Sam Rayburn H S

Pasadena Isd · Harris County · High school

Sam Rayburn H S enrolled 2,615 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 88.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 17% 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

Sam Rayburn H S Texas
Graduation rate ’23+3.4 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 92.9%Texas 89.5%
College/career/military ready ’23+19.4 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 85.7%Texas 66.3%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-14.6 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 30.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’23+38.9 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 121.4%Texas 82.5%
College-ready test score ’23-14.0 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 0.0%Texas 14.0%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-2.2 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 23.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 27% in TX-9.2 vs TX
Sam Rayburn H S 45.9%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

60801002012201520182021202493

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248675

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.

20406020162018202020224530

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.

204060801002012201520182021202412181

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.

01020304020122015201820212024150

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 benchmark434357

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 benchmark457368

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).

12141618201320162019202220241611

Avg ACT science

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

14161820201320162019202220241713

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

2040602017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20406080201720192022202420255749

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

102030405060201720192022202420254418

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

204060201420172020202320245546

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0204060201520172019202120232024350

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020304050201220152018202120241713

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

02040608020122015201820212024360

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336102

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202488.5%89.6%68%87.6%
College/career/military ready202491%91.4%84.2%91.6%
Algebra I proficiency202537%23.8%38.4%36%
Biology proficiency202550.6%57.1%49.6%56.5%47.8%
English II proficiency202541.4%18.2%41.5%40%
Advanced course completion202462.6%45.9%63.3%57.4%61.9%
Took an AP/IB course202444%44.7%36.8%46.4%
Took an AP/IB exam202423.2%12.5%23.2%27.5%22.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202418.4%0%17.8%28.6%17.7%

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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).