Test Scores for Duncanville Independent School District

Duncanville Independent School District

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802 S Main St
Duncanville, TX 75137
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 708-2000
FAX: (972) 708-2020

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Grades PK-12
13,079 students
19 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

90% (2011)

95% (2010)

97% (2009)

97% (2008)

97% (2007)

98% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

85% (2011)

86% (2010)

89% (2009)

89% (2008)

88% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

83% (2011)

90% (2010)

89% (2009)

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

87% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

92% (2011)

95% (2010)

96% (2009)

96% (2008)

95% (2007)

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

Math

80% (2011)

86% (2010)

90% (2009)

88% (2008)

89% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

94% (2011)

93% (2010)

86% (2009)

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

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

Science

82% (2011)

83% (2010)

76% (2009)

75% (2008)

67% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

90% (2011)

91% (2010)

85% (2009)

83% (2008)

88% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

90% (2011)

90% (2010)

93% (2009)

93% (2008)

96% (2007)

96% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

84% (2011)

85% (2010)

79% (2009)

80% (2008)

82% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

85% (2011)

91% (2010)

83% (2009)

85% (2008)

85% (2007)

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

Writing

96% (2011)

96% (2010)

93% (2009)

92% (2008)

96% (2007)

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

Math

77% (2011)

76% (2010)

70% (2009)

75% (2008)

73% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

95% (2011)

94% (2010)

96% (2009)

93% (2008)

91% (2007)

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

Social Studies

96% (2011)

94% (2010)

92% (2009)

82% (2008)

87% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

75% (2011)

71% (2010)

70% (2009)

60% (2008)

67% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

89% (2011)

89% (2010)

85% (2009)

80% (2008)

74% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

87% (2011)

91% (2010)

84% (2009)

86% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

55% (2011)

58% (2010)

55% (2009)

55% (2008)

54% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

91% (2011)

85% (2010)

82% (2009)

79% (2008)

84% (2007)

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

Science

59% (2011)

52% (2010)

48% (2009)

47% (2008)

41% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

88% (2011)

84% (2010)

80% (2009)

75% (2008)

77% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

60% (2011)

53% (2010)

46% (2009)

45% (2008)

45% (2007)

44% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

97% (2011)

97% (2010)

95% (2009)

93% (2008)

90% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

82% (2011)

84% (2010)

75% (2009)

65% (2008)

65% (2007)

58% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

95% (2011)

91% (2010)

92% (2009)

88% (2008)

90% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

82% (2011)

80% (2010)

72% (2009)

63% (2008)

65% (2007)

60% (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	90%
Female	90%
Male	90%
African American	87%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	80%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	91%
Proficient in English	89%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	84%
Male	85%
African American	76%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	68%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	90%
Proficient in English	82%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	82%
African American	82%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	80%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	63%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	86%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	91%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	80%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	70%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	87%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	82%
Male	79%
African American	76%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	80%
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	83%
Special education	48%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	81%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	93%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	76%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	67%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	84%
African American	78%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	64%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	55%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	90%
African American	84%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	76%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	93%
Male	87%
African American	89%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	100%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	64%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	88%
Male	81%
African American	80%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	89%
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	59%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	84%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	84%
Male	87%
African American	83%
Asian	80%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	60%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	55%
Proficient in English	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	96%
Female	98%
Male	94%
African American	96%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	90%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	96%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	76%
Male	78%
African American	71%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	81%
Special education	48%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	52%
Proficient in English	78%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	97%
Male	93%
African American	93%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	97%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	71%
Not special education	97%
English language learners	82%
Proficient in English	95%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

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

Science	This District
All Students	75%
Female	72%
Male	78%
African American	67%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	77%
Special education	27%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	55%
Proficient in English	75%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	92%
Male	87%
African American	84%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	69%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	90%
Male	84%
African American	88%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	46%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	51%
Proficient in English	88%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	55%
Female	57%
Male	53%
African American	50%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Economically disadvantaged	52%
Not economically disadvantaged	63%
Special education	9%
Not special education	59%
English language learners	32%
Proficient in English	57%
Non-migrant	55%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	91%
African American	90%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	91%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	60%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	59%
Proficient in English	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	59%
Female	56%
Male	63%
African American	56%
Asian	72%
Hispanic	55%
Native American	73%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	54%
Not economically disadvantaged	70%
Special education	14%
Not special education	63%
English language learners	19%
Proficient in English	61%
Non-migrant	59%
Gifted/talented	95%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	92%
Male	84%
African American	89%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	91%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	48%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	56%
Proficient in English	90%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	60%
Female	60%
Male	61%
African American	57%
Asian	71%
Hispanic	58%
Native American	45%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	56%
Not economically disadvantaged	68%
Special education	17%
Not special education	64%
English language learners	35%
Proficient in English	61%
Non-migrant	60%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	97%
Female	97%
Male	97%
African American	96%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	98%
Native American	100%
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	82%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	85%
Proficient in English	98%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	82%
Female	79%
Male	85%
African American	82%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	80%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	39%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	30%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	95%
Female	97%
Male	93%
African American	96%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	78%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	50%
Proficient in English	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	79%
Male	84%
African American	79%
Asian	81%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	80%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	51%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	40%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	82%
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 "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):

Commended Performance: Reading/English Language Arts
Commended Performance: Writing

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	34%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	25%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	19%	23%
21 or more years¹	17%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten¹	21	19
Grade 1¹	21	19
Grade 2¹	19	19
Grade 3¹	19	19
Grade 4¹	21	20
Grade 5¹	23	22
Grade 6¹	25	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	5	22
English (middle and high school)¹	24	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	26	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	23	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	26	22

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Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	45%	48%
Black, not Hispanic	43%	14%
White, not Hispanic	9%	34%
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	64%	55%
Special education¹	11%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	6%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	14%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,144	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	60%
Support services	11%	10%
School leadership	10%	11%
Other expenditures	22%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >