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Austin Independent School District

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

1111 W 6th St
Austin, TX 78703
Travis County
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PH: (512) 414-1700
FAX: (512) 414-1486

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Grades PK-12
81,917 students
119 schools

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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was not acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for any indicators.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

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

Accountability Rating

In 2006-2007 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS and SDAA II 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

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

91% (2007)

93% (2006)

94% (2005)

91% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Math

76% (2007)

77% (2006)

81% (2005)

88% (2004)
The state average for Math was 82% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading

81% (2007)

80% (2006)

78% (2005)

85% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2007.

Writing

89% (2007)

89% (2006)

91% (2005)

91% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2007.

Math

81% (2007)

79% (2006)

77% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading

86% (2007)

85% (2006)

84% (2005)

77% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2007.

Science

71% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Science was 77% in 2007.

Math

87% (2007)

85% (2006)

87% (2005)

80% (2004)
The state average for Math was 85% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading

85% (2007)

85% (2006)

80% (2005)

78% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2007.

Math

70% (2007)

73% (2006)

67% (2005)

71% (2004)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading

79% (2007)

71% (2006)

73% (2005)

74% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2007.

Writing

89% (2007)

84% (2006)

84% (2005)

87% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 93% in 2007.

Math

71% (2007)

64% (2006)

58% (2005)

64% (2004)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading

84% (2007)

76% (2006)

75% (2005)

84% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Social Studies

81% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 87% in 2007.

Science

62% (2007)

65% (2006)
The state average for Science was 70% in 2007.

Math

64% (2007)

58% (2006)

54% (2005)

59% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 9

Reading

79% (2007)

82% (2006)

78% (2005)

77% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2007.

Math

53% (2007)

54% (2006)

55% (2005)

54% (2004)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Social Studies

83% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 86% in 2007.

Science

58% (2007)

62% (2006)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2007.

English Language Arts

80% (2007)

83% (2006)

68% (2005)

71% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2007.

Math

61% (2007)

60% (2006)

57% (2005)

59% (2004)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 11

Social Studies

91% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 94% in 2007.

Science

76% (2007)

75% (2006)
The state average for Science was 77% in 2007.

English Language Arts

88% (2007)

87% (2006)

88% (2005)

88% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2007.

Math

79% (2007)

77% (2006)

79% (2005)

81% (2004)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the tests

In 2006-2007, 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

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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	91%
Female	91%
Male	91%
African American	80%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	90%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	81%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	91%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	76%
Female	75%
Male	77%
African American	57%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	70%
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	59%
Not special education	77%
Limited English proficient	77%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	81%
Female	83%
Male	78%
African American	65%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	81%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	71%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	92%
Male	86%
African American	81%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	71%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	80%
Male	83%
African American	67%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	94%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	65%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	84%
African American	80%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	93%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	77%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	71%
Female	68%
Male	74%
African American	60%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	88%
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	59%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	63%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	77%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	87%
African American	78%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	81%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	75%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	87%
Male	82%
African American	76%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	93%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	70%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	56%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	71%
Male	70%
African American	51%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	93%
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	48%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	42%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	95%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	76%
African American	68%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	59%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	36%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	85%
African American	84%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	83%
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	77%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	59%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	71%
Male	71%
African American	50%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	100%
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	51%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	84%
African American	75%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	87%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	67%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	45%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	81%
Female	79%
Male	83%
African American	71%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	73%
Native American	93%
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	66%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	62%
Female	58%
Male	67%
African American	39%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	49%
Native American	87%
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	43%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	47%
Not special education	63%
Limited English proficient	13%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	62%
Gifted/talented	95%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	62%
Male	66%
African American	42%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	53%
Native American	81%
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	48%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	38%
Not special education	65%
Limited English proficient	23%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	79%
Female	84%
Male	75%
African American	72%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	94%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	54%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	34%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	53%
Female	54%
Male	52%
African American	34%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	39%
Native American	75%
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	36%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Special education	20%
Not special education	56%
Limited English proficient	14%
Not limited English proficient	59%
Non-migrant	53%
Gifted/talented	92%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	83%
Female	83%
Male	82%
African American	73%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	91%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	56%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	35%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	98%

Science	This District
All Students	58%
Female	56%
Male	61%
African American	41%
Asian	82%
Hispanic	40%
Native American	91%
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	36%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Special education	26%
Not special education	60%
Limited English proficient	7%
Not limited English proficient	64%
Non-migrant	58%
Gifted/talented	91%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	80%
Female	85%
Male	75%
African American	74%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	43%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	27%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	61%
Female	61%
Male	61%
African American	39%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	48%
Native American	91%
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	42%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Special education	23%
Not special education	64%
Limited English proficient	16%
Not limited English proficient	66%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	94%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	93%
African American	82%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	91%
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	79%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	55%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	76%
Female	74%
Male	79%
African American	59%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	63%
Native American	82%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	50%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	25%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	96%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	89%
Male	87%
African American	80%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	91%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	70%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	76%
Male	81%
African American	57%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	82%
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	56%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	37%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007, 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

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	20	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	20	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	21	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, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Average years teaching	11	11
Beginning teachers	8%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	18	20
Grade 1	18	20
Grade 2	18	20
Grade 3	18	20
Grade 4	18	20
Grade 5	22	22
Grade 6	22	22
English (middle and high school)	22	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	23	21
Math (middle and high school)	23	20
Science (middle and high school)	24	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	24	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	57%	46%
White	27%	36%
African American	13%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	3%
Native American	<1%	<1%

How Important is Cultural Diversity at Your School? >

Student Subgroups

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	61%	47%
Special education	11%	11%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	25%	16%

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

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	94%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$8,141	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	59%	60%
Support services	11%	7%
School leadership	11%	12%
Other expenditures	20%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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