[skeeter]

Texas is #49 in verbal SAT scores in the nation (493), #46 in average math SAT scores (502) and is #36 in the nation in high school graduation rates (68%).

Better than CA for sure, but hardly anything to write home about.

[BenKenobi]

If you were to split texas into black, white and hispanic, each individual pool would be among the best. The reason that TX is rated so low is simply because of the demographics, not because of the quality of the teaching.

Also, when you factor in spending, TX does more with less.