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San Antonio Independent School District

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141 Lavaca St
San Antonio, TX 78210
Bexar County
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PH: (210) 554-2200
FAX: (210) 299-5580

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Grades PK-12
54,257 students
96 schools

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

79% (2011)

84% (2010)

88% (2009)

90% (2008)

90% (2007)

92% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

76% (2011)

72% (2010)

70% (2009)

72% (2008)

70% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Math was 87% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading

75% (2011)

76% (2010)

74% (2009)

73% (2008)

78% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Writing

85% (2011)

85% (2010)

86% (2009)

88% (2008)

90% (2007)

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

Math

79% (2011)

79% (2010)

73% (2009)

73% (2008)

78% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading

87% (2011)

87% (2010)

83% (2009)

86% (2008)

87% (2007)

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

Science

78% (2011)

79% (2010)

72% (2009)

72% (2008)

72% (2007)

61% (2006)
The state average for Science was 87% in 2011.

Math

86% (2011)

85% (2010)

83% (2009)

81% (2008)

87% (2007)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading

72% (2011)

76% (2010)

86% (2009)

86% (2008)

88% (2007)

87% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2011.

Math

66% (2011)

66% (2010)

61% (2009)

65% (2008)

67% (2007)

69% (2006)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading

75% (2011)

77% (2010)

76% (2009)

76% (2008)

80% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2011.

Writing

89% (2011)

89% (2010)

90% (2009)

85% (2008)

92% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for Writing was 94% in 2011.

Math

65% (2011)

65% (2010)

60% (2009)

57% (2008)

67% (2007)

52% (2006)
The state average for Math was 81% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading

89% (2011)

90% (2010)

91% (2009)

91% (2008)

82% (2007)

73% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2011.

Social Studies

89% (2011)

90% (2010)

85% (2009)

86% (2008)

83% (2007)

82% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2011.

Science

62% (2011)

59% (2010)

55% (2009)

56% (2008)

58% (2007)

61% (2006)
The state average for Science was 79% in 2011.

Math

76% (2011)

74% (2010)

69% (2009)

70% (2008)

59% (2007)

54% (2006)
The state average for Math was 73% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading

83% (2011)

88% (2010)

81% (2009)

75% (2008)

80% (2007)

80% (2006)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2011.

Math

51% (2011)

51% (2010)

48% (2009)

42% (2008)

44% (2007)

38% (2006)
The state average for Math was 70% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies

89% (2011)

90% (2010)

85% (2009)

83% (2008)

83% (2007)

76% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 93% in 2011.

Science

62% (2011)

59% (2010)

44% (2009)

50% (2008)

42% (2007)

40% (2006)
The state average for Science was 76% in 2011.

English Language Arts

87% (2011)

87% (2010)

80% (2009)

80% (2008)

77% (2007)

77% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 91% in 2011.

Math

61% (2011)

61% (2010)

46% (2009)

44% (2008)

46% (2007)

42% (2006)
The state average for Math was 74% in 2011.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies

98% (2011)

96% (2010)

94% (2009)

91% (2008)

92% (2007)

93% (2006)
The state average for Social Studies was 99% in 2011.

Science

85% (2011)

82% (2010)

73% (2009)

67% (2008)

65% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Science was 91% in 2011.

English Language Arts

93% (2011)

90% (2010)

87% (2009)

84% (2008)

86% (2007)

85% (2006)
The state average for English Language Arts was 95% in 2011.

Math

84% (2011)

79% (2010)

61% (2009)

62% (2008)

67% (2007)

