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Irving Independent School District

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

2621 W Airport Freeway
Irving, TX 75062
Dallas County
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PH: (972) 215-5000
FAX: (972) 215-5201

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Grades PK-12 & ungraded
32,865 students
38 schools

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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

Accountability Rating

In 2006-2007 this district was rated "Academically Acceptable" by the Texas Education Agency. In 2005-2006, this district was rated "Academically Acceptable".

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the Accountability Ratings

Texas uses Accountability Ratings to indicate the overall performance of each school and district.
The ratings are based on TAKS and SDAA II 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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TAKS Results

Scale: % meeting or exceeding standards

Grade 3

Reading

88% (2007)

90% (2006)

91% (2005)

90% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Math

71% (2007)

72% (2006)

75% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for Math was 82% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading

78% (2007)

75% (2006)

78% (2005)

81% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 84% in 2007.

Writing

89% (2007)

91% (2006)

90% (2005)

89% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 91% in 2007.

Math

77% (2007)

79% (2006)

75% (2005)

83% (2004)
The state average for Math was 86% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading

84% (2007)

83% (2006)

78% (2005)

72% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 82% in 2007.

Science

66% (2007)

59% (2006)
The state average for Science was 77% in 2007.

Math

87% (2007)

85% (2006)

83% (2005)

76% (2004)
The state average for Math was 85% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading

89% (2007)

86% (2006)

78% (2005)

78% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 92% in 2007.

Math

73% (2007)

69% (2006)

61% (2005)

69% (2004)
The state average for Math was 79% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading

82% (2007)

73% (2006)

77% (2005)

79% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 85% in 2007.

Writing

91% (2007)

86% (2006)

86% (2005)

90% (2004)
The state average for Writing was 93% in 2007.

Math

71% (2007)

62% (2006)

56% (2005)

69% (2004)
The state average for Math was 76% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading

88% (2007)

83% (2006)

82% (2005)

87% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 89% in 2007.

Social Studies

88% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 87% in 2007.

Science

67% (2007)

71% (2006)
The state average for Science was 70% in 2007.

Math

63% (2007)

60% (2006)

59% (2005)

69% (2004)
The state average for Math was 71% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 9

Reading

83% (2007)

86% (2006)

81% (2005)

82% (2004)
The state average for Reading was 86% in 2007.

Math

50% (2007)

47% (2006)

47% (2005)

53% (2004)
The state average for Math was 60% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Social Studies

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

Science

54% (2007)

57% (2006)
The state average for Science was 58% in 2007.

English Language Arts

86% (2007)

90% (2006)

67% (2005)

75% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 84% in 2007.

Math

59% (2007)

56% (2006)

52% (2005)

56% (2004)
The state average for Math was 63% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 11

Social Studies

93% (2007)
The state average for Social Studies was 94% in 2007.

Science

71% (2007)

67% (2006)
The state average for Science was 77% in 2007.

English Language Arts

90% (2007)

87% (2006)

87% (2005)

86% (2004)
The state average for English Language Arts was 90% in 2007.

Math

75% (2007)

70% (2006)

75% (2005)

82% (2004)
The state average for Math was 80% in 2007.

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the tests

In 2006-2007, 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

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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	88%
Female	90%
Male	87%
African American	83%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	100%
White	92%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	71%
Not special education	89%
Limited English proficient	90%
Not limited English proficient	87%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	70%
Male	72%
African American	58%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	75%
White	82%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	57%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	75%
Not limited English proficient	68%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 4

Reading	This District
All Students	78%
Female	79%
Male	77%
African American	69%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	77%
Native American	89%
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	75%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	68%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Migrant	56%
Non-migrant	78%
Gifted/talented	98%

Writing	This District
All Students	89%
Female	93%
Male	86%
African American	86%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	88%
Native American	78%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	88%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	92%
Special education	83%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	85%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Migrant	89%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	77%
Female	76%
Male	79%
African American	67%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	76%
Native American	89%
White	86%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	74%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	65%
Not special education	78%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	79%
Migrant	64%
Non-migrant	77%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 5

Reading	This District
All Students	84%
Female	84%
Male	85%
African American	85%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	71%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	71%
Not special education	85%
Limited English proficient	69%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Migrant	88%
Non-migrant	84%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	66%
Female	62%
Male	71%
African American	65%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	61%
Native American	86%
White	84%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	62%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	78%
Special education	63%
Not special education	66%
Limited English proficient	44%
Not limited English proficient	74%
Migrant	86%
Non-migrant	66%
Gifted/talented	96%

Math	This District
All Students	87%
Female	86%
Male	89%
African American	82%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	71%
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	70%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	80%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Migrant	100%
Non-migrant	87%
Gifted/talented	100%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 6

Reading	This District
All Students	89%
Female	92%
Male	86%
African American	87%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	87%
Native American	86%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	96%
Special education	73%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	74%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Migrant	71%
Non-migrant	89%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	73%
Female	75%
Male	71%
African American	67%
Asian	88%
Hispanic	70%
Native American	86%
White	83%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	70%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	46%
Not special education	74%
Limited English proficient	54%
Not limited English proficient	78%
Migrant	57%
Non-migrant	73%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 7

Reading	This District
All Students	82%
Female	84%
Male	80%
African American	77%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	100%
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	56%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	54%
Not limited English proficient	88%
Migrant	60%
Non-migrant	82%
Gifted/talented	99%

Writing	This District
All Students	91%
Female	95%
Male	87%
African American	92%
Asian	99%
Hispanic	89%
Native American	100%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	95%
Special education	75%
Not special education	91%
Limited English proficient	76%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Migrant	83%
Non-migrant	91%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	71%
Female	72%
Male	70%
African American	64%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	66%
Native American	83%
White	85%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	66%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	42%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	46%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Migrant	50%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	99%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 8

Reading	This District
All Students	88%
Female	89%
Male	86%
African American	84%
Asian	96%
Hispanic	86%
Native American	100%
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	84%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	68%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Social Studies	This District
All Students	88%
Female	88%
Male	87%
African American	86%
Asian	98%
Hispanic	84%
Native American	89%
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	85%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	93%
Special education	81%
Not special education	88%
Limited English proficient	67%
Not limited English proficient	92%
Non-migrant	88%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	67%
Female	62%
Male	72%
African American	62%
Asian	87%
Hispanic	60%
Native American	67%
White	87%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	60%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	82%
Special education	51%
Not special education	67%
Limited English proficient	34%
Not limited English proficient	75%
Non-migrant	67%
Gifted/talented	98%

Math	This District
All Students	63%
Female	63%
Male	64%
African American	53%
Asian	86%
Hispanic	60%
Native American	67%
White	75%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	59%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	73%
Special education	46%
Not special education	64%
Limited English proficient	42%
Not limited English proficient	68%
Non-migrant	64%
Gifted/talented	96%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 9

Reading	This District
All Students	83%
Female	85%
Male	80%
African American	79%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	79%
Native American	n/a
White	95%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	87%
Special education	59%
Not special education	83%
Limited English proficient	50%
Not limited English proficient	89%
Migrant	50%
Non-migrant	83%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	50%
Female	47%
Male	53%
African American	41%
Asian	80%
Hispanic	46%
Native American	n/a
White	64%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	47%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	56%
Special education	21%
Not special education	51%
Limited English proficient	22%
Not limited English proficient	56%
Non-migrant	50%
Gifted/talented	95%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 10

Social Studies	This District
All Students	86%
Female	83%
Male	88%
African American	82%
Asian	94%
Hispanic	82%
Native American	n/a
White	94%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	81%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	91%
Special education	57%
Not special education	86%
Limited English proficient	55%
Not limited English proficient	90%
Migrant	40%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	99%

Science	This District
All Students	54%
Female	51%
Male	58%
African American	50%
Asian	77%
Hispanