North Shore Senior High

Galena Park Isd · Harris County · High school

North Shore Senior High enrolled 4,284 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 89.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 19% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

North Shore Senior High Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 35% in TX+1.1 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 90.9%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 39% in TX-3.1 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 72.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 41% in TX+2.9 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 47.5%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 20% in TX-22.3 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 58.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 40% in TX-5.7 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 8.8%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 29% in TX+13.4 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 39.4%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24top 24% in TX+13.2 vs TX
North Shore Senior High 68.3%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 course68 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 533 · White: 70
Take an AP/IB exam7 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 521 · White: 12
Pass an AP/IB exam40 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 38 · White: 54

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

859095201220152018202120249190

College/career/military ready

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

204060802017201920212023202475

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.

4045505520162018202020224845

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.

4050607080201220152018202120248159

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.

0510152020122015201820212024159

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 benchmark434396

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.

50060070080020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark474

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).

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

1717.51818.519201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

203040506070201720192022202420253926

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4045505560201720192022202420254944

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

3540455055201720192022202420254644

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

40506070201420172020202320246855

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2530354045502015201720192021202320244435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

5101520122015201820212024177

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

0204060802012201520182021202440

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336980

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202489.3%90.9%88.9%85%88.8%
College/career/military ready202471.8%72%71.3%80%70.8%
Algebra I proficiency202545.2%39.4%47.3%42.9%43.4%
Biology proficiency202550.8%44.2%52.9%48%47.9%
English II proficiency202547%46.2%47.1%45.8%44.6%
Advanced course completion202469.5%68.3%69.7%70.4%68.4%
Took an AP/IB course202445.8%44.1%45.1%62.9%42.7%
Took an AP/IB exam202410.5%7.3%10.8%12%8.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202459.2%39.5%64.2%60.9%

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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).