This report provides the results by district, administrative district, and campus.
In response to the federal testing requirement of No Child Left Behind (NCLB), the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has developed an assessment system called the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS).
In 2002, the Houston Independent School District (HISD) voluntarily participated in the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) Trial Urban District Assessment (TUDA). NAEP, also known as the Nation’s Report Card, is the nation’s only federally authorized survey of student achievement in various subject areas.
The second report of the three-report cycle for the Performance Indicators Accountability System is now available on-line. This report shows how schools did in 2005-06, how much growth was expected of them this year to meet the district’s 2008 goals, and how well they did on the available academic indicators for 2005-06.
The PSAT/NMSQT is a national examination administered in October of each year by The College Board. The test is typically taken by sophomores and juniors. It measures verbal reasoning, critical reading, math problem solving, and writing skills. The examination comprises five sections: two verbal, two math, and one writing skills. One of the benefits of taking the PSAT is that students receive a report assessing their performance on the PSAT/NMSQT with suggestions to improve their skills.
Advanced Placement - College Bound
Both the Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT I) and ACT Assessment (ACT) are college entrance exams. Both SAT I and ACT provide a standard by which the skills of students applying for colleges and universities can be compared nationally.
This report examines the performance of students with disabilities on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and the State-Developed Alternative Assessment II (SDAA II) in the Houston Independent School District (HISD).
The Stanford 10 assesses student achievement in reading, mathematics, language, environment/science, social science, spelling, study skills, thinking skills, and listening.
The Aprenda is a norm-referenced achievement test that measures HISD Spanish-speaking students’ academic performance when compared to the performance of Spanish-speaking students from a nationally representative sample.
The Texas Education Agency replaced the Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) with the (TAKS) as the state mandated criteria-referenced test. TAKS is a completely reconceived testing program. It includes more of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) than the TAAS did and attempts to ask questions in more authentic ways. TAKS has been developed to better reflect good instructional practice and more accurately measure the student learning.
The Texas Assessment of Academic Skills (TAAS) is a criterion-referenced assessment program based on the state’s essential elements with subtests in reading, writing, and mathematics. Two additional subtests, science and social studies, were added in the spring of 1995. Spanish language versions of the reading, math, and writing tests were also added in 1995.