Test Scores for Wichita Falls Independent School District

Wichita Falls Independent School District

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Teachers
Students
Spending Per Pupil

P.O. Box 97533
Wichita Falls, TX 76307
Wichita County
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PH: (940) 235-1000
FAX: (940) 720-3228

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Grades PK-12
14,530 students
31 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

85% (2011)

87% (2010)

95% (2009)

95% (2008)

97% (2007)

96% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

82% (2011)

83% (2010)

89% (2009)

85% (2008)

87% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

81% (2011)

82% (2010)

85% (2009)

84% (2008)

86% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

91% (2011)

92% (2010)

90% (2009)

92% (2008)

91% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

86% (2010)

86% (2009)

85% (2008)

86% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

91% (2011)

93% (2010)

94% (2009)

90% (2008)

93% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

89% (2011)

88% (2010)

90% (2009)

84% (2008)

84% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

92% (2011)

93% (2010)

95% (2009)

91% (2008)

95% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

87% (2011)

90% (2010)

93% (2009)

93% (2008)

98% (2007)

97% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

86% (2011)

83% (2010)

84% (2009)

85% (2008)

89% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

85% (2011)

85% (2010)

86% (2009)

85% (2008)

91% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

93% (2011)

93% (2010)

92% (2009)

93% (2008)

95% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

79% (2011)

79% (2010)

80% (2009)

79% (2008)

80% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

92% (2011)

94% (2010)

98% (2009)

95% (2008)

92% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

93% (2011)

95% (2010)

94% (2009)

93% (2008)

93% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

76% (2011)

75% (2010)

72% (2009)

73% (2008)

71% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

88% (2010)

89% (2009)

86% (2008)

74% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

89% (2011)

95% (2010)

89% (2009)

82% (2008)

91% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

67% (2011)

65% (2010)

67% (2009)

58% (2008)

61% (2007)

53% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

95% (2011)

96% (2010)

89% (2009)

90% (2008)

91% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

72% (2011)

74% (2010)

66% (2009)

65% (2008)

61% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

94% (2011)

93% (2010)

84% (2009)

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

70% (2011)

72% (2010)

61% (2009)

61% (2008)

67% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

99% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

96% (2009)

95% (2008)

94% (2007)

96% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

91% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

83% (2009)

78% (2008)

77% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

97% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

93% (2009)

91% (2008)

92% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

90% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

78% (2009)

75% (2008)

82% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Math was 90% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

About the tests

In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

TAKS Results By Subgroup

The test results by subgroup show how the designated group of students is performing in comparison to the general population

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	85%
Male	85%
African American	77%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	100%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	55%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	82%
Male	83%
African American	71%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	100%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	76%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	54%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	83%
Male	79%
African American	69%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	80%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	48%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	45%
Proficient in English	84%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	95%
Male	87%
African American	86%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	80%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	70%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	87%
African American	74%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	58%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	78%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	93%
Male	89%
African American	84%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	61%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	89%
Female	88%
Male	91%
African American	74%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	80%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	65%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	93%
African American	84%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	71%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	70%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	86%
African American	76%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	88%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	51%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	53%
Proficient in English	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	85%
Male	87%
African American	67%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	88%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	55%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	89%
Male	82%
African American	79%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	92%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	47%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	98%
Male	88%
African American	93%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	92%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	60%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	76%
African American	70%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	73%
Native American	77%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	35%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	56%
Proficient in English	79%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	90%
African American	87%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	94%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	66%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	59%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	93%
African American	84%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	87%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	77%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	76%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	76%
Female	75%
Male	78%
African American	59%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	68%
Native American	73%
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	64%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	35%
Not special education	81%
English language learners	33%
Proficient in English	77%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	86%
African American	77%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	88%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	54%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	88%
African American	78%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	71%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	58%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	56%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	67%
Female	67%
Male	67%
African American	41%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	60%
Native American	83%
White	77%
Economically disadvantaged	55%
Not economically disadvantaged	81%
Special education	22%
Not special education	73%
English language learners	47%
Proficient in English	67%
Non-migrant	67%
Gifted/talented	95%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	86%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	89%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	79%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	93%
Proficient in English	95%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	72%
Female	67%
Male	76%
African American	50%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	78%
White	83%
Economically disadvantaged	58%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	34%
Not special education	76%
English language learners	43%
Proficient in English	73%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	98%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	93%
African American	86%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	88%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	72%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	85%
Proficient in English	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	66%
Male	75%
African American	53%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	78%
White	79%
Economically disadvantaged	58%
Not economically disadvantaged	81%
Special education	32%
Not special education	74%
English language learners	43%
Proficient in English	71%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	99%
Female	98%
Male	99%
African American	99%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	97%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	97%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	93%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	89%
Proficient in English	99%
Non-migrant	99%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	91%
Female	89%
Male	92%
African American	82%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	89%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	70%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	50%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	96%
African American	98%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	90%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	86%
Not special education	98%
English language learners	69%
Proficient in English	97%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	89%
Male	91%
African American	77%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	89%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	59%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

About the Tests

In 2010-2011, the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) was used to test students in reading in grades 3 through 9; in writing in grades 4 and 7; in English language arts in grades 10 and 11; in mathematics in grades 3 through 11; in science in grades 5, 8, 10 and 11; and in social studies in grades 8, 10 and 11.
TAKS is a standards-based test, which means it measures how well students are mastering specific skills defined for each grade by the state of Texas.
The different student groups are identified by the Texas Education Agency; if there are a small number of students in a particular group, the state doesn't report data for that group.
The grade 11 Exit Level TAKS is a high school graduation requirement.
The goal is for all students to score at or above the state standard.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

See Texas' state standards

Accountability Rating

In 2010-2011 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2009-2010, this district was rated "Recognized". In 2008-2009, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS test results, dropout rates for grades 7 and 8 and school completion rates for grades 9 through 12.
Schools and districts rated under standard accountability procedures are designated as Exemplary, Recognized, Academically Acceptable or Academically Unacceptable.
Schools and districts rated under alternative education accountability (AEA) procedures are designated as either AEA: Academically Acceptable or AEA: Academically Unacceptable.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Compare all elementary, middle and high schools in this district

Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2007-2008 this district was not acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for any indicators.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the GPA

Texas uses the Gold Performance Acknowledgments (GPA) to recognize schools and districts for performance on a range of indicators including, among others, test results in specific subject areas, college admission test results and attendance rates.
To be considered for the GPA, schools must have an Accountability Rating of "Academically Acceptable" or higher and must meet the acknowledgment criteria for one or more of the indicators. For example, to receive a GPA for attendance, Academically Acceptable high schools must meet the state's minimum acknowledgment threshold of 95% attendance rate.

Testing in Texas: An Overview

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Beginning teachers¹	5%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	23%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	21%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	28%	23%
21 or more years¹	23%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten¹	20	19
Grade 1¹	19	19
Grade 2¹	19	19
Grade 3¹	20	19
Grade 4¹	18	20
Grade 5¹	20	22
Grade 6¹	19	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	22	22
English (middle and high school)¹	20	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	20	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	18	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	21	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	22	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White, not Hispanic	51%	34%
Hispanic	27%	48%
Black, not Hispanic	18%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	1%	<1%

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Student Subgroups

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged¹	53%	55%
Special education¹	15%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	6%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	6%	17%

The Achievement Gap: Is Your School Helping All Students? >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,459	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	60%
Support services	13%	10%
School leadership	9%	11%
Other expenditures	17%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >