Abilene H S

Abilene Isd · Taylor County · High school

Abilene H S enrolled 1,794 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 93.9% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 33% 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

Abilene H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24bottom 17% in TX-5.2 vs TX
Abilene H S 84.6%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24top 32% in TX+14.1 vs TX
Abilene H S 89.2%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22top 35% in TX+4.2 vs TX
Abilene H S 48.8%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24bottom 33% in TX-2.7 vs TX
Abilene H S 78.4%Texas 81.1%
College-ready test score ’24bottom 31% in TX-7.6 vs TX
Abilene H S 6.9%Texas 14.5%
Algebra I proficiency ’25top 37% in TX+8.7 vs TX
Abilene H S 34.7%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 18% in TX-14.2 vs TX
Abilene H S 40.9%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

708090100201220152018202120249085

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.

4050607020162018202020224945

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.

60801002012201520182021202481

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.

051015202520122015201820212024157

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 benchmark488434

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 benchmark560457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1415161718201320162019202220241615

Avg ACT English

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

1314151617201320162019202220241614

Avg ACT science

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

1516171819201320162019202220241716

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20406080201720192022202420253526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

102030405060201720192022202420254936

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20304050201720192022202420254431

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

203040506070201420172020202320245541

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

10203040502015201720192021202320243530

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

51015202520122015201820212024176

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

020406080100201220152018202120248036

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,336285

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202493.9%84.6%94.4%94.7%92%
College/career/military ready202484.5%89.2%82.6%86.8%81.9%
Algebra I proficiency202540.3%34.7%38.8%52.6%35.4%
Biology proficiency202553.2%35.6%48.8%75.7%40.2%
English II proficiency202553.7%31%51.7%77.7%40.8%
Advanced course completion202462.4%40.9%57.7%74%54.9%
Took an AP/IB course202442.6%29.7%31.9%62.8%34.5%
Took an AP/IB exam202422.6%5.8%12.3%42.3%14.3%
Passed an AP/IB exam202471.6%80%63.3%75.5%66.2%

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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).