Bellaire H S

Houston Isd · Harris County · High school

Bellaire H S enrolled 3,210 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 92.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 28% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Bellaire H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 36% in TX+1.6 vs TX
Bellaire H S 91.4%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 20% in TX+17.8 vs TX
Bellaire H S 92.9%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 43% in TX+2.2 vs TX
Bellaire H S 46.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 46% in TX+4.8 vs TX
Bellaire H S 85.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24top 23% in TX+9.1 vs TX
Bellaire H S 23.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 46% in TX+3.0 vs TX
Bellaire H S 29.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 48% in TX+0.6 vs TX
Bellaire H S 55.7%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 course56 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 246 · White: 89
Take an AP/IB exam19 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 238 · White: 75
Pass an AP/IB exam73 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 45 · White: 92

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

80859095201220152018202120249190

College/career/military ready

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

406080100201720192021202320249375

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.

40506070201620182020202247

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.

6080100201220152018202120248681

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.

10203040201220152018202120242415

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 benchmark455434

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.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark486

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

Avg ACT math

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

161820201320162019202220241816

Avg ACT English

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

16182022201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT science

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

1718192021201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

10203040502017201920222024202529

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

3040506070201720192022202420256049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

405060201720192022202420254944

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

2040602014201720202023202456

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20304020152017201920212023202435

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

15202530201220152018202120241917

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120247336

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336532

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202492.5%91.4%90.4%94.6%90.5%
College/career/military ready202492.6%92.9%86.6%99.3%88.6%
Algebra I proficiency202535.6%29%29.4%56.1%29.3%
Biology proficiency202575.3%60.1%68.5%94%66.5%
English II proficiency202563.6%48.7%53.4%91.6%55.6%
Advanced course completion202471%55.7%57.4%89.2%58.2%
Took an AP/IB course202458.6%32.8%46%84.4%44%
Took an AP/IB exam202451.1%18.9%35.7%74.8%33.6%
Passed an AP/IB exam202488.1%73.3%78.1%91.6%79%

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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).