Vista Ridge H S

Leander Isd · Williamson County · High school

Vista Ridge H S enrolled 2,478 students in 2025. In the class of 2024, 98.1% graduated in four years (Texas: 92.7%). Its four-year graduation rate sits in the top 33% of Texas campuses (2024).

Small group: only ~21 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

Vista Ridge H S Texas
Graduation rate ’23+10.5 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 100.0%Texas 89.5%
College/career/military ready ’23+1.6 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 67.9%Texas 66.3%
Enrolled in a Texas college ’22bottom 40% in TX-2.2 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 42.4%Texas 44.6%
Took the SAT or ACT ’23+24.4 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 106.9%Texas 82.5%
College-ready test score ’23+2.1 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 16.1%Texas 14.0%
Algebra I proficiency ’25-7.0 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 19.0%Texas 26.0%
Advanced course completion ’24bottom 20% in TX-12.5 vs TX
Vista Ridge H S 42.6%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 course43 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 54 · White: 76
Take an AP/IB exam39 in 100
of 11th-12th graders · 2024 · n = 56 · White: 58
Pass an AP/IB exam64 in 100
of students who took one · 2024 · n = 22 · White: 74

Outcomes

Graduation rate

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

7080901002012201520182021202410090

College/career/military ready

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

406080201720192021202320247568

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.

204060201620182020202245

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.

50607080901002012201520182021202410781

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.

02040602012201520182021202416

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 benchmark440

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.

600800100020132016201920222024college-ready benchmark458

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

Avg ACT math

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

16182022201320162019202220242316

Avg ACT English

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

161820201320162019202220242116

Avg ACT science

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

1718192021201320162019202220242117

State tests (high school)

Algebra I proficiency

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

0204060201720192022202420252619

Biology proficiency

Met grade level on the Biology STAAR.

204060802017201920222024202550

English II proficiency

Met grade level on the English II STAAR.

20406080201720192022202420255944

Advanced courses

Advanced course completion

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

3040506070201420172020202320245543

Took an AP/IB course

Enrolled in at least one AP or IB course.

204060802015201720192021202320244135

Took an AP/IB exam

Took at least one AP or IB exam.

1020304050201220152018202120243917

Passed an AP/IB exam

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

20406080201220152018202120246436

Enrollment

Enrollment

Students enrolled.

05000010000015000020000020142017202020232025205,33688

Every measure, latest year

Latest year per measure, by student group. Dashes are groups the state masked for privacy, not zeros.
MeasureYearAllBlackHispanicWhiteLow-income
Graduation rate202498.1%96.9%98.9%95%
College/career/military ready202489.9%81.7%92.2%74.7%
Algebra I proficiency202545.8%19%34.6%49%24.7%
Biology proficiency202584.5%73.5%88.9%59%
English II proficiency202574.4%59.1%57%80.8%47.5%
Advanced course completion202475.5%42.6%69.1%76.4%51.2%
Took an AP/IB course202476.5%64.6%78.4%48.8%
Took an AP/IB exam202460.5%39.3%50.8%58.3%39%
Passed an AP/IB exam202477%63.6%73.8%74.4%67.1%

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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).