Test Scores for Midland Independent School District

Midland Independent School District

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Teachers
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Spending Per Pupil

615 W Missouri Ave
Midland, TX 79701
Midland County
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PH: (432) 689-1000
FAX: (432) 689-1976

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Grades PK-12
22,628 students
35 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

82% (2011)

85% (2010)

91% (2009)

93% (2008)

94% (2007)

96% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

79% (2011)

75% (2010)

71% (2009)

82% (2008)

83% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

79% (2011)

78% (2010)

79% (2009)

83% (2008)

85% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

86% (2011)

83% (2010)

87% (2009)

91% (2008)

93% (2007)

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

Math

82% (2011)

79% (2010)

75% (2009)

85% (2008)

87% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

89% (2011)

89% (2010)

86% (2009)

90% (2008)

88% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

84% (2011)

84% (2010)

80% (2009)

77% (2008)

72% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

89% (2011)

86% (2010)

84% (2009)

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

85% (2011)

85% (2010)

93% (2009)

93% (2008)

93% (2007)

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

Math

80% (2011)

78% (2010)

76% (2009)

81% (2008)

83% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

81% (2011)

82% (2010)

82% (2009)

86% (2008)

88% (2007)

78% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

91% (2011)

91% (2010)

90% (2009)

91% (2008)

93% (2007)

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

Math

77% (2011)

76% (2010)

73% (2009)

73% (2008)

79% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

92% (2011)

93% (2010)

95% (2009)

96% (2008)

88% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

94% (2011)

92% (2010)

84% (2009)

88% (2008)

80% (2007)

81% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

72% (2011)

69% (2010)

62% (2009)

63% (2008)

64% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

82% (2011)

82% (2010)

75% (2009)

83% (2008)

71% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

88% (2011)

91% (2010)

87% (2009)

84% (2008)

86% (2007)

91% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

70% (2011)

66% (2010)

61% (2009)

57% (2008)

62% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

87% (2011)

89% (2010)

87% (2009)

85% (2008)

88% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

66% (2011)

69% (2010)

60% (2009)

61% (2008)

59% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

89% (2011)

87% (2010)

86% (2009)

83% (2008)

85% (2007)

88% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

64% (2011)

66% (2010)

61% (2009)

62% (2008)

66% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

96% (2009)

96% (2008)

93% (2007)

94% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

88% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

80% (2009)

79% (2008)

77% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

94% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

93% (2009)

90% (2008)

91% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

Data not available for this district (2010)

78% (2009)

79% (2008)

82% (2007)

80% (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	83%
Male	81%
African American	70%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	59%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	82%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	79%
Male	80%
African American	59%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	73%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	45%
Not special education	81%
English language learners	80%
Proficient in English	79%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	77%
African American	72%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	53%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	45%
Proficient in English	82%
Migrant	86%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	86%
Female	89%
Male	83%
African American	79%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	64%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	71%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	83%
Male	82%
African American	71%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	76%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	66%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	66%
Proficient in English	83%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	87%
African American	85%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	68%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	50%
Proficient in English	92%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	84%
Female	82%
Male	86%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	66%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	47%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	82%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	88%
Male	90%
African American	85%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	80%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	91%
Migrant	95%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	89%
Male	82%
African American	80%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	83%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	61%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	36%
Proficient in English	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	79%
Male	80%
African American	62%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	83%
White	87%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	33%
Not special education	81%
English language learners	50%
Proficient in English	81%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	81%
Male	81%
African American	68%
Asian	79%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	83%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	44%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	14%
Proficient in English	85%
Migrant	86%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	94%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	57%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	51%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	77%
Male	77%
African American	63%
Asian	79%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	100%
White	85%
Economically disadvantaged	69%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	61%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	33%
Proficient in English	79%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	87%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	66%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	43%
Proficient in English	94%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	93%
African American	88%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	86%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	72%
Female	68%
Male	76%
African American	59%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	65%
Native American	71%
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	61%
Not economically disadvantaged	82%
Special education	41%
Not special education	73%
English language learners	7%
Proficient in English	74%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	83%
Male	81%
African American	71%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	100%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	63%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	43%
Proficient in English	83%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	91%
Male	85%
African American	82%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	80%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	80%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	48%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	14%
Proficient in English	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	74%
Male	67%
African American	58%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	64%
Native American	80%
White	82%
Economically disadvantaged	60%
Not economically disadvantaged	80%
Special education	21%
Not special education	72%
English language learners	19%
Proficient in English	72%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	87%
African American	83%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	52%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	31%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	86%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	63%
Male	69%
African American	59%
Asian	72%
Hispanic	56%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Economically disadvantaged	52%
Not economically disadvantaged	74%
Special education	19%
Not special education	68%
English language learners	0%
Proficient in English	68%
Migrant	57%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	99%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	85%
African American	88%
Asian	83%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	48%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	20%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	64%
Male	65%
African American	50%
Asian	72%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	n/a
White	77%
Economically disadvantaged	52%
Not economically disadvantaged	71%
Special education	20%
Not special education	66%
English language learners	7%
Proficient in English	65%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	97%
Male	99%
African American	97%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	97%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	96%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	88%
Not special education	98%
English language learners	79%
Proficient in English	98%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	88%
Female	86%
Male	90%
African American	78%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	51%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	35%
Proficient in English	89%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	93%
African American	88%
Asian	75%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	60%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	40%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	87%
African American	76%
Asian	75%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	55%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	42%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	87%
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 Unacceptable".

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	5%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	28%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	20%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	29%	23%
21 or more years¹	18%	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	19	19
Grade 4¹	19	20
Grade 5¹	21	22
Grade 6¹	21	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	24	22
English (middle and high school)¹	22	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	22	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	23	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	24	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	54%	48%
White, not Hispanic	35%	34%
Black, not Hispanic	9%	14%
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	48%	55%
Special education¹	8%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	7%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	9%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,410	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	61%	60%
Support services	9%	10%
School leadership	9%	11%
Other expenditures	21%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >