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Wharton Independent School District

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

2100 N Fulton St
Wharton, TX 77488
Wharton County
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PH: (979) 532-6201
FAX: (979) 532-6228

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Grades PK-12
2358 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 Unacceptable". 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

93% (2008)

93% (2007)

91% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 88% in 2008.

Math

92% (2008)

77% (2007)

74% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

73% (2008)

83% (2007)

69% (2006)

70% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

87% (2006)

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

Math

79% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

87% (2008)

76% (2007)

72% (2006)

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

Science

68% (2008)

36% (2007)

53% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

82% (2008)

80% (2007)

73% (2006)

77% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

91% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)

81% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 91% in 2008.

Math

75% (2008)

68% (2007)

70% (2006)

58% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

74% (2008)

78% (2007)

75% (2006)

78% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

84% (2008)

92% (2007)

90% (2006)

89% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

66% (2008)

61% (2007)

54% (2006)

58% (2005)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

91% (2008)

87% (2007)

79% (2006)

84% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

72% (2008)

70% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

49% (2008)

54% (2007)

64% (2006)
The state average for Science was 68% in 2008.

Math

64% (2008)

56% (2007)

57% (2006)

55% (2005)
The state average for Math was 75% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

82% (2008)

89% (2007)

85% (2006)

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

Math

44% (2008)

58% (2007)

50% (2006)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

85% (2008)

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

Science

59% (2008)

44% (2007)

45% (2006)
The state average for Science was 64% in 2008.

English Language Arts

85% (2008)

73% (2007)

88% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

65% (2008)

55% (2007)

54% (2006)

50% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

91% (2008)

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

Science

71% (2008)

67% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

80% (2008)

85% (2007)

92% (2006)

79% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2008.

Math

70% (2008)

72% (2007)

70% (2006)

71% (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	93%
Female	96%
Male	90%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	96%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	89%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	89%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	92%
Female	90%
Male	94%
African American	91%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	98%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	100%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	100%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	73%
Female	70%
Male	76%
African American	68%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	70%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Special education	13%
Not special education	77%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	73%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	87%
Female	92%
Male	82%
African American	89%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	29%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	86%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	79%
Female	74%
Male	84%
African American	76%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	25%
Not special education	83%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	86%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	67%
Not special education	88%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	68%
Female	62%
Male	73%
African American	54%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	59%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	43%
Not special education	69%
Not limited English proficient	67%
Non-migrant	68%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	82%
Female	82%
Male	81%
African American	76%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	50%
Not special education	83%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	91%
Male	91%
African American	84%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	93%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	73%
Not special education	93%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	74%
Male	75%
African American	56%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	36%
Not special education	78%
Not limited English proficient	74%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	74%
Female	74%
Male	74%
African American	61%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	69%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	13%
Not special education	82%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	74%
Gifted/talented	100%

Writing	This District
All Students	84%
Female	91%
Male	76%
African American	73%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	25%
Not special education	92%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	66%
Female	66%
Male	67%
African American	45%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	62%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	54%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	0%
Not special education	75%
Not limited English proficient	68%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	93%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	91%
Female	90%
Male	92%
African American	83%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	20%
Not special education	96%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	72%
Female	74%
Male	71%
African American	64%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	0%
Not special education	78%
Not limited English proficient	74%
Non-migrant	72%
Gifted/talented	92%

Science	This District
All Students	49%
Female	48%
Male	50%
African American	38%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	42%
Native American	n/a
White	70%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	38%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Special education	0%
Not special education	53%
Not limited English proficient	50%
Non-migrant	49%
Gifted/talented	92%

Math	This District
All Students	64%
Female	60%
Male	68%
African American	50%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	59%
Native American	n/a
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	55%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	15%
Not special education	69%
Not limited English proficient	64%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	83%
Male	81%
African American	70%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	26%
Not special education	90%
Not limited English proficient	82%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	44%
Female	49%
Male	39%
African American	33%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	36%
Native American	n/a
White	72%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	31%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Special education	0%
Not special education	50%
Not limited English proficient	44%
Non-migrant	44%
Gifted/talented	93%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	85%
Female	85%
Male	85%
African American	87%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	33%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	17%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	59%
Female	57%
Male	61%
African American	52%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	50%
Native American	n/a
White	80%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	43%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Special education	0%
Not special education	62%
Limited English proficient	17%
Not limited English proficient	63%
Non-migrant	59%
Gifted/talented	95%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	85%
Female	88%
Male	83%
African American	90%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	78%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	14%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	17%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	95%

Math	This District
All Students	65%
Female	65%
Male	66%
African American	57%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	57%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	47%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	0%
Not special education	69%
Limited English proficient	33%
Not limited English proficient	67%
Non-migrant	65%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	91%
Female	89%
Male	94%
African American	89%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	38%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	70%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	71%
Female	62%
Male	81%
African American	47%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	72%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	0%
Not special education	75%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	72%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	89%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	80%
Female	81%
Male	78%
African American	72%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	73%
Native American	n/a
White	100%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	0%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	10%
Not limited English proficient	85%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	70%
Female	66%
Male	75%
African American	53%
Asian	n/a
Hispanic	67%
Native American	n/a
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	61%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Special education	0%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	71%
Non-migrant	70%
Gifted/talented	89%

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	19	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	15	11
Beginning teachers	6%	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	20	20
Grade 2	18	20
Grade 3	16	20
Grade 4	17	20
Grade 5	15	22
Grade 6	17	22
English (middle and high school)	17	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	21	21
Math (middle and high school)	17	20
Science (middle and high school)	17	21
Social Studies (middle and high school)	20	22

How Important is Class Size? >

Students

Student Ethnicity

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
Ethnicity	This District	State Average
Hispanic	44%	46%
African American	30%	14%
White	25%	36%
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	68%	47%
Special education	10%	11%
Gifted/talented students	8%	8%
Limited English proficient	7%	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		$8,176	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	63%	60%
Support services	9%	7%
School leadership	9%	12%
Other expenditures	18%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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