John B Alexander High School
3600 E Del Mar, Laredo, TX 78041. 74.6% of its 729 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 294 graduates at Texas public universities, 72.8% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from John B Alexander
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 40.6%Texas public 2-year college 31.4%Texas private college 2.6%Not found in Texas colleges 21.8%ID not trackable 3.6%Texas reports enrollment only at Texas public and private colleges. Graduates who went to college in another state appear as "not found," so the true college-going rate is higher than shown. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
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How they did in their first year of college
First-year GPA of graduates at Texas public colleges, by number of students.
College type Under 2.0 2.0–2.49 2.5–2.99 3.0–3.49 3.5+ Share 3.0+ Texas public university 28 22 30 117 97 72.8% Texas public 2-year college 74 28 32 39 56 41.5% - 3
What those choices lead to
Texas does not report which individual colleges each school's graduates attend. Here is how a typical college of each type in Texas performs.
College type in Texas Colleges Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Median debt Public universities 38 47% $13,638 $57,404 $18,750 Public 2-year and community colleges 58 31% $5,533 $43,299 $9,500 Private nonprofit colleges 39 50% $22,962 $58,159 $22,000 Medians across colleges of each type with at least 500 undergraduates. Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. All Texas colleges.
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Colleges closest to John B Alexander
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Texas A & M International University 1.0 mi 49% $336 $51,325 Laredo College 6.9 mi 36% $3,157 $37,653
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Hector J Garcia Early College High School (1.0 mi, 82.7% to college) · United High School (3.2 mi, 67.8% to college) · Nixon High School (4.2 mi, 52.6% to college) · Harmony School of Excellence - Laredo (4.5 mi, 83.5% to college) · Premier High School of Laredo (5.5 mi, 12.9% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check United ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | John B Alexander | United ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 74.6% | 65.7% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of John B Alexander High School graduates go to college?
- 74.6% of the Class of 2024 at John B Alexander High School enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year, compared with 48.3% in Texas. Source: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Report of 2023-2024 High School Graduates' Enrollment and Academic Performance in Texas Public Higher Education.
