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Waller Independent School District

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

2214 Waller St
Waller, TX 77484
Waller County
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PH: (936) 931-3685
FAX: (936) 372-5349

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Grades PK-12
5035 students
7 schools

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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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Gold Performance Acknowledgments

In 2006-2007 this district was acknowledged by the Texas Education Agency for the following indicator(s):

Commended Performance: Social Studies
Recommended High School Program

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

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

95% (2008)

97% (2007)

96% (2006)

97% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

86% (2008)

87% (2007)

85% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

80% (2008)

88% (2007)

85% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

91% (2008)

90% (2007)

96% (2006)

93% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

91% (2008)

87% (2007)

90% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

86% (2008)

84% (2007)

82% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Science

84% (2008)

71% (2007)

72% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

87% (2008)

85% (2007)

87% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

89% (2008)

91% (2007)

90% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

81% (2008)

81% (2007)

81% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

82% (2008)

87% (2007)

73% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

90% (2008)

93% (2007)

87% (2006)

85% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

75% (2008)

75% (2007)

65% (2006)

66% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

96% (2008)

88% (2007)

83% (2006)

82% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

91% (2008)

91% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

79% (2008)

68% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

87% (2008)

68% (2007)

61% (2006)

58% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

83% (2008)

82% (2007)

87% (2006)

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

Math

48% (2008)

53% (2007)

51% (2006)

47% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

91% (2008)

86% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

67% (2008)

58% (2007)

66% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

83% (2008)

79% (2007)

78% (2006)

54% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

57% (2007)

51% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

95% (2008)

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

Science

74% (2008)

77% (2007)

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

English Language Arts

88% (2008)

83% (2007)

76% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

68% (2008)

73% (2007)

70% (2006)

73% (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	95%
Female	96%
Male	94%
African American	90%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	64%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	89%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	86%
Female	87%
Male	85%
African American	65%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	54%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	80%
Female	80%
Male	80%
African American	73%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	33%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	96%
Male	86%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	52%
Not special education	94%
Limited English proficient	89%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	91%
Female	87%
Male	94%
African American	86%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	73%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	89%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	84%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	25%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	84%
Female	82%
Male	86%
African American	76%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	47%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	86%
Male	88%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	47%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	88%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	87%
African American	89%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	38%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	78%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	79%
Male	83%
African American	68%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	25%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	82%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	88%
Male	77%
African American	74%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	60%
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	30%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	62%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	90%
Female	96%
Male	85%
African American	87%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	60%
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	35%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	79%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	75%
Male	75%
African American	58%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	60%
White	79%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	32%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	57%
Not limited English proficient	77%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	96%
Female	95%
Male	97%
African American	95%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	97%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	55%
Not special education	99%
Limited English proficient	89%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	96%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	93%
Male	89%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	47%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	73%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	79%
Female	78%
Male	80%
African American	68%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	28%
Not special education	82%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	87%
Male	87%
African American	79%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	35%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	79%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	89%
Male	79%
African American	81%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	39%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	54%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	48%
Female	56%
Male	43%
African American	43%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	42%
Native American	n/a
White	54%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	41%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Special education	21%
Not special education	50%
Limited English proficient	3%
Not limited English proficient	53%
Non-migrant	48%
Gifted/talented	89%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	89%
Male	93%
African American	90%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	53%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	62%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	67%
Female	62%
Male	71%
African American	53%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	53%
Native American	n/a
White	78%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	54%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Special education	14%
Not special education	69%
Limited English proficient	10%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	67%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	83%
Female	88%
Male	79%
African American	79%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	80%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	15%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	45%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	68%
Male	68%
African American	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	66%
Native American	n/a
White	71%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Special education	15%
Not special education	70%
Limited English proficient	38%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	95%
Female	96%
Male	95%
African American	94%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	81%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	74%
Female	74%
Male	75%
African American	60%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	62%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	19%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	18%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	90%
Male	86%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	38%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	35%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	68%
Female	71%
Male	66%
African American	58%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	56%
Native American	n/a
White	76%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	57%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Special education	15%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	68%
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	19	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	19	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	9	11
Beginning teachers	13%	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	17	20
Grade 3	16	20
Grade 4	18	20
Grade 5	20	22
Grade 6	21	22
English (middle and high school)	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	21	21
Math (middle and high school)	21	20
Science (middle and high school)	21	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	23	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
White	49%	36%
Hispanic	34%	46%
African American	15%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	<1%	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	53%	47%
Special education	8%	11%
Gifted/talented students	4%	8%
Limited English proficient	18%	16%

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

Attendance

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

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,174	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	60%	60%
Support services	8%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	22%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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