Test Scores for Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District

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Teachers
Students
Spending Per Pupil

P.O. Box 692003
Houston, TX 77269
Harris County
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PH: (281) 897-4000
FAX: (281) 897-4125

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Grades PK-12
107,946 students
82 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

91% (2011)

93% (2010)

94% (2009)

93% (2008)

94% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

90% (2011)

91% (2010)

88% (2009)

88% (2008)

88% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

88% (2011)

88% (2010)

87% (2009)

85% (2008)

84% (2007)

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

Writing

92% (2011)

94% (2010)

91% (2009)

92% (2008)

91% (2007)

87% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

Math

94% (2011)

93% (2010)

91% (2009)

92% (2008)

91% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

95% (2011)

95% (2010)

92% (2009)

93% (2008)

91% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

92% (2011)

94% (2010)

90% (2009)

88% (2008)

86% (2007)

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

Math

97% (2011)

96% (2010)

95% (2009)

94% (2008)

95% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

87% (2011)

88% (2010)

93% (2009)

94% (2008)

93% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

83% (2011)

84% (2010)

82% (2009)

82% (2008)

81% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

90% (2011)

90% (2010)

89% (2009)

90% (2008)

87% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

96% (2011)

97% (2010)

93% (2009)

93% (2008)

94% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

83% (2011)

84% (2010)

82% (2009)

79% (2008)

79% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

96% (2011)

97% (2010)

98% (2009)

97% (2008)

92% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

98% (2011)

97% (2010)

96% (2009)

95% (2008)

92% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

83% (2011)

85% (2010)

80% (2009)

79% (2008)

77% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

89% (2011)

90% (2010)

87% (2009)

87% (2008)

75% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

92% (2011)

95% (2010)

92% (2009)

89% (2008)

90% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

77% (2011)

77% (2010)

75% (2009)

69% (2008)

70% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

97% (2011)

97% (2010)

94% (2009)

94% (2008)

91% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

82% (2011)

82% (2010)

77% (2009)

77% (2008)

69% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

95% (2011)

94% (2010)

92% (2009)

91% (2008)

88% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

79% (2011)

80% (2010)

73% (2009)

75% (2008)

72% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

99% (2011)

99% (2010)

98% (2009)

97% (2008)

96% (2007)

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

Science

94% (2011)

94% (2010)

91% (2009)

86% (2008)

83% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

97% (2011)

96% (2010)

96% (2009)

94% (2008)

93% (2007)

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

Math

93% (2011)

92% (2010)

88% (2009)

86% (2008)

83% (2007)

83% (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	91%
Female	92%
Male	90%
African American	85%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	95%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	78%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	86%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	90%
Male	91%
African American	81%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	95%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	79%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	87%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	84%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	75%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	71%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	95%
Male	90%
African American	88%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	86%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	73%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	85%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	94%
African American	87%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	81%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	82%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	90%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	91%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	96%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	85%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	93%
African American	85%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	96%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	77%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	97%
Female	96%
Male	97%
African American	92%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	96%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	90%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	90%
Proficient in English	97%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	89%
Male	85%
African American	82%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	92%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	54%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	47%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	84%
African American	71%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	85%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	54%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	53%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	89%
African American	85%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	80%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	62%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	50%
Proficient in English	93%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	96%
Female	98%
Male	94%
African American	94%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	78%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	79%
Proficient in English	97%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	82%
African American	69%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	87%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	53%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	49%
Proficient in English	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	96%
Female	97%
Male	96%
African American	94%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	79%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	98%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	98%
Male	98%
African American	96%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	97%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	91%
Not special education	98%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	98%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	83%
Female	80%
Male	85%
African American	70%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	81%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	52%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	38%
Proficient in English	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	89%
African American	79%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	76%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	60%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	55%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	87%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	88%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	72%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	52%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	76%
Male	77%
African American	63%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	68%
Native American	80%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	66%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	46%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	36%
Proficient in English	79%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	97%
African American	93%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	80%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	78%
Proficient in English	97%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	84%
African American	69%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	63%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	49%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	38%
Proficient in English	84%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	95%
Female	97%
Male	93%
African American	92%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	69%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	59%
Proficient in English	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	78%
Male	80%
African American	65%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	75%
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	41%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	46%
Proficient in English	80%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	99%
Female	99%
Male	99%
African American	99%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	99%
Native American	100%
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	99%
Not economically disadvantaged	100%
Special education	95%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	88%
Proficient in English	100%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	99%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	94%
Female	93%
Male	95%
African American	90%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	91%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	74%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	55%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	97%
Female	98%
Male	96%
African American	97%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	96%
Native American	91%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	83%
Not special education	98%
English language learners	59%
Proficient in English	98%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	93%
Female	93%
Male	93%
African American	86%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	87%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	74%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	59%
Proficient in English	94%
Migrant	60%
Non-migrant	93%
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 "Recognized".

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 acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Social Studies
Advanced Course/Dual Enrollment Completion

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	9%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	34%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	20%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	22%	23%
21 or more years¹	15%	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	n/a	19
Grade 2¹	19	19
Grade 3¹	19	19
Grade 4¹	19	20
Grade 5¹	22	22
Grade 6¹	23	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	n/a	22
English (middle and high school)¹	24	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	23	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	23	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	23	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	25	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	38%	48%
White, not Hispanic	37%	34%
Black, not Hispanic	16%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	9%	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	36%	55%
Special education¹	8%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	6%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	17%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$6,767	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	65%	60%
Support services	9%	10%
School leadership	8%	11%
Other expenditures	18%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >