Region 06

Huntsville

Began 8th grade in 2008

12,419 students

Graduated from high school

9,727 (78.3%)

Statewide: 78.8%

Enrolled in college

6,125 (49.3%)

Statewide: 53.1%

Graduated from college

2,748 (22.1%)

Statewide: 23.2%

Each year, approximately 300,000 students begin eighth grade in a Texas public school. National employment and earnings statistics suggest that these students will have materially better prospects as adults if they finish high school and enroll in and complete a post-secondary certificate or degree program. Using data from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Texas Education Agency, the Tribune is providing a look into the outcomes of students who started eighth grade in a Texas public school from 1997 to 2008.

Of the 12,419 students in Region 06 who began eighth grade in 2008, 22.1 percent received a certificate or degree from a Texas college or university within six years of their anticipated high school graduation date. For context, a 13-year-old student who started 8th grade in 1997 is about 39 years old; one who started 8th grade in 2008 is now about 28.

We have broken down these numbers by ethnicity, gender and economic status.

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Ethnicity

A breakdown, by ethnicity, of outcomes for cohorts of students who attended eighth grade in a Texas public school. You can see who graduated from high school, who enrolled in higher education and who completed a certificate or degree.

Outcome of 8th grade class by ethnicity, 2008

Ethnicity Class size Graduated high school Enrolled in college Graduated from college
Black 1,483 1,119 678 184
Hispanic 3,210 2,439 1,194 441
White 7,438 5,936 4,088 2,026
Other 288 233 165 97
Total 12,419 9,727 6,125 2,748

Gender

A breakdown, by gender, of outcomes for cohorts of students who attended eighth grade in a Texas public school. You can see who graduated from high school, who enrolled in higher education and who completed a certificate or degree.

Outcome of 8th grade class by gender, 2008

Gender Class size Graduated high school Enrolled in college Graduated from college
Female 6,058 4,891 3,333 1,617
Male 6,361 4,836 2,792 1,131
Total 12,419 9,727 6,125 2,748

Economic status

A breakdown, by economic status, of outcomes for cohorts of students who attended eighth grade in a Texas public school. You can see who graduated from high school, who enrolled in higher education and who completed a certificate or degree.

Outcome of 8th grade class by economic status, 2008

Economic status Class size Graduated high school Enrolled in college Graduated from college
Disadvantaged 5,504 3,895 1,906 521
Not disadvantaged 6,915 5,832 4,219 2,227
Total 12,419 9,727 6,125 2,748