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Aransas Pass Independent School District

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

244 W Harrison Blvd
Aransas Pass, TX 78336
San Patricio County
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PH: (361) 758-3466
FAX: (361) 758-2962

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Grades PK-12
2125 students
5 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 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

TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

88% (2008)

91% (2007)

94% (2006)

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

Math

69% (2008)

67% (2007)

67% (2006)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

72% (2008)

65% (2007)

68% (2006)

73% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

70% (2008)

77% (2007)

63% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

69% (2008)

74% (2007)

69% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

85% (2008)

81% (2007)

90% (2006)

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

Science

67% (2008)

59% (2007)

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

Math

81% (2008)

88% (2007)

89% (2006)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

87% (2008)

95% (2007)

97% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

62% (2008)

82% (2007)

81% (2006)

75% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

78% (2008)

91% (2007)

76% (2006)

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

Writing

89% (2008)

92% (2007)

82% (2006)

83% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

60% (2008)

73% (2007)

60% (2006)

59% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

95% (2008)

85% (2007)

81% (2006)

72% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

88% (2008)

88% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

56% (2008)

66% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

78% (2008)

63% (2007)

70% (2006)

49% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

85% (2008)

93% (2007)

84% (2006)

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

Math

55% (2008)

67% (2007)

56% (2006)

53% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

84% (2008)

81% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

61% (2008)

49% (2007)

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

English Language Arts

81% (2008)

80% (2007)

75% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

63% (2008)

55% (2007)

50% (2006)

64% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

89% (2008)

94% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

70% (2008)

73% (2007)

70% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

86% (2008)

84% (2007)

88% (2006)

92% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

77% (2008)

82% (2007)

83% (2006)

82% (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	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	71%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	75%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	66%
Male	71%
African American	25%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	68%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Special education	40%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	72%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	72%
Female	74%
Male	70%
African American	90%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	68%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Special education	33%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	78%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	70%
Female	82%
Male	60%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Special education	14%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	86%

Math	This District
All Students	69%
Female	68%
Male	71%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	73%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Special education	27%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	70%
Non-migrant	69%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	84%
Male	85%
African American	88%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Special education	46%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	84%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	85%

Science	This District
All Students	67%
Female	58%
Male	76%
African American	75%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	60%
Native American	n/a
White	72%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Special education	27%
Not special education	71%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	67%
Non-migrant	67%

Math	This District
All Students	81%
Female	80%
Male	82%
African American	88%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	33%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	83%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	81%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	86%
African American	100%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	56%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	62%
Female	73%
Male	51%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	63%
Native American	n/a
White	59%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	65%
Special education	25%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	79%
Not limited English proficient	60%
Non-migrant	62%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	82%
Male	74%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	71%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	44%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	57%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	93%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	88%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	50%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	86%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	60%
Female	54%
Male	65%
African American	50%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	58%
Native American	n/a
White	64%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Special education	17%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	60%
Non-migrant	60%
Gifted/talented	86%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	95%
Female	95%
Male	94%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	78%
Not special education	99%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	95%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	81%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	71%
Not special education	92%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	56%
Female	48%
Male	62%
African American	60%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	47%
Native American	n/a
White	61%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	52%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	62%
Special education	31%
Not special education	62%
Not limited English proficient	57%
Non-migrant	56%
Gifted/talented	69%

Math	This District
All Students	78%
Female	86%
Male	71%
African American	n/a
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	75%
Native American	n/a
White	82%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	42%
Not special education	87%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	85%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	90%
Male	78%
African American	86%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	20%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	55%
Female	57%
Male	54%
African American	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	54%
Native American	n/a
White	55%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	49%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Special education	0%
Not special education	57%
Limited English proficient	17%
Not limited English proficient	57%
Non-migrant	55%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	84%
Female	85%
Male	83%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	31%
Not special education	89%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	93%

Science	This District
All Students	61%
Female	56%
Male	67%
African American	20%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	55%
Native American	n/a
White	70%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Special education	0%
Not special education	68%
Not limited English proficient	64%
Non-migrant	61%
Gifted/talented	93%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	81%
Female	85%
Male	77%
African American	80%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	77%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	46%
Not special education	85%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	81%
Gifted/talented	93%

Math	This District
All Students	63%
Female	59%
Male	68%
African American	60%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	57%
Native American	n/a
White	70%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Special education	0%
Not special education	70%
Not limited English proficient	66%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	93%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	88%
African American	100%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	50%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	70%
Female	62%
Male	77%
African American	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	76%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	57%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	36%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	73%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	86%
Female	94%
Male	79%
African American	78%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	56%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	71%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	74%
Male	78%
African American	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	81%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	62%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	40%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	29%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	76%
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	17	20	21
Graduating class of 2005	20	20	21
Graduating class of 2004	20	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	12	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	17	20
Grade 1	18	20
Grade 2	19	20
Grade 3	18	20
Grade 4	21	20
Grade 5	21	22
Grade 6	20	22
English (middle and high school)	17	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	20	21
Math (middle and high school)	17	20
Science (middle and high school)	18	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	19	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	47%	46%
White	46%	36%
African American	7%	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	66%	47%
Special education	15%	11%
Gifted/talented students	7%	8%
Limited English proficient	9%	16%

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

Attendance

Source: TX Education Agency, 2005-2006
	This District	State Average
Attendance rate	95%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,863	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	60%
Support services	10%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	23%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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