%83.3%64.1%
Algebra I proficiency202524.9%21.8%28.2%14.3%25%
Biology proficiency202545%37.5%50%71.4%44.8%
English II proficiency202537.3%31.1%40.8%52.4%35.6%
Advanced course completion202434.2%27%38.8%42.4%32.6%
Took an AP/IB course202423.4%17.9%27.7%22.2%23%
Took an AP/IB exam20246.7%4.7%7.9%5.7%7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202412.8%0%19.6%12.3%

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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).