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Houston Independent School District

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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
201,927 students
275 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

87% (2011)

89% (2010)

90% (2009)

91% (2008)

91% (2007)

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

Math

85% (2011)

83% (2010)

82% (2009)

78% (2008)

75% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

83% (2011)

81% (2010)

82% (2009)

77% (2008)

77% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

90% (2011)

92% (2010)

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

85% (2007)

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

Math

88% (2011)

87% (2010)

86% (2009)

82% (2008)

80% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

90% (2011)

89% (2010)

87% (2009)

87% (2008)

85% (2007)

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

Science

86% (2011)

87% (2010)

85% (2009)

82% (2008)

71% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

92% (2011)

92% (2010)

91% (2009)

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

81% (2011)

81% (2010)

86% (2009)

85% (2008)

85% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

83% (2011)

79% (2010)

74% (2009)

71% (2008)

66% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

83% (2011)

82% (2010)

78% (2009)

79% (2008)

77% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

93% (2011)

93% (2010)

88% (2009)

84% (2008)

90% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

80% (2011)

78% (2010)

74% (2009)

67% (2008)

63% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

92% (2011)

91% (2010)

92% (2009)

91% (2008)

86% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

95% (2011)

94% (2010)

89% (2009)

88% (2008)

83% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

78% (2011)

73% (2010)

66% (2009)

60% (2008)

56% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

85% (2011)

83% (2010)

78% (2009)

73% (2008)

64% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

83% (2011)

88% (2010)

82% (2009)

77% (2008)

79% (2007)

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

Math

65% (2011)

64% (2010)

57% (2009)

51% (2008)

48% (2007)

43% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

92% (2011)

90% (2010)

87% (2009)

84% (2008)

80% (2007)

74% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

70% (2011)

66% (2010)

55% (2009)

55% (2008)

46% (2007)

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

English Language Arts

87% (2011)

87% (2010)

83% (2009)

83% (2008)

75% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

71% (2011)

68% (2010)

58% (2009)

57% (2008)

54% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2011)

97% (2010)

96% (2009)

95% (2008)

93% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

88% (2011)

89% (2010)

83% (2009)

78% (2008)

71% (2007)

63% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

92% (2011)

90% (2010)

90% (2009)

89% (2008)

85% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

87% (2010)

80% (2009)

78% (2008)

77% (2007)

69% (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	87%
Female	88%
Male	85%
African American	82%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	91%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	76%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	84%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	84%
Male	86%
African American	79%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	85%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	76%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	85%
Migrant	90%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	82%
African American	81%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	90%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	68%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	74%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	77%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	92%
Male	87%
African American	88%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	84%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	71%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	85%
Proficient in English	91%
Migrant	94%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	89%
Male	88%
African American	82%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	97%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	78%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	89%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	89%
African American	92%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	89%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	79%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	79%
Proficient in English	94%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	86%
Female	85%
Male	88%
African American	84%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	96%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	76%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	89%
Migrant	82%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	92%
Male	92%
African American	88%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	83%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	89%
Proficient in English	92%
Migrant	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	84%
Male	77%
African American	81%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	81%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	48%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	75%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	82%
African American	76%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	88%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	50%
Not special education	84%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	85%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	82%
African American	80%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	77%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	52%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	90%
African American	92%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	94%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	67%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	80%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	84%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	80%
Male	80%
African American	69%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	81%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	46%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	81%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	90%
African American	90%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	94%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	66%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	94%
Migrant	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	93%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	90%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	81%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	87%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	95%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	78%
Female	76%
Male	80%
African American	71%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	82%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	47%
Not special education	79%
English language learners	52%
Proficient in English	81%
Migrant	81%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	84%
African American	78%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	77%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	51%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	91%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	86%
Male	80%
African American	78%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	79%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	41%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	48%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	69%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	67%
Male	64%
African American	53%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	63%
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	62%
Not economically disadvantaged	75%
Special education	23%
Not special education	68%
English language learners	47%
Proficient in English	68%
Migrant	64%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	88%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	93%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	62%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	73%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	70%
Female	69%
Male	71%
African American	62%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	65%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	66%
Not economically disadvantaged	81%
Special education	22%
Not special education	73%
English language learners	29%
Proficient in English	74%
Migrant	62%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	98%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	87%
Female	91%
Male	83%
African American	85%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	90%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	48%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	41%
Proficient in English	91%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	72%
Male	70%
African American	61%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	72%
Native American	68%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	68%
Not economically disadvantaged	79%
Special education	23%
Not special education	74%
English language learners	38%
Proficient in English	74%
Migrant	64%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	97%
Male	98%
African American	98%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	97%
Native American	97%
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	97%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	87%
Not special education	98%
English language learners	84%
Proficient in English	99%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	88%
Female	86%
Male	89%
African American	86%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	85%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	51%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	54%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	86%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	92%
Female	94%
Male	89%
African American	92%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	92%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	63%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	39%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	87%
African American	82%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	88%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	46%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	56%
Proficient in English	89%
Migrant	81%
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 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	30%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	19%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	21%	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	21	19
Grade 1¹	21	19
Grade 2¹	21	19
Grade 3¹	20	19
Grade 4¹	21	20
Grade 5¹	23	22
Grade 6¹	24	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	20	22
English (middle and high school)¹	25	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	25	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	24	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	26	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	61%	48%
Black, not Hispanic	28%	14%
White, not Hispanic	8%	34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	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	80%	55%
Special education¹	9%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	12%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	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 >