Understanding TAKS Ratings

The 2008 TAKS results were recently released and once again there is a lot of talk about the ratings of individual schools. It is great that Liberty was recognized but our other schools were extremely close as shown in the table below. Allen High School was also recognized and so I included their data for additional comparison.

Here are some things to notice in the data:

• Centennial missed being recognized by one student in science.
• Centennial was really great in Reading/ELA.
• Frisco missed being recognized by two students in science.
• Liberty had the highest overall average, even though they are the most diverse.

Summary TAKS data

Frisco	Centennial	Wakeland	Liberty	Allen
Acceptable	Acceptable	Acceptable	Recognized	Recognized	Assessment Test
87	90	84	88	90	Mathematics, All Students
73	78	69	78	77	Mathematics, African American Students
75	82	64	77	72	Mathematics, Economically Disadvantaged Students
76	80	73	83	83	Mathematics, Hispanic Students
92	92	90	91	93	Mathematics, White Students
95	98	95	96	97	Reading/ELA, All Students
92	96	92	91	96	Reading/ELA, African American Students
88	96	90	89	90	Reading/ELA, Economically Disadvantaged Students
89	96	91	93	94	Reading/ELA, Hispanic Students
97	99	97	99	97	Reading/ELA, White Students
87	88	84	91	91	Science, All Students
74	69	70	82	78	Science, African American Students
68	78	62	90	74	Science, Economically Disadvantaged Students
74	71	73	88	80	Science, Hispanic Students
94	93	91	95	95	Science, White Students
97	98	97	99	99	Social Studies, All Students
		95	97	96	Social Studies, African American Students
92		86	95	95	Social Studies, Economically Disadvantaged Students
90		90	98	97	Social Studies, Hispanic Students
98	99	99	99	99	Social Studies, White Students

Diversity within the schools

Frisco	Centennial	Wakeland	Liberty	Allen	Percent Population based on Reading/ELA Students
12	8	17	19	11	African American
13	8	12	9	10	Economically Disadvantaged
18	11	16	13	10	Hispanic
63	71	61	53	71	White

Texas Education Agency Reports

• Frisco
• Centennial
• Wakeland
• Liberty
• Allen