College readiness data disaggregated by race reveals racial inequities in education: 75.2% of Asian students and 65.3% of white students are college-ready compared to 44.7% of Hispanic students and 34.4% of African American students. When disaggregating the data by gender, 53.0% of female students are college-ready compared to 44.3% of male students.
SA2020's data by race requires an understanding of historic and systemic racial inequity. Learn more at SA2020.org/racialequity.
SA2020 uses sex and race identifiers from each source. This means across the indicators you may encounter various ways in which a particular population is identified. SA2020 promotes best practices in collecting demographic data. Read our most recent Recommendations for Collecting Inclusive Demographic Data.
Increase percentage of high school graduates testing "college-ready" to 85% (85% by 2030)
| Year | Value | Margin of Error |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -- | |
| 2011 | -- | |
| 2012 | -- | |
| 2013 | -- | |
| 2014 | -- | |
| 2015 | 29% | |
| 2016 | 35% | |
| 2017 | 36% | |
| 2018 | 41% | |
| 2019 | 42% | |
| 2020 | 40% | |
| 2021 | 49% |
High School Graduates Testing "College-Ready"
Texas Education Agency
College Readiness is defined as: 1) Texas Success Initiative (TSI) Criteria: A graduate meeting the TSI college readiness standards in both ELA/reading and mathematics; specifically, meeting the college-ready criteria on the TSI assessment, SAT, ACT, or by successfully completing and earning credit for a college prep course as defined in TEC ยง28.014, in both ELA and mathematics. (Data source: PEIMS 43415, THECB, College Board, and ACT, Inc.) 2) Earn Dual Course Credits: A graduate completing and earning credit for at least three credit hours in ELA or mathematics or at least nine credit hours in any subject. (Data source: PEIMS 43415) 3) Meet Criteria on Advanced Placement (AP)/International Baccalaureate (IB) Examination: A graduate meeting the criterion score on an AP or IB examination in any subject area. Criterion score is 3 or more for AP and 4 or more for IB. (Data source: College Board or IB) 4) Earn an Associate Degree: A graduate earning an associate degree prior to graduation from high school. (Data source: PEIMS 40100) 5) Earn OnRamps Course Credits: A graduate completing an OnRamps dual enrollment course and qualifying for at least three hours of university or college credit in any subject area. (Data source: OnRamps program)
