Tatum H S

Tatum Isd · Rusk County · High school

Tatum H S enrolled 436 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 100% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 8% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~7 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

Tatum H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24+10.2 vs TX
Tatum H S 100.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24+10.6 vs TX
Tatum H S 85.7%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 11% in TX+15.4 vs TX
Tatum H S 60.0%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24-31.1 vs TX
Tatum H S 50.0%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24-14.5 vs TX
Tatum H S 0.0%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 34% in TX-6.0 vs TX
Tatum H S 20.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’22+16.6 vs TX
Tatum H S 69.8%Texas 53.2%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

75808590951002012201520182021202410090

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.

40506070809020162018202020226045

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.

20406080201220152018202120248150

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.

010203020122015201820212024150

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 benchmark434370

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 benchmark485

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

Avg ACT math

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

15161718201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT English

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

1616.51717.518201320162019202220241716

Avg ACT science

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

17181920201320162019202220241817

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

204060802017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

20406080201720192022202420254937

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20406080201720192022202420254433

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

406080201420172020202320247055

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

010203040201520172019202120232024350

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

05101520122015201820212024170

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33675

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate2024100%100%100%100%100%
College/career/military ready202491.6%85.7%97.5%88.7%87.2%
Algebra I proficiency202542.6%20%37.1%56.3%37.3%
Biology proficiency202564%36.7%62.5%80.4%60%
English II proficiency202564.7%33.3%67.4%77.3%54.4%
Advanced course completion202480.9%75.7%82.5%73.5%
Took an AP/IB course20240%0%0%0%0%
Took an AP/IB exam20240%0%0%0%

More schools in Tatum Isd

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).