King H S

Corpus Christi Isd · Nueces County · High school

King H S enrolled 1,276 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 90.9% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 22% 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

King H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24-2.3 vs TX
King H S 87.5%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+24.9 vs TX
King H S 100.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22+24.6 vs TX
King H S 69.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24-9.7 vs TX
King H S 71.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24+25.5 vs TX
King H S 40.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-11.7 vs TX
King H S 14.3%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24-15.1 vs TX
King H S 40.0%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

50607080901002012201520182021202490

College/career/military ready

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

0204060801002017201920212023202410075

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.

2040608020162018202020226945

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.

20406080100201220152018202120248171

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.

020406080201220152018202120244015

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 benchmark460434

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 benchmark552457

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

Avg ACT math

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

161820222426201320162019202220242616

Avg ACT English

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

16182022201320162019202220242216

Avg ACT science

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

18202224201320162019202220242517

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

020406080201720192022202420252614

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060201720192022202420254927

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

020406080201720192022202420254425

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

204060201420172020202320245540

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.

0102030402012201520182021202418

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120246036

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33639

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202490.9%87.5%90.1%92.4%88.7%
College/career/military ready202471.1%100%71.8%63.2%70.5%
Algebra I proficiency202527.7%14.3%26%39.5%23.7%
Biology proficiency202547.3%26.7%44.6%66.7%43.3%
English II proficiency202550.4%25%50.7%57.7%47%
Advanced course completion202451.8%40%50%54.4%49.3%
Took an AP/IB course202458.1%42.9%57.7%56.6%57.9%
Took an AP/IB exam202432.6%18.2%31.9%33.1%31.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam202427.2%24.2%38.3%22.5%

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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).