Dunbar H S

Fort Worth Isd · Tarrant County · High school

Dunbar H S enrolled 820 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 83.2% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 12% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~24 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

Dunbar H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 15% in TX-6.5 vs TX
Dunbar H S 83.3%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 44% in TX+7.9 vs TX
Dunbar H S 83.0%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 10% in TX-16.0 vs TX
Dunbar H S 28.6%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 27% in TX-9.7 vs TX
Dunbar H S 71.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 8% in TX-12.0 vs TX
Dunbar H S 2.5%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25bottom 11% in TX-15.9 vs TX
Dunbar H S 10.1%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 37% in TX-4.5 vs TX
Dunbar H S 50.6%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 course51 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 235
Take an AP/IB exam11 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 224
Pass an AP/IB exam4 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 24

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

7075808590201220152018202120249083

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320248375

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.

203040506020162018202020224529

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.

60708090100201220152018202120248171

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.

0510152020122015201820212024153

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.

35040045050020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark434374

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 benchmark457392

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

Avg ACT math

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

14151617182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

1214162013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

141618201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

010203040201720192022202420252610

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254919

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

1020304050201720192022202420254416

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

40506070201420172020202320245551

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

20304050602015201720192021202320243527

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

010203040201220152018202120241711

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

01020304020122015201820212024364

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336477

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202483.2%83.3%85.5%40%83%
College/career/military ready202483.9%83%88.6%85.9%
Algebra I proficiency20259.4%10.1%9.6%0%10.1%
Biology proficiency202520.6%18.5%22.9%40%20.1%
English II proficiency202520.6%16.4%29.3%20.2%
Advanced course completion202450.8%50.6%51%51.5%
Took an AP/IB course202426.9%26.8%24.3%25.9%
Took an AP/IB exam20249%10.7%5.6%7.9%
Passed an AP/IB exam20245.9%4.2%12.5%3.7%

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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).