67% (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	79%
Female	81%
Male	77%
African American	75%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	54%
Not special education	81%
English language learners	78%
Proficient in English	79%
Migrant	88%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	76%
Male	77%
African American	72%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	56%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	76%
Proficient in English	76%
Migrant	75%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Female	76%
Male	73%
African American	79%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	52%
Not special education	76%
English language learners	66%
Proficient in English	77%
Migrant	60%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	85%
Female	89%
Male	81%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	59%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	82%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	70%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	78%
Male	79%
African American	76%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Economically disadvantaged	78%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	57%
Not special education	80%
English language learners	80%
Proficient in English	78%
Migrant	60%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	87%
African American	89%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	87%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	70%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	77%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	57%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	78%
Female	75%
Male	81%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Economically disadvantaged	77%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	60%
Not special education	79%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	80%
Migrant	81%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	86%
Male	87%
African American	84%
Asian	80%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	71%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	85%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	93%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	72%
Female	77%
Male	67%
African American	68%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	76%
Economically disadvantaged	71%
Not economically disadvantaged	87%
Special education	39%
Not special education	74%
English language learners	57%
Proficient in English	73%
Migrant	38%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	66%
Female	68%
Male	65%
African American	51%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Economically disadvantaged	65%
Not economically disadvantaged	84%
Special education	35%
Not special education	68%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	66%
Migrant	56%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	75%
Female	77%
Male	74%
African American	71%
Asian	40%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	74%
Not economically disadvantaged	85%
Special education	40%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	56%
Proficient in English	77%
Migrant	91%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	94%
Male	84%
African American	89%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	91%
Special education	57%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	81%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	63%
Male	67%
African American	53%
Asian	60%
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	77%
Economically disadvantaged	64%
Not economically disadvantaged	73%
Special education	39%
Not special education	66%
English language learners	58%
Proficient in English	65%
Migrant	91%
Non-migrant	65%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	88%
African American	86%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	62%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	76%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	87%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	90%
African American	88%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Economically disadvantaged	89%
Not economically disadvantaged	93%
Special education	68%
Not special education	91%
English language learners	83%
Proficient in English	89%
Migrant	79%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	62%
Female	57%
Male	67%
African American	61%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	62%
Native American	n/a
White	70%
Economically disadvantaged	60%
Not economically disadvantaged	79%
Special education	36%
Not special education	64%
English language learners	38%
Proficient in English	64%
Migrant	50%
Non-migrant	62%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	76%
Male	75%
African American	75%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Economically disadvantaged	75%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	53%
Not special education	78%
English language learners	67%
Proficient in English	76%
Migrant	47%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	86%
Male	81%
African American	86%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	83%
Not economically disadvantaged	88%
Special education	47%
Not special education	86%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	85%
Migrant	67%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	51%
Male	51%
African American	44%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	51%
Native American	n/a
White	54%
Economically disadvantaged	49%
Not economically disadvantaged	63%
Special education	16%
Not special education	54%
English language learners	36%
Proficient in English	52%
Migrant	53%
Non-migrant	51%
Gifted/talented	94%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	88%
African American	85%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Economically disadvantaged	88%
Not economically disadvantaged	92%
Special education	54%
Not special education	92%
English language learners	72%
Proficient in English	90%
Migrant	87%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	62%
Female	60%
Male	65%
African American	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	69%
Economically disadvantaged	61%
Not economically disadvantaged	73%
Special education	20%
Not special education	66%
English language learners	32%
Proficient in English	64%
Migrant	40%
Non-migrant	62%
Gifted/talented	94%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	87%
Female	92%
Male	82%
African American	86%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	78%
Economically disadvantaged	86%
Not economically disadvantaged	90%
Special education	43%
Not special education	90%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	80%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	63%
Male	60%
African American	50%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	62%
Native American	n/a
White	60%
Economically disadvantaged	61%
Not economically disadvantaged	65%
Special education	18%
Not special education	64%
English language learners	44%
Proficient in English	62%
Migrant	64%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2010-2011

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	98%
Female	98%
Male	98%
African American	98%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	98%
Native American	100%
White	100%
Economically disadvantaged	98%
Not economically disadvantaged	98%
Special education	85%
Not special education	99%
English language learners	90%
Proficient in English	98%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	98%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	85%
Female	83%
Male	88%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	78%
White	91%
Economically disadvantaged	85%
Not economically disadvantaged	89%
Special education	48%
Not special education	88%
English language learners	57%
Proficient in English	88%
Migrant	78%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	91%
African American	91%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	98%
Economically disadvantaged	93%
Not economically disadvantaged	94%
Special education	62%
Not special education	95%
English language learners	62%
Proficient in English	95%
Migrant	78%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	84%
African American	79%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	84%
Native American	100%
White	89%
Economically disadvantaged	84%
Not economically disadvantaged	86%
Special education	42%
Not special education	87%
English language learners	63%
Proficient in English	86%
Migrant	78%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	98%

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 Unacceptable". 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	4%	8%
1 to 5 years¹	26%	30%
6 to 10 years¹	19%	20%
11 to 20 years¹	22%	23%
21 or more years¹	29%	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	19	19
Grade 2¹	20	19
Grade 3¹	19	19
Grade 4¹	19	20
Grade 5¹	22	22
Grade 6¹	21	21
Mixed grade (elementary and middle)¹	11	22
English (middle and high school)¹	19	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)¹	21	21
Math (middle and high school)¹	21	20
Science (middle and high school)¹	21	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)¹	21	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: NCES, 2008-2009
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	89%	48%
Black, not Hispanic	8%	14%
White, not Hispanic	3%	34%
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	88%	55%
Special education¹	12%	10%
Gifted/talented students¹	6%	8%
Limited English proficient¹	17%	17%

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

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$8,402	$7,733

Source: NCES, 2006-2007
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	58%	60%
Support services	15%	10%
School leadership	9%	11%
Other expenditures	18%	19%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >