Porter H S

New Caney Isd · Montgomery County · High school

Porter H S enrolled 2,093 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 96.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 47% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~26 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

Porter H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24top 30% in TX+6.9 vs TX
Porter H S 96.7%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 34% in TX+13.4 vs TX
Porter H S 88.5%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 46% in TX+1.6 vs TX
Porter H S 46.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 17% in TX-30.3 vs TX
Porter H S 50.8%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 45% in TX-4.8 vs TX
Porter H S 9.7%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 48% in TX-0.2 vs TX
Porter H S 25.8%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 44% in TX-1.0 vs TX
Porter H S 54.1%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 course54 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 133 · White: 65
Take an AP/IB exam23 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 128 · White: 30
Pass an AP/IB exam41 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 29 · White: 51

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

708090100201220152018202120249790

College/career/military ready

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

20406080100201720192021202320248975

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.

304050607080201620182020202246

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.

406080100201220152018202120248151

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.

01020304050201220152018202120241510

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.

42044046048050052054020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark453434

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.

50060070080090020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark482

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

Avg ACT math

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

1618202013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

141618202013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

161820222013201620192022202417

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.

20406080201720192022202420256849

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

2040602017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

4060802014201720202023202455

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0204060802015201720192021202320244335

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

02040602012201520182021202423

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

02040602012201520182021202441

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336140

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202496.1%96.7%96.2%95.5%95.8%
College/career/military ready202490.7%88.5%90.2%92.1%88.2%
Algebra I proficiency202536.4%25.8%36%39.1%34.6%
Biology proficiency202552.8%67.7%47.8%61.9%49.8%
English II proficiency202543.3%40.6%40.6%51.2%38.9%
Advanced course completion202463.2%54.1%62.9%65%61.1%
Took an AP/IB course202436.6%42.6%30.4%44.1%27.2%
Took an AP/IB exam202424.9%22.7%20.9%29.8%18%
Passed an AP/IB exam202444.4%41.4%42.8%50.6%32.4%

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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).