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McAllen Independent School District

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

2000 N 23rd St
McAllen, TX 78501
Hidalgo County
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PH: (956) 618-6000
FAX: (956) 632-2844

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Grades PK-12
23,753 students
37 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

93% (2009)

92% (2008)

94% (2007)

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

Math

84% (2009)

84% (2008)

80% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading

88% (2009)

85% (2008)

84% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2009.

Writing

94% (2009)

92% (2008)

93% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2009.

Math

90% (2009)

88% (2008)

88% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading

92% (2009)

92% (2008)

90% (2007)

89% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2009.

Science

84% (2009)

82% (2008)

79% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Science was 84% in 2009.

Math

94% (2009)

93% (2008)

92% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading

91% (2009)

92% (2008)

91% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2009.

Math

81% (2009)

82% (2008)

78% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading

83% (2009)

84% (2008)

83% (2007)

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

Writing

94% (2009)

87% (2008)

92% (2007)

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

Math

78% (2009)

77% (2008)

77% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading

94% (2009)

93% (2008)

85% (2007)

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

Social Studies

89% (2009)

87% (2008)

79% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 92% in 2009.

Science

65% (2009)

64% (2008)

63% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Science was 72% in 2009.

Math

86% (2009)

83% (2008)

68% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Math was 67% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading

82% (2009)

76% (2008)

80% (2007)

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

Math

61% (2009)

51% (2008)

51% (2007)

50% (2006)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies

91% (2009)

88% (2008)

85% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2009.

Science

66% (2009)

62% (2008)

53% (2007)

53% (2006)
The state average for Science was 66% in 2009.

English Language Arts

90% (2009)

87% (2008)

83% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 88% in 2009.

Math

69% (2009)

71% (2008)

68% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Math was 65% in 2009.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies

97% (2009)

94% (2008)

92% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 97% in 2009.

Science

80% (2009)

78% (2008)

72% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Science was 85% in 2009.

English Language Arts

92% (2009)

88% (2008)

87% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 92% in 2009.

Math

82% (2009)

81% (2008)

81% (2007)

80% (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	93%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	90%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	86%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	90%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Migrant	82%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	82%
Male	85%
African American	90%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	68%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Migrant	76%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	90%
Male	87%
African American	100%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	71%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Migrant	87%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	94%
Female	97%
Male	92%
African American	100%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	77%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	91%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Migrant	92%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	90%
Female	90%
Male	89%
African American	100%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	66%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Migrant	90%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	94%
Male	90%
African American	82%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	81%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Migrant	84%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	84%
Female	82%
Male	86%
African American	90%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	72%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	63%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Migrant	76%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	94%
Female	94%
Male	94%
African American	83%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	91%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	93%
Male	90%
African American	100%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	57%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Migrant	78%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	81%
Male	81%
African American	100%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	40%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	85%
Male	81%
African American	100%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	33%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	41%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Migrant	55%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	92%
African American	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	58%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	79%
Male	77%
African American	89%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	24%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Migrant	68%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	59%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Migrant	86%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	89%
African American	92%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	62%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	63%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Migrant	82%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	65%
Female	62%
Male	67%
African American	67%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Economically disadvantaged	59%
Not economically disadvantaged	74%
Special education	26%
Not special education	67%
Limited English proficient	31%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Migrant	49%
Non-migrant	65%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	86%
African American	92%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	82%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	40%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Migrant	76%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	85%
Male	79%
African American	94%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	33%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	45%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	62%
Male	59%
African American	78%
Asian	80%
Hispanic	59%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Economically disadvantaged	55%
Not economically disadvantaged	68%
Special education	17%
Not special education	63%
Limited English proficient	28%
Not limited English proficient	69%
Migrant	46%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	93%
African American	89%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	47%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Migrant	74%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	61%
Male	70%
African American	56%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Economically disadvantaged	57%
Not economically disadvantaged	73%
Special education	20%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	72%
Migrant	34%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	99%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	90%
Female	92%
Male	88%
African American	100%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	46%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	66%
Male	72%
African American	67%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Economically disadvantaged	61%
Not economically disadvantaged	76%
Special education	16%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Migrant	61%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2008-2009

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	97%
Female	96%
Male	97%
African American	100%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	96%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	71%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	84%
Not limited English proficient	98%
Migrant	91%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	80%
Female	77%
Male	84%
African American	100%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	38%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Migrant	68%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	100%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	62%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Migrant	88%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	80%
Male	84%
African American	92%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	37%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Migrant	68%
Non-migrant	83%
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 acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Writing
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

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	18	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	18	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	18	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	4%	8%
1 to 5 years	29%	30%
6 to 10 years	18%	20%
11 to 20 years	26%	23%
21 or more years	23%	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	14	19
Grade 2	19	19
Grade 3	18	19
Grade 4	20	20
Grade 5	21	22
Grade 6	21	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)	9	22
English (middle and high school)	19	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	18	21
Math (middle and high school)	20	20
Science (middle and high school)	20	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	20	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	92%	47%
White	6%	35%
Asian or Pacific Islander	2%	3%
Black	<1%	14%
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	69%	55%
Special education	8%	10%
Gifted/talented students	8%	8%
Limited English proficient	31%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,934	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	60%
Support services	13%	10%
School leadership	9%	11%
Other expenditures	18%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >