Garza Independence H S

Austin Isd · Travis County · High school

Garza Independence H S enrolled 175 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 47.2% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the bottom 3% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~11 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

Garza Independence H S Texas
Graduation rate ’24-49.8 vs TX
Garza Independence H S 40.0%Texas 89.8%
College/career/military ready ’24-52.0 vs TX
Garza Independence H S 23.1%Texas 75.1%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22-26.4 vs TX
Garza Independence H S 18.2%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’24-65.7 vs TX
Garza Independence H S 15.4%Texas 81.1%
Advanced course completion ’24-29.0 vs TX
Garza Independence H S 26.1%Texas 55.1%

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

020406080201220152018202120249040

College/career/military ready

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

20406080201720192021202320247523

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.

02040608020162018202020224518

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.

020406080201220152018202120248115

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.

1015202012201520182021202415

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 benchmark495434

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 benchmark457

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

Avg ACT math

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

1616.51717.5182013201620192022202416

Avg ACT English

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

1616.216.416.616.8172013201620192022202416

Avg ACT science

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

1717.217.417.617.8182013201620192022202417

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

20253035402017201920222024202526

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

4042444648502017201920222024202549

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

3540452017201920222024202544

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

020406080201420172020202320245526

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

0204060802015201720192021202320243515

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

01020304020122015201820212024170

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

2530352012201520182021202436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33620

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202447.2%40%44.4%48.6%36.8%
College/career/military ready202434.8%23.1%28.2%40%24.4%
Algebra I proficiency20250%0%0%
Biology proficiency202557.1%
English II proficiency202536.4%20%75%38.5%
Advanced course completion202430.2%26.1%21.7%43.1%26.4%
Took an AP/IB course202421.3%15.4%12.2%26.7%15.6%
Took an AP/IB exam20243.5%0%2.9%4.8%4.4%
Passed an AP/IB exam202462.5%57.1%

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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).