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Duncanville Independent School District

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

802 S Main St
Duncanville, TX 75137
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 708-2000
FAX: (972) 708-2020

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Grades PK-12
12,387 students
17 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: Writing

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

97% (2008)

97% (2007)

98% (2006)

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

Math

89% (2008)

88% (2007)

92% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Math was 83% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading

87% (2008)

89% (2007)

87% (2006)

87% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 83% in 2008.

Writing

96% (2008)

95% (2007)

94% (2006)

96% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2008.

Math

88% (2008)

89% (2007)

85% (2006)

88% (2005)
The state average for Math was 84% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading

89% (2008)

89% (2007)

89% (2006)

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

Science

75% (2008)

67% (2007)

68% (2006)
The state average for Science was 81% in 2008.

Math

83% (2008)

88% (2007)

89% (2006)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading

93% (2008)

96% (2007)

96% (2006)

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

Math

80% (2008)

82% (2007)

83% (2006)

71% (2005)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading

85% (2008)

85% (2007)

81% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2008.

Writing

92% (2008)

96% (2007)

93% (2006)

86% (2005)
The state average for Writing was 90% in 2008.

Math

75% (2008)

73% (2007)

67% (2006)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading

93% (2008)

91% (2007)

85% (2006)

80% (2005)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2008.

Social Studies

82% (2008)

87% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 90% in 2008.

Science

60% (2008)

67% (2007)

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

Math

80% (2008)

74% (2007)

69% (2006)

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

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading

86% (2008)

86% (2007)

86% (2006)

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

Math

55% (2008)

54% (2007)

44% (2006)

52% (2005)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies

79% (2008)

84% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 88% in 2008.

Science

47% (2008)

41% (2007)

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

English Language Arts

75% (2008)

77% (2007)

81% (2006)

53% (2005)
The state average for English Language Arts was 86% in 2008.

Math

45% (2008)

45% (2007)

44% (2006)

44% (2005)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2008.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies

93% (2008)

90% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 95% in 2008.

Science

65% (2008)

65% (2007)

58% (2006)
The state average for Science was 80% in 2008.

English Language Arts

88% (2008)

90% (2007)

89% (2006)

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

Math

63% (2008)

65% (2007)

60% (2006)

77% (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

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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	97%
Female	97%
Male	97%
African American	95%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	98%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	98%
Special education	81%
Not special education	98%
Limited English proficient	97%
Not limited English proficient	97%
Non-migrant	97%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	89%
Female	90%
Male	89%
African American	82%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	94%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	56%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	94%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	87%
Female	88%
Male	86%
African American	86%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	58%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

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

Math	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	88%
African American	83%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	91%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	62%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	81%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	89%
Male	89%
African American	87%
Asian	91%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	54%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	75%
Female	73%
Male	77%
African American	69%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	72%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Special education	45%
Not special education	79%
Limited English proficient	41%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	83%
Female	84%
Male	83%
African American	78%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Special education	47%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	83%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	95%
Male	90%
African American	92%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	64%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	80%
Male	80%
African American	74%
Asian	79%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	76%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	33%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	52%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	85%
Female	88%
Male	83%
African American	85%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	34%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	36%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	92%
Female	95%
Male	89%
African American	92%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	62%
Not special education	96%
Limited English proficient	66%
Not limited English proficient	93%
Non-migrant	92%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	75%
Male	75%
African American	73%
Asian	84%
Hispanic	74%
Native American	n/a
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	71%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	28%
Not special education	80%
Limited English proficient	36%
Not limited English proficient	77%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	93%
Female	94%
Male	92%
African American	93%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	93%
Native American	100%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	67%
Not special education	97%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	82%
Female	81%
Male	83%
African American	82%
Asian	100%
Hispanic	78%
Native American	80%
White	96%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Special education	42%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	47%
Not limited English proficient	84%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	60%
Female	58%
Male	62%
African American	55%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	57%
Native American	80%
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	55%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Special education	16%
Not special education	66%
Limited English proficient	24%
Not limited English proficient	62%
Non-migrant	60%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	80%
Female	79%
Male	80%
African American	76%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	81%
Native American	83%
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	28%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	51%
Not limited English proficient	81%
Non-migrant	80%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	86%
Female	88%
Male	83%
African American	84%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Special education	39%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	49%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Non-migrant	85%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	55%
Female	57%
Male	54%
African American	50%
Asian	81%
Hispanic	56%
Native American	n/a
White	77%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	50%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	63%
Special education	16%
Not special education	60%
Limited English proficient	27%
Not limited English proficient	57%
Non-migrant	55%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	79%
Female	81%
Male	76%
African American	77%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	n/a
White	89%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	31%
Not special education	84%
Limited English proficient	52%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	79%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	47%
Female	47%
Male	47%
African American	40%
Asian	74%
Hispanic	45%
Native American	n/a
White	78%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	39%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Special education	11%
Not special education	51%
Limited English proficient	12%
Not limited English proficient	49%
Non-migrant	47%
Gifted/talented	94%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	75%
Female	82%
Male	68%
African American	75%
Asian	71%
Hispanic	71%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	80%
Special education	18%
Not special education	81%
Limited English proficient	35%
Not limited English proficient	77%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	97%

Math	This District
All Students	45%
Female	49%
Male	41%
African American	38%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	44%
Native American	n/a
White	68%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	38%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	53%
Special education	5%
Not special education	49%
Limited English proficient	15%
Not limited English proficient	46%
Non-migrant	45%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2007-2008

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	92%
Male	94%
African American	91%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	92%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	70%
Not special education	95%
Limited English proficient	60%
Not limited English proficient	94%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	65%
Female	61%
Male	69%
African American	55%
Asian	76%
Hispanic	65%
Native American	n/a
White	91%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	58%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Special education	24%
Not special education	68%
Limited English proficient	24%
Not limited English proficient	67%
Non-migrant	65%
Gifted/talented	100%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	88%
Female	92%
Male	85%
African American	86%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	84%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	47%
Not special education	92%
Limited English proficient	41%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	63%
Female	58%
Male	69%
African American	53%
Asian	76%
Hispanic	66%
Native American	n/a
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	69%
Special education	24%
Not special education	66%
Limited English proficient	24%
Not limited English proficient	65%
Non-migrant	63%
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	20	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	10	11
Beginning teachers	7%	8%

Teacher Experience and Credentials: Issues to Consider >

Average Class Size

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007
	This District	State Average
Kindergarten	22	20
Grade 1	20	20
Grade 2	21	20
Grade 3	21	20
Grade 4	21	20
Grade 5	21	22
Grade 6	21	22
English (middle and high school)	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	24	21
Math (middle and high school)	21	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
African American	45%	14%
Hispanic	40%	46%
White	12%	36%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	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	59%	47%
Special education	12%	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	95%	96%

School Attendance: Issues to Consider >

Spending Per Pupil

		This District	State Average
Total per pupil expenditures		$7,613	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	57%	60%
Support services	10%	7%
School leadership	11%	12%
Other expenditures	22%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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