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Dallas Independent School District

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3700 Ross Ave
Dallas, TX 75204
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 925-3700

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Grades PK-12
155,209 students
235 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

82% (2011)

85% (2010)

87% (2009)

86% (2008)

85% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

81% (2011)

78% (2010)

77% (2009)

77% (2008)

70% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

79% (2011)

78% (2010)

76% (2009)

72% (2008)

70% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

87% (2011)

90% (2010)

87% (2009)

87% (2008)

86% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

Math

83% (2011)

82% (2010)

79% (2009)

78% (2008)

76% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

88% (2011)

86% (2010)

83% (2009)

83% (2008)

78% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

81% (2011)

81% (2010)

76% (2009)

72% (2008)

62% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

88% (2011)

88% (2010)

87% (2009)

84% (2008)

83% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

76% (2011)

78% (2010)

86% (2009)

88% (2008)

87% (2007)

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

Math

74% (2011)

73% (2010)

73% (2009)

74% (2008)

70% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

77% (2011)

77% (2010)

77% (2009)

77% (2008)

76% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

90% (2011)

91% (2010)

89% (2009)

84% (2008)

87% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

70% (2011)

68% (2010)

67% (2009)

65% (2008)

66% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

88% (2011)

89% (2010)

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

81% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

93% (2011)

92% (2010)

88% (2009)

87% (2008)

79% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

68% (2011)

64% (2010)

59% (2009)

55% (2008)

52% (2007)

58% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

79% (2011)

77% (2010)

73% (2009)

73% (2008)

57% (2007)

50% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

83% (2011)

87% (2010)

83% (2009)

76% (2008)

75% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

60% (2011)

60% (2010)

56% (2009)

45% (2008)

41% (2007)

37% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

92% (2011)

92% (2010)

88% (2009)

86% (2008)

81% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

66% (2011)

65% (2010)

52% (2009)

50% (2008)

42% (2007)

42% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

87% (2011)

87% (2010)

83% (2009)

80% (2008)

77% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

64% (2011)

68% (2010)

56% (2009)

51% (2008)

51% (2007)

49% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2011)

98% (2010)

97% (2009)

95% (2008)

93% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

88% (2011)

88% (2010)

82% (2009)

75% (2008)

68% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

92% (2011)

91% (2010)

90% (2009)

86% (2008)

85% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

86% (2010)

77% (2009)

74% (2008)

72% (2007)

71% (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	82%
Female	85%
Male	79%
African American	78%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	67%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	59%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	81%
Male	81%
African American	73%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	73%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	56%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	82%
Proficient in English	79%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	77%
African American	75%
Asian	84%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	81%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	53%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	80%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	87%
Female	90%
Male	84%
African American	84%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	81%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	54%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	84%
Proficient in English	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	82%
African American	75%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	75%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	57%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	84%
Proficient in English	81%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	89%
Male	86%
African American	87%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	89%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	67%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	81%
Female	79%
Male	82%
African American	79%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	75%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	62%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	84%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	89%
African American	84%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	87%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	69%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	88%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	76%
Female	80%
Male	72%
African American	69%
Asian	83%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	86%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	33%
Not special education	79%
English language learners	65%
Proficient in English	79%
Migrant	78%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	75%
Male	74%
African American	61%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	76%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	34%
Not special education	77%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	73%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	77%
Female	79%
Male	75%
African American	72%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	83%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	76%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	34%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	61%
Proficient in English	82%
Migrant	79%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	97%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	94%
Male	86%
African American	87%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	90%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	53%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	70%
Male	69%
African American	56%
Asian	83%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	74%
White	83%
Economically disadvantaged	69%
Not economically disadvantaged	77%
Special education	27%
Not special education	72%
English language learners	60%
Proficient in English	72%
Migrant	64%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	91%
Male	85%
African American	85%
Asian	83%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	91%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	50%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	92%
Migrant	73%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	92%
African American	91%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	96%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	69%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	88%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	68%
Female	66%
Male	70%
African American	60%
Asian	72%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	73%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	66%
Not economically disadvantaged	79%
Special education	32%
Not special education	70%
English language learners	46%
Proficient in English	73%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	93%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	80%
Male	77%
African American	71%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	70%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	45%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	66%
Proficient in English	81%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	86%
Male	80%
African American	79%
Asian	84%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	86%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	34%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	60%
Female	61%
Male	58%
African American	48%
Asian	76%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	57%
White	78%
Economically disadvantaged	59%
Not economically disadvantaged	64%
Special education	15%
Not special education	63%
English language learners	44%
Proficient in English	62%
Migrant	56%
Non-migrant	60%
Gifted/talented	90%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	88%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	98%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	55%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	80%
Proficient in English	94%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	65%
Male	67%
African American	58%
Asian	75%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	82%
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	64%
Not economically disadvantaged	71%
Special education	19%
Not special education	69%
English language learners	39%
Proficient in English	70%
Migrant	60%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	94%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	87%
Female	91%
Male	83%
African American	85%
Asian	85%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	93%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	42%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	91%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	65%
Male	64%
African American	56%
Asian	75%
Hispanic	66%
Native American	80%
White	79%
Economically disadvantaged	63%
Not economically disadvantaged	69%
Special education	17%
Not special education	67%
English language learners	43%
Proficient in English	68%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	92%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	99%
Male	98%
African American	98%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	99%
Native American	96%
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	98%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	87%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	94%
Proficient in English	99%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	84%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	90%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	47%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	91%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	92%
Female	95%
Male	90%
African American	92%
Asian	80%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	94%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	56%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	67%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	88%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	86%
African American	83%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	86%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	43%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

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 "Academically Acceptable". 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 acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Recommended High School Program

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	32%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	19%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	18%	23%
21 or more years¹	22%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten¹	18	19
Grade 1¹	18	19
Grade 2¹	18	19
Grade 3¹	17	19
Grade 4¹	18	20
Grade 5¹	20	22
Grade 6¹	18	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	32	22
English (middle and high school)¹	17	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	15	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	17	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	18	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	17	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	67%	48%
Black, not Hispanic	28%	14%
White, not Hispanic	5%	34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1%	4%
American Indian/Alaskan Native	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged¹	85%	55%
Special education¹	8%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	11%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	33%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$8,416	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	60%
Support services	12%	10%
School leadership	10%	11%
Other expenditures	19%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >