Dripping Springs H S

Dripping Springs Isd · Hays County · High school

Dripping Springs H S enrolled 2,561 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.6% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 29% 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

Dripping Springs H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24+10.2 vs TX
Dripping Springs H S 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’22-13.1 vs TX
Dripping Springs H S 42.9%Texas 56.0%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+12.5 vs TX
Dripping Springs H S 57.1%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’22-1.9 vs TX
Dripping Springs H S 71.4%Texas 73.3%
College-ready test score ’22+4.5 vs TX
Dripping Springs H S 20.0%Texas 15.5%
Advanced course completion ’24+2.0 vs TX
Dripping Springs H S 57.1%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

50607080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247543

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.

2040608020162018202020225745

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.

020406080100201220152018202120248171

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.

0204060201220152018202120242015

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.

40045050055060020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark587434

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 benchmark543457

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

Avg ACT math

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

16182022242628201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT English

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

152025201320162019202220242016

Avg ACT science

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

18202224201320162019202220242017

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20253035402017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

406080100201720192022202420256749

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

020406080201720192022202420256344

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

204060802014201720202023202457

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

2040602015201720192021202320243529

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

02040608020122015201820212024178

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

2530352012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33620

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.6%100%97.7%98.9%98%
College/career/military ready202478.9%69.9%82.2%62%
Algebra I proficiency202536%29.9%39.3%17.4%
Biology proficiency202582.9%71.5%85.6%48.9%
English II proficiency202580.1%70.4%83.5%60.3%
Advanced course completion202477.9%57.1%73.3%79.8%55.8%
Took an AP/IB course202462%51.5%65%34%
Took an AP/IB exam202439.1%26.5%43.2%13.7%
Passed an AP/IB exam202478%78.9%77.2%100%

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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).