Yates H S

Houston Isd · Harris County · High school

Yates H S enrolled 681 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 80.8% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 10% of Texas campuses (2024).

At a glance vs. Texas

Yates H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 18% in TX-5.0 vs TX
Yates H S 84.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24bottom 40% in TX-2.5 vs TX
Yates H S 72.6%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 16% in TX-11.5 vs TX
Yates H S 33.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 33% in TX-2.2 vs TX
Yates H S 78.9%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 15% in TX-10.9 vs TX
Yates H S 3.6%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 44% in TX+4.1 vs TX
Yates H S 30.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 21% in TX-12.5 vs TX
Yates H S 42.6%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 course43 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 340
Take an AP/IB exam14 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 346
Pass an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 47

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

60708090201220152018202120249085

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.

2030405020162018202020224533

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.

50607080901002012201520182021202481

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.

0510152020122015201820212024154

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.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434367

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 benchmark457391

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

Avg ACT math

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

14161820201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT English

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

121416182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT science

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

14161820201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

10203040201720192022202420253026

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050602017201920222024202551

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254434

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

0204060201420172020202320245543

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

203040502015201720192021202320243521

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

102030201220152018202120241714

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

010203040201220152018202120243611

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336554

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202480.8%84.8%60.6%79.7%
College/career/military ready202472.5%72.6%72.7%74.7%
Algebra I proficiency202531.8%30.1%33.3%32%
Biology proficiency202551.6%51%52.4%50.8%
English II proficiency202536.1%33.9%45.7%35.5%
Advanced course completion202443.4%42.6%48.1%42.8%
Took an AP/IB course202422%20.6%36.4%21.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202413.7%13.6%16.4%13.5%
Passed an AP/IB exam202417.9%10.6%55.6%16.3%

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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).