Test Scores for Pasadena Independent School District

Pasadena Independent School District

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1515 Cherrybrook
Pasadena, TX 77502
Harris County
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PH: (713) 740-0000
FAX: (713) 740-4040

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Grades PK-12
52,927 students
62 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

92% (2011)

94% (2010)

93% (2009)

95% (2008)

94% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

89% (2011)

88% (2010)

84% (2009)

86% (2008)

84% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

85% (2011)

85% (2010)

83% (2009)

81% (2008)

82% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

93% (2011)

93% (2010)

93% (2009)

93% (2008)

94% (2007)

95% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2011.

Math

91% (2011)

88% (2010)

84% (2009)

85% (2008)

86% (2007)

83% (2006)
The state average for Math was 88% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

89% (2011)

86% (2010)

82% (2009)

87% (2008)

84% (2007)

86% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2011.

Science

82% (2011)

81% (2010)

71% (2009)

72% (2008)

72% (2007)

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

Math

89% (2011)

88% (2010)

84% (2009)

85% (2008)

89% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

81% (2011)

84% (2010)

90% (2009)

90% (2008)

90% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

80% (2011)

79% (2010)

78% (2009)

76% (2008)

80% (2007)

79% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

83% (2011)

84% (2010)

83% (2009)

83% (2008)

81% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

94% (2011)

95% (2010)

93% (2009)

90% (2008)

94% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

81% (2011)

82% (2010)

79% (2009)

77% (2008)

73% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

93% (2011)

93% (2010)

95% (2009)

94% (2008)

86% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

95% (2011)

95% (2010)

91% (2009)

90% (2008)

84% (2007)

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

Science

74% (2011)

76% (2010)

70% (2009)

66% (2008)

60% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

87% (2011)

87% (2010)

85% (2009)

81% (2008)

69% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

87% (2011)

91% (2010)

85% (2009)

80% (2008)

83% (2007)

84% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

69% (2011)

67% (2010)

60% (2009)

56% (2008)

51% (2007)

47% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

93% (2011)

92% (2010)

87% (2009)

84% (2008)

82% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

73% (2011)

68% (2010)

57% (2009)

53% (2008)

48% (2007)

52% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

90% (2011)

88% (2010)

84% (2009)

84% (2008)

83% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

70% (2011)

67% (2010)

56% (2009)

55% (2008)

54% (2007)

51% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

99% (2011)

97% (2010)

96% (2009)

93% (2008)

90% (2007)

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

Science

91% (2011)

89% (2010)

82% (2009)

75% (2008)

69% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

94% (2011)

91% (2010)

90% (2009)

88% (2008)

89% (2007)

90% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

89% (2011)

85% (2010)

77% (2009)

73% (2008)

71% (2007)

76% (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	92%
Female	92%
Male	92%
African American	87%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	91%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	72%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	92%
Proficient in English	92%
Migrant	77%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	88%
Male	89%
African American	81%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	66%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	93%
Proficient in English	87%
Migrant	92%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	86%
Male	83%
African American	86%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	83%
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	62%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	79%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	75%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	93%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	71%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	92%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	91%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	91%
African American	84%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	100%
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	68%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	92%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	88%
African American	89%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	60%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	70%
Proficient in English	92%
Migrant	88%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	84%
African American	79%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	62%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	64%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	89%
African American	83%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	65%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	80%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	81%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	84%
Male	78%
African American	76%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	71%
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	40%
Not special education	83%
English language learners	57%
Proficient in English	83%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	80%
Male	80%
African American	70%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	80%
White	85%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	41%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	70%
Proficient in English	80%
Migrant	73%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	83%
African American	82%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	76%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	81%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	38%
Not special education	85%
English language learners	52%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	91%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	94%
Female	97%
Male	92%
African American	92%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Economically disadvantaged	94%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	67%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	82%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	82%
Male	80%
African American	66%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	76%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	79%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	35%
Not special education	82%
English language learners	67%
Proficient in English	83%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	91%
African American	92%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	90%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	92%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	67%
Not special education	94%
English language learners	66%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	89%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	96%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	100%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	95%
Not economically disadvantaged	96%
Special education	84%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	96%
Migrant	94%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	74%
Female	70%
Male	78%
African American	66%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	73%
Native American	88%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	72%
Not economically disadvantaged	83%
Special education	38%
Not special education	76%
English language learners	38%
Proficient in English	78%
Migrant	74%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	85%
African American	80%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	90%
White	92%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	65%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	68%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	85%
African American	82%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	42%
Not special education	89%
English language learners	53%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	85%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	68%
Male	69%
African American	54%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	68%
Native American	n/a
White	74%
Economically disadvantaged	66%
Not economically disadvantaged	75%
Special education	18%
Not special education	71%
English language learners	40%
Proficient in English	72%
Migrant	82%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	92%
African American	86%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	95%
Special education	65%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	73%
Female	71%
Male	75%
African American	65%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	80%
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	70%
Not economically disadvantaged	78%
Special education	32%
Not special education	75%
English language learners	36%
Proficient in English	76%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	73%
Gifted/talented	98%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	90%
Female	95%
Male	86%
African American	91%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	80%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	42%
Not special education	93%
English language learners	55%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	71%
Male	70%
African American	64%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	80%
White	76%
Economically disadvantaged	68%
Not economically disadvantaged	76%
Special education	26%
Not special education	72%
English language learners	39%
Proficient in English	73%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	99%
Female	99%
Male	99%
African American	98%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	99%
Native American	100%
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	99%
Not economically disadvantaged	99%
Special education	96%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	93%
Proficient in English	99%
Migrant	92%
Non-migrant	99%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	93%
African American	86%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	80%
White	97%
Economically disadvantaged	90%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	70%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	64%
Proficient in English	93%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	94%
Female	96%
Male	93%
African American	94%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	97%
Special education	56%
Not special education	96%
English language learners	52%
Proficient in English	97%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	88%
Male	90%
African American	84%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	89%
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	59%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	62%
Non-migrant	89%
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 "Recognized" 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	10%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	38%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	18%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	18%	23%
21 or more years¹	16%	19%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: ¹TX Education Agency, 2007-2008
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten¹	19	19
Grade 1¹	18	19
Grade 2¹	19	19
Grade 3¹	18	19
Grade 4¹	19	20
Grade 5¹	22	22
Grade 6¹	21	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	10	22
English (middle and high school)¹	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	25	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	21	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	22	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	23	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	77%	48%
White, not Hispanic	12%	34%
Black, not Hispanic	7%	14%
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	69%	55%
Special education¹	8%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	5%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	28%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,203	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	60%
Support services	9%	10%
School leadership	11%	11%
Other expenditures	20%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >