Plano West Senior High School
5601 W Parker Rd, Plano, TX 75093. 40.7% of its 1,257 graduates (Class of 2024) enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year.
Of the 319 graduates at Texas public universities, 77.1% earned a first-year GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The path from Plano West
How Texas measures this- 1
After graduation, Class of 2024
Texas public university 25.4%Texas public 2-year college 13.4%Texas private college 1.9%Not found in Texas colleges 32.7%ID not trackable 26.6%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 23 18 32 65 181 77.1% Texas public 2-year college 38 24 21 23 60 50% - 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 Plano West
College Distance Graduation rate Avg. net price / yr Median earnings, 10 yrs Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online 4.7 mi 0% $16,741 $61,376 Galen Health Institutes-Dallas 4.7 mi — $30,843 $69,188 The University of Texas at Dallas 5.5 mi 79% $15,271 $74,762 West Coast University-Texas 7.1 mi 0% $52,439 $104,344 Arizona College of Nursing-Dallas 8.9 mi 0% $29,318 $41,223 Strayer University-Texas 10.1 mi 0% — $44,016
Where it is
Nearby high schools: Hebron High School (2.7 mi, 48.4% to college) · Plano Sr High School (3.7 mi, 46% to college) · Harmony School of Innovation - Dallas (4.2 mi, 52.2% to college) · The Colony High School (4.8 mi, 38.1% to college) · Lebanon Trail High School (5.5 mi, 45.8% to college)
Living near a school does not guarantee attendance. Check Plano ISD's attendance zone for an address.
Compared with the district and state
| Measure | Plano West | Plano ISD | Texas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrolled at Texas colleges in the following year | 40.7% | 44.4% | 48.3% |
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Quick answers
- What percent of Plano West Senior High School graduates go to college?
- 40.7% of the Class of 2024 at Plano West Senior 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.
