Data-Driven Education Journalism for the Lone Star State
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Texas English learners gained 7.6 percentage points in graduation rate over four years, the largest improvement of any subgroup, cutting the gap with all students by more than half.
El Paso ISD’s four-year graduation rate fell across the classes of 2020–2024 while McAllen’s rose. A comparison of selected districts and overlapping groups.
Five-year enrollment gains became smaller in Texas annual reports. A separate report pair records a decline in 2025-26.
Houston and Dallas graduation rates rose between the classes of 2020 and 2024. Both remained below the published statewide rate of 90.7%.
IDEA ranked sixth in Texas in the 2025-26 enrollment reports. Its gain of 178 students contrasts with its much larger historical expansion.
Karnes City ISD's graduation rate fell from 94.2% to 41.4% across the classes of 2020-2024. Its reported subgroup rates also declined.
Consistent historical reports show three districts at observed lows in 2024-25. Separate newer reports show losses in all five in 2025-26.
Retraction: our earlier report that Texas publishes no graduation data for Black and Native American students was wrong. TEA reports those rates yearly.
Historical reports show a renewed grade-count gap in 2024-25. Newer reports show a separate wider gap; neither comparison tracks student progression.
Texas's federal 4-year graduation rate reached 90.7% for the Class of 2024, edging past its pre-COVID level. But 26 districts graduate fewer than 70% of students.
Complete enrollment histories show districts at both highs and lows in 2024-25, with different results across district sizes and selected groups.
Reported English-learner counts rose 96.6% across the historical window and accounted for 24.3% of published enrollment in 2024-25, despite a small annual dip.
The complete historical reports show Houston ISD at a window-specific low in 2024-25. A separate 2025-26 report records another annual loss.
Separate enrollment reports show a 76,613-student loss in 2025-26. Historical reports show a long growth streak followed by smaller gains.
White students numbered 1,326,643, or 24.3% of Texas's published enrollment total in 2025-26. Historical reports show a separate long decline.
