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Galveston Independent School District

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

3904 Ave T
Galveston, TX 77550
Galveston County
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PH: (409) 766-5121
FAX: (409) 766-5171

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Grades PK-12
8430 students
13 schools

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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

Accountability Rating

In 2007-2008 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2006-2007, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable". In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

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

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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

87% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

72% (2008)

75% (2007)

69% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

78% (2008)

77% (2007)

70% (2006)

68% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

92% (2008)

85% (2007)

87% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

85% (2008)

82% (2007)

73% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

85% (2008)

84% (2007)

78% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

77% (2008)

70% (2007)

60% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

80% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

89% (2008)

84% (2007)

86% (2006)

79% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

78% (2008)

76% (2007)

77% (2006)

62% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

80% (2008)

73% (2007)

68% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

88% (2008)

88% (2007)

89% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

70% (2008)

67% (2007)

64% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

94% (2008)

85% (2007)

80% (2006)

79% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

80% (2008)

79% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

58% (2008)

64% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

79% (2008)

69% (2007)

72% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

76% (2008)

83% (2007)

83% (2006)

76% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Math

46% (2008)

50% (2007)

47% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

79% (2008)

78% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

50% (2008)

43% (2007)

50% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

82% (2008)

82% (2007)

82% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

51% (2008)

51% (2007)

57% (2006)

61% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

92% (2008)

89% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

72% (2008)

66% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

85% (2008)

88% (2007)

87% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

74% (2008)

76% (2007)

78% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the tests

In 2007-2008, 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	87%
Female	90%
Male	85%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	61%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	85%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	72%
Female	72%
Male	72%
African American	63%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	32%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	82%
Male	74%
African American	65%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	59%
Not special education	79%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	96%
Male	88%
African American	86%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	95%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	67%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	92%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	85%
Female	85%
Male	84%
African American	79%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	79%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	87%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	88%
Male	83%
African American	83%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	39%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	77%
Female	76%
Male	77%
African American	63%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	46%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	62%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	88%
African American	84%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	76%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	79%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	86%
African American	83%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	50%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	92%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	78%
Male	78%
African American	66%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	39%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	80%
Female	84%
Male	76%
African American	72%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	35%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	34%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	88%
Female	92%
Male	84%
African American	80%
Asian	90%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	49%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	76%
Male	65%
African American	54%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Special education	23%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	94%
Female	95%
Male	93%
African American	91%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	63%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	94%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	80%
Female	78%
Male	81%
African American	73%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	60%
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	52%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	54%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	58%
Female	54%
Male	62%
African American	43%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	53%
Native American	40%
White	76%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	49%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Special education	27%
Not special education	60%
Limited English proficient	31%
Not limited English proficient	60%
Non-migrant	58%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	78%
Male	81%
African American	73%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	80%
Native American	60%
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	41%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	76%
Female	80%
Male	72%
African American	65%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	35%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	32%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	76%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	46%
Female	46%
Male	46%
African American	30%
Asian	85%
Hispanic	41%
Native American	n/a
White	66%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	33%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Special education	5%
Not special education	49%
Limited English proficient	13%
Not limited English proficient	48%
Non-migrant	46%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	79%
Female	79%
Male	79%
African American	68%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	44%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	27%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	50%
Female	49%
Male	52%
African American	29%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	43%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	33%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Special education	5%
Not special education	54%
Limited English proficient	0%
Not limited English proficient	53%
Non-migrant	50%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	82%
Female	88%
Male	77%
African American	77%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	40%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	43%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	51%
Female	57%
Male	47%
African American	34%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	44%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	36%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Special education	6%
Not special education	55%
Limited English proficient	8%
Not limited English proficient	53%
Non-migrant	51%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	92%
Female	93%
Male	91%
African American	88%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	54%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	72%
Female	70%
Male	74%
African American	54%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	11%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	85%
Female	90%
Male	80%
African American	78%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	28%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	33%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	74%
Female	76%
Male	73%
African American	61%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	65%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	20%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	44%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

About the Tests

In 2007-2008, 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

ACT Results

Composite

	This District¹	State Average¹	National Average²
Graduating class of 2006	18	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	17	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	18	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	10	11
Beginning teachers	24%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	20	20
Grade 1	20	20
Grade 2	19	20
Grade 3	18	20
Grade 4	18	20
Grade 5	20	22
Grade 6	19	22
English (middle and high school)	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	23	21
Math (middle and high school)	20	20
Science (middle and high school)	23	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	41%	46%
African American	31%	14%
White	26%	36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2%	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	65%	47%
Special education	10%	11%
Gifted/talented students	6%	8%
Limited English proficient	13%	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		$7,726	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	60%
Support services	8%	7%
School leadership	12%	12%
Other expenditures	24%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >