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Houston Independent School District

This district's rating is based on its schools' test results; 10 is best. Learn more >

4400 W 18th St
Houston, TX 77092
Harris County
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PH: (713) 556-6000
FAX: (713) 556-6006

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Grades PK-12
200,252 students
305 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

90% (2009)

91% (2008)

91% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2009.

Math

82% (2009)

78% (2008)

75% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

82% (2009)

77% (2008)

77% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

85% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2009.

Math

86% (2009)

82% (2008)

80% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

87% (2009)

87% (2008)

85% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2009.

Science

85% (2009)

82% (2008)

71% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Science was 84% in 2009.

Math

91% (2009)

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

86% (2009)

85% (2008)

85% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2009.

Math

74% (2009)

71% (2008)

66% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

78% (2009)

79% (2008)

77% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

88% (2009)

84% (2008)

90% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 93% in 2009.

Math

74% (2009)

67% (2008)

63% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

92% (2009)

91% (2008)

86% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 87% in 2009.

Social Studies

89% (2009)

88% (2008)

83% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 92% in 2009.

Science

66% (2009)

60% (2008)

56% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Science was 72% in 2009.

Math

78% (2009)

73% (2008)

64% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading

82% (2009)

77% (2008)

79% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 93% in 2009.

Math

57% (2009)

51% (2008)

48% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies

87% (2009)

84% (2008)

80% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2009.

Science

55% (2009)

55% (2008)

46% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Science was 66% in 2009.

English Language Arts

83% (2009)

83% (2008)

75% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 88% in 2009.

Math

58% (2009)

57% (2008)

54% (2007)

49% (2006)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies

96% (2009)

95% (2008)

93% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 97% in 2009.

Science

83% (2009)

78% (2008)

71% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Science was 85% in 2009.

English Language Arts

90% (2009)

89% (2008)

85% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 92% in 2009.

Math

80% (2009)

78% (2008)

77% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the tests

In 2008-2009, 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	92%
Male	88%
African American	88%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	76%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Migrant	88%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	82%
African American	75%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	90%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	72%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	84%
Male	79%
African American	80%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	82%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	59%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Migrant	57%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	88%
African American	91%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	66%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	85%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Migrant	78%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	86%
African American	80%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	82%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	71%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	85%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Migrant	82%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	86%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	66%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	76%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	85%
Female	82%
Male	87%
African American	81%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	72%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Migrant	73%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	91%
Male	91%
African American	87%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	74%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	75%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	85%
African American	84%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	55%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	72%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	76%
Male	72%
African American	66%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	83%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	82%
Special education	37%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	82%
Male	75%
African American	78%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	78%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	36%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	49%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Migrant	54%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	88%
Female	93%
Male	84%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	75%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	54%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	76%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	75%
Male	74%
African American	67%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	67%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	71%
Not economically disadvantaged	83%
Special education	31%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	57%
Not limited English proficient	77%
Migrant	59%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	92%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	66%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	89%
African American	87%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	65%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	64%
Male	69%
African American	58%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	62%
Not economically disadvantaged	79%
Special education	30%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	32%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Migrant	64%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	78%
Male	78%
African American	70%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	76%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	40%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	58%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	85%
Male	80%
African American	81%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	92%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	44%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	39%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Migrant	75%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	57%
Female	57%
Male	57%
African American	45%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	69%
White	82%
Economically disadvantaged	54%
Not economically disadvantaged	62%
Special education	15%
Not special education	60%
Limited English proficient	27%
Not limited English proficient	60%
Migrant	50%
Non-migrant	57%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	86%
African American	85%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	88%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	51%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	54%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Migrant	73%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	55%
Female	53%
Male	57%
African American	46%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	51%
Native American	88%
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	49%
Not economically disadvantaged	65%
Special education	18%
Not special education	57%
Limited English proficient	15%
Not limited English proficient	59%
Migrant	31%
Non-migrant	55%
Gifted/talented	96%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	83%
Female	87%
Male	78%
African American	83%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	75%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	41%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	31%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Migrant	66%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	58%
Female	60%
Male	57%
African American	48%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	75%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	55%
Not economically disadvantaged	65%
Special education	14%
Not special education	61%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	62%
Migrant	43%
Non-migrant	58%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	96%
Female	96%
Male	96%
African American	95%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	100%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	81%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	83%
Female	82%
Male	84%
African American	79%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	46%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	88%
African American	88%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	57%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	37%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Migrant	92%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	79%
Male	80%
African American	73%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	83%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	36%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Migrant	92%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

About the Tests

In 2008-2009, 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 2008-2009 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2007-2008, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

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

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	20	21

¹Source: TX Education Agency
²Source: ACT

About the Tests

The ACT is a national college admission and placement examination.
ACT scores range from a low of 1 to a high of 36. The composite score is an average of the English, math, reading and science scores.

More about the tests

Teachers

Teacher Experience

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Beginning teachers	8%	8%
1 to 5 years	30%	30%
6 to 10 years	19%	20%
11 to 20 years	21%	23%
21 or more years	22%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	21	19
Grade 1	21	19
Grade 2	21	19
Grade 3	20	19
Grade 4	21	20
Grade 5	23	22
Grade 6	24	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)	20	22
English (middle and high school)	25	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	25	21
Math (middle and high school)	24	20
Science (middle and high school)	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	26	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	60%	47%
Black	29%	14%
White	8%	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	3%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Economically disadvantaged	80%	55%
Special education	9%	10%
Gifted/talented students	12%	8%
Limited English proficient	30%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,994	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	60%
Support services	10%	10%
School leadership	11%	11%
Other expenditures	20%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >