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Arlington Independent School District

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Spending Per Pupil

1203 W Pioneer Pkwy
Arlington, TX 76013
Tarrant County
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PH: (682) 867-4611
FAX: (817) 459-7299

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Grades PK-12
64,682 students
75 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

85% (2011)

89% (2010)

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

91% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

82% (2011)

82% (2010)

78% (2009)

77% (2008)

72% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

81% (2011)

83% (2010)

81% (2009)

79% (2008)

81% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

88% (2011)

89% (2010)

90% (2009)

87% (2008)

88% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

Math

82% (2011)

82% (2010)

81% (2009)

76% (2008)

79% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

90% (2011)

89% (2010)

86% (2009)

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

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

Science

82% (2011)

85% (2010)

82% (2009)

76% (2008)

74% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

89% (2011)

88% (2010)

86% (2009)

83% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

85% (2011)

87% (2010)

90% (2009)

92% (2008)

94% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

81% (2011)

81% (2010)

79% (2009)

80% (2008)

81% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

83% (2011)

83% (2010)

83% (2009)

82% (2008)

85% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

94% (2011)

93% (2010)

91% (2009)

87% (2008)

92% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

78% (2011)

76% (2010)

74% (2009)

73% (2008)

76% (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)

95% (2009)

93% (2008)

87% (2007)

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

Social Studies

92% (2011)

94% (2010)

91% (2009)

88% (2008)

87% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

75% (2011)

75% (2010)

70% (2009)

64% (2008)

70% (2007)

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

Math

86% (2011)

86% (2010)

82% (2009)

79% (2008)

71% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

86% (2011)

90% (2010)

84% (2009)

80% (2008)

84% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

61% (2011)

63% (2010)

58% (2009)

55% (2008)

59% (2007)

55% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

90% (2011)

92% (2010)

90% (2009)

89% (2008)

87% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

69% (2011)

72% (2010)

67% (2009)

65% (2008)

58% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

88% (2011)

88% (2010)

86% (2009)

82% (2008)

83% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

68% (2011)

71% (2010)

64% (2009)

65% (2008)

65% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

98% (2009)

95% (2008)

93% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

87% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

84% (2009)

79% (2008)

75% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

95% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

93% (2009)

88% (2008)

89% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

81% (2009)

78% (2008)

80% (2007)

78% (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

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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	88%
Male	82%
African American	79%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	95%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	65%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	82%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	82%
Male	82%
African American	74%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	91%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	59%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	82%
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	76%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	100%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	76%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	56%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	67%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	88%
Female	91%
Male	85%
African American	83%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	67%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	83%
Male	82%
African American	71%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	94%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	62%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	82%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	89%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	92%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	70%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	76%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	83%
African American	76%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	88%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	51%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	64%
Proficient in English	85%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	89%
African American	83%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	88%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	70%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	79%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	83%
African American	81%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	83%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	56%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	81%
Male	80%
African American	72%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	68%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	54%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	69%
Proficient in English	82%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	85%
Male	81%
African American	77%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	72%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	46%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	97%

Writing	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	91%
African American	92%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	94%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	67%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	84%
Proficient in English	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	78%
Male	78%
African American	67%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	83%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	42%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	61%
Proficient in English	81%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	94%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	94%
Male	91%
African American	89%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	93%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	64%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	75%
Proficient in English	95%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	99%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	92%
African American	91%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	73%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	80%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	98%

Science	This District
All Students	75%
Female	72%
Male	78%
African American	64%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	82%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	68%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	37%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	48%
Proficient in English	79%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	92%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	87%
Male	85%
African American	79%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	93%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	51%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	84%
African American	82%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	90%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	50%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	89%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	62%
Male	61%
African American	50%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	52%
Native American	55%
White	76%
Economically disadvantaged	53%
Not economically disadvantaged	71%
Special education	15%
Not special education	64%
English language learners	36%
Proficient in English	64%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	85%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	90%
Female	90%
Male	89%
African American	84%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	94%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	54%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	66%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	98%

Science	This District
All Students	69%
Female	66%
Male	71%
African American	55%
Asian	84%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	65%
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	57%
Not economically disadvantaged	79%
Special education	22%
Not special education	72%
English language learners	31%
Proficient in English	72%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	90%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	92%
Male	85%
African American	84%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	74%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	48%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	59%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	68%
Male	68%
African American	56%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	59%
Native American	58%
White	80%
Economically disadvantaged	60%
Not economically disadvantaged	75%
Special education	23%
Not special education	70%
English language learners	40%
Proficient in English	70%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	89%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	98%
Male	98%
African American	97%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	96%
Native American	100%
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	85%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	88%
Proficient in English	99%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	87%
Female	86%
Male	89%
African American	80%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	93%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	46%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	54%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	97%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	95%
Female	95%
Male	94%
African American	94%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	93%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	66%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	67%
Proficient in English	97%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	86%
Male	88%
African American	76%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	86%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	49%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	66%
Proficient in English	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	96%

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	8%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	26%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	24%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	22%	23%
21 or more years¹	20%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten¹	19	19
Grade 1¹	19	19
Grade 2¹	19	19
Grade 3¹	19	19
Grade 4¹	19	20
Grade 5¹	22	22
Grade 6¹	24	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	25	22
English (middle and high school)¹	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	22	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	21	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	22	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	23	22

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	39%	48%
White, not Hispanic	30%	34%
Black, not Hispanic	24%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	7%	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	54%	55%
Special education¹	9%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	15%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	21%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,140	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	64%	60%
Support services	10%	10%
School leadership	9%	11%
Other expenditures	18%	19%

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