Long Academy

Houston Isd · Harris County · K-12

Long Academy enrolled 680 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 92.3% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 27% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~5 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

Long Academy Texas
Graduation rate ’23+10.5 vs TX
Long Academy 100.0%Texas 89.5%
College/career/military ready ’23+17.0 vs TX
Long Academy 83.3%Texas 66.3%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+26.8 vs TX
Long Academy 71.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’23+17.5 vs TX
Long Academy 100.0%Texas 82.5%
College-ready test score ’23+19.3 vs TX
Long Academy 33.3%Texas 14.0%
Algebra I proficiency ’24+10.9 vs TX
Long Academy 33.3%Texas 22.4%
Advanced course completion ’23+45.0 vs TX
Long Academy 100.0%Texas 55.0%

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.

406080100201720192021202320248375

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.

02040608010020162018202020227145

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.

0204060801002012201520182021202410081

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.

020406080201220152018202120243315

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.

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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 benchmark497457

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

Avg ACT math

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

16182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT English

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

14161820222426201320162019202220242516

Avg ACT science

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

1618202224201320162019202220242417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20406080201720192022202420253326

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20406080100201720192022202420256049

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420257144

State tests (grades 3-8)

Grade 6 math

Met grade level on the grade-6 math STAAR.

0204060201720182019202120222023255

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 math

Met grade level on the grade-7 math STAAR.

0204060201720182019202120222023234

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 math

Met grade level on the grade-8 math STAAR.

020406020172018201920212022202332

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 6 reading

Met grade level on the grade-6 reading STAAR.

2040602017201820192021202220234130

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 7 reading

Met grade level on the grade-7 reading STAAR.

2040602017201820192021202220234315

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Grade 8 reading

Met grade level on the grade-8 reading STAAR.

10203040502017201820192021202220234630

TEA stopped publishing this breakout after data year 2023.

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

0204060801002014201720202023202410055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

020406080201520172019202120232024350

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

020406020122015201820212024170

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.

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Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202492.3%94.1%92.3%
College/career/military ready2024100%100%100%
Algebra I proficiency202556.2%55.8%62.5%55.6%
Biology proficiency202567.6%58.8%68.8%
English II proficiency202547.1%47.1%46.9%
Grade 6 math202322.1%5%26.3%21.7%
Grade 7 math202314%3.8%17.8%14%
Grade 8 math202331.9%29.4%32.9%14.3%31.9%
Grade 6 reading202325%30%27%24.7%
Grade 7 reading202319.7%15.4%21.4%19.7%
Grade 8 reading202320.2%30%21.5%0%20.3%
Advanced course completion2024100%100%100%
Took an AP/IB course202458.3%62.5%58.3%
Took an AP/IB exam202426.9%26.3%26.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202435.7%35.7%

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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).