Big Spring H S

Big Spring Isd · Howard County · High school

Big Spring H S enrolled 978 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 91.5% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 24% 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

Big Spring H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24-8.0 vs TX
Big Spring H S 81.8%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+4.9 vs TX
Big Spring H S 80.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-20.8 vs TX
Big Spring H S 23.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24-71.1 vs TX
Big Spring H S 10.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’23-14.0 vs TX
Big Spring H S 0.0%Texas 14.0%
Algebra I proficiency ’25+9.3 vs TX
Big Spring H S 35.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24+23.2 vs TX
Big Spring H S 78.3%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

6080100201220152018202120249082

College/career/military ready

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

0204060801002017201920212023202480

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.

02040608020162018202020224524

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.

020406080201220152018202120248110

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.

020406020122015201820212024150

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.

40045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434403

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 benchmark457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1415161718201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT English

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

141618201320162019202220241613

Avg ACT science

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

14161820201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

0204060201720192022202420253526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

02040602017201920222024202550

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

0204060201720192022202420254429

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

20406080201420172020202320247855

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0102030402015201720192021202320243510

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203020122015201820212024178

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.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33655

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202491.5%81.8%91.9%91.2%90.3%
College/career/military ready202487.9%80%87.9%87.5%87.3%
Algebra I proficiency202528%35.3%25%36.8%24.1%
Biology proficiency202552.8%50%48.1%64.8%50.3%
English II proficiency202543.1%29.4%41.6%49.2%38%
Advanced course completion202475.5%78.3%75.5%78.6%73.4%
Took an AP/IB course202415%10%11.5%26.8%11.6%
Took an AP/IB exam202410.1%8%7.9%16.5%5.8%
Passed an AP/IB exam202450.9%48.3%52.6%50%

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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).