Glenda Dawson High School

2050 Cullen Blvd, Pearland, TX 77581View on map

Public
Pearland
2,569 students

Year

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M

11%of trackable graduates

11% of the class of 2024's trackable graduates enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M the following fall.

Class of 2024: 580 of 623 graduates could be tracked

County median 2.8%

Shares are of trackable graduates: graduates the state could look up in its college records (those with a usable ID), whether or not they enrolled.

Where graduates enrolled

The class of 2024 in Texas colleges the following fall. Shares are of the 580 trackable graduates.

College	Students	Share
Texas A&M Public 4-year	47	8.1%
Alvin Community College Public 2-year	42	7.2%
University of Houston Public 4-year	40	6.9%
San Jacinto College Public 2-year	37	6.4%
Texas State Public 4-year	27	4.7%
UT Austin Public 4-year	16	2.8%
Houston Community College Public 2-year	14	2.4%
Stephen F. Austin State Public 4-year	14	2.4%
Sam Houston State University Public 4-year	13	2.2%
UT San Antonio Public 4-year	12	2.1%
Blinn College Public 2-year	10	1.7%
Houston Christian University Private 4-year	8	1.4%
Prairie View A&M University Public 4-year	8	1.4%
Texas Southern University Public 4-year	6	1.0%
Baylor Private 4-year	5	0.9%
Texas Tech Public 4-year	5	0.9%
University of Houston–Downtown Public 4-year	5	0.9%
UT Dallas Public 4-year	5	0.9%
University of North Texas Public 4-year	5	0.9%
Other 4-year colleges (16) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	28	4.8%
Other 2-year colleges (9) Colleges the state groups because few of the class enrolled at each	13	2.2%
Not trackable Graduates the state could not look up in its college records (no usable ID); not counted in the shares	43	—
Not found Not found in a Texas college that fall: for example, at a college outside Texas, or not enrolled	220	38%

College types (2-year, 4-year, public, private) are assigned by WhoGotIn from federal (IPEDS) and state (THECB) records; a few were classified by hand. See Methodology.

Academic context

From Texas's published school reports and federal school data; each figure shows its year. Ticks mark the county median.

Economically disadvantaged students
30%
2023–24 school year
County median 55%
STAAR English II: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
75%
2023–24 school year
County median 63%
STAAR Biology: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
81%
2023–24 school year
County median 60%
STAAR U.S. History: Meets Grade Level or above
Share of students tested in high school who met grade level
87%
2023–24 school year
County median 69%
SAT average (total)
1,204
Class of 2024 · 67% of graduates took it
County median 958
ACT average (composite)
24.9
Class of 2024 · 11% of graduates took it
County median 20.5

Advanced Placement

92%

of students who took an AP exam scored 3 or higher on at least one AP exam

586 students took at least one AP exam

2024–25 school year · Texas Education Agency

Enrolled at UT Austin or Texas A&M, by class

Earlier classes, with every college and its counts, are in the full report.

Where every school lands

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Across Texas