How many Leander ISD students finish high school?

In short

• About 98 of every 100 students in the class of 2024 graduated in four years. The state rate was about 91.¹
• That rate has stayed about the same for years. It was 98.6% for the class of 2020 and 98.3% for the class of 2022.²
• Very few high school students drop out. In 2023-24, about 3 in 1,000 did. The state rate was about 19 in 1,000.¹

Numbers marked “our math” are our estimates, not official figures. The notes show the inputs and the steps.

How it works

• The “four-year rate” follows one group of ninth graders. It counts how many graduate within four years.³
• Students who move away are taken out of the group. Students who move in are added.³
• The dropout rate is for one school year. It counts students in grades 9 to 12 who left and did not come back.³

What the numbers show

Group (class of 2024)	Leander ISD	Texas
All students	98.2%	90.7%
Students from low-income families	96.0%	—
Special education	93.8%	80.9%4
English learners	98.4%	—

Source: Texas Education Agency report for 2024-25.¹

• Special education students graduate at a lower rate. About 94 of every 100 did.¹
• That is well above the state rate for special education. About 81 of every 100 did statewide.⁴
• Even the lower groups beat the state average for all students.¹

Special education, a closer look

• This rate moves a lot from year to year. It was 87.4% for the class of 2023 and 93.8% for the class of 2024.¹
• Nearby districts vary too. For the class of 2024, Round Rock ISD had 92.5%. Georgetown ISD had 84.7%. Hutto ISD had 84.8%. Pflugerville ISD had 81.7%.⁵
• The group is small. A few students can move the rate by several points.
• It does not show what kind of diploma students got. Some students in special education graduate on a plan made just for them.

After high school

Measure	Leander ISD	Texas
Class of 2024 graduates ready for college	80.9%	70.0%
Met state college test bar in reading and math	73.6%	57.4%
Class of 2023 graduates in a Texas college the next fall	57.0%	47.6%
Of those, finished year one with no catch-up class	79.6%	53.6%

Source: Texas Education Agency report for 2024-25.⁶

• About 81 of every 100 graduates met a “college ready” mark. The state rate was 70.⁶
• About 57 of every 100 went to a Texas college the next fall. The state rate was about 48.⁶
• Round Rock ISD did better on one measure. About 87 of every 100 of its graduates were college ready. But fewer went to a Texas college: 54 of every 100.⁵
• Other nearby districts were lower on both. Georgetown ISD had 65% college ready and 42% in a Texas college. Hutto ISD had 71% and 47%.⁵
• A newer count for the class of 2024 shows about 52 of every 100 in a Texas college the next fall. That is 1,668 of 3,219 graduates. Austin Community College took the most, 571. Next were UT Austin, Texas State, Texas A&M and Texas Tech.⁷
• The newer count is lower partly because of how it is counted. It keeps in 247 graduates whose ID numbers could not be matched. The count cannot tell whether they are in college. Leaving them out gives about 56 of every 100 (our math).⁷
• Gaps show up here too. In special education, about 21 of every 100 graduates met the college test bar in both subjects.⁶

The other side

• The college count only covers Texas colleges. Students who go out of state are not counted, so the count leaves out some college students.⁶
• “College ready” can be met in more than one way, such as a test score or a college class. It is not the same as doing well in college.⁶
• A high rate does not show how ready students are. It counts diplomas, not skills.
• Leander ISD has fewer low-income students than the state. About 17 of every 100 students, compared with about 60 statewide. See who the students are.¹
• The state takes some students out of the count, such as those who move away. Rules like this can make rates look a bit higher.³

Questions to ask

• Does the district track how graduates do in jobs or the military?
• How does the district explain the lower special education rate?

Changes to this page

• Nov. 2, 2026: We removed an unsourced claim comparing districts with fewer low-income students, and reworded two hedges.
• Nov. 2, 2026: Added questions to ask.

What you can do or watch next

• See attendance and absences for how often students miss school.
• See academic programs for what high schools offer.

What we still don’t know

• How graduates do in jobs or the military. The state college count leaves out colleges in other states.
• How many graduates finish college, and what they earn later. The state has a wage report by district, but we could not get a district figure from it yet.
• Why special education rates are lower. The report does not say.

Footnotes

1. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 Texas Academic Performance Report, Leander ISD (246913), “Attendance, Graduation, and Dropout Rates”: 4-year longitudinal graduated, class of 2024: district 98.2% (state 90.7%); special education 93.8%; economically disadvantaged 96.0%; EB/EL 98.4%. Annual dropout rate grades 9-12, 2023-24: district 0.3% (state 1.9%). Economically disadvantaged students 2024-25: 16.6% (state 60.5%). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷

2. Same report for earlier years: 2020-21 TAPR, class of 2020 graduated 98.6% (state 90.3%); 2022-23 TAPR, class of 2022 graduated 98.3% (state 89.7%). ↩

3. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 TAPR Glossary, “Longitudinal Rates” and “Annual Dropout Rate” definitions. ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴

4. Texas Education Agency, Grade 9 Four-Year Longitudinal Graduation and Dropout Rates, by Program Participation and Student Characteristic, Texas Public Schools, Class of 2024: special education graduated 80.9% (32,343 of 39,989). rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov ↩ ↩²

5. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 TAPR for each district. Class of 2024 special education graduated: Round Rock ISD 92.5%, Georgetown ISD 84.7%, Hutto ISD 84.8%, Pflugerville ISD 81.7%. College ready 2023-24: Round Rock 86.7%, Georgetown 65.2%, Hutto 70.6%. Texas college enrollment, 2022-23 graduates: Round Rock 54.1%, Georgetown 41.9%, Hutto 47.2%. ↩ ↩² ↩³

6. Texas Education Agency, 2024-25 TAPR, Leander ISD, “College, Career, and Military Readiness”: college ready, annual graduates 2023-24, 80.9% (state 70.0%); TSI criteria in both subjects 73.6% (state 57.4%; special education 20.5%). “Graduates Enrolled in Texas Institution of Higher Education,” 2022-23 graduates, 57.0% (state 47.6%); completing one year without developmental education 79.6% (state 53.6%). ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶

7. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and Texas Education Agency, Texas High School Graduates From FY 2024 Enrolled in Texas Public Higher Education Fall 2024 (by district, dated Dec. 19, 2025), Williamson County, Leander ISD (246913): total graduates 3,219; not found 1,304; not trackable 247; Austin Community College 571, UT Austin 167, Texas State 143, Texas A&M 137, Texas Tech 90 (reportcenter.highered.texas.gov). Our math: 3,219 − 1,304 − 247 = 1,668; 1,668 ÷ 3,219 = 51.8%; 1,668 ÷ (3,219 − 247) = 56.1%. The listing includes some private Texas colleges. ↩ ↩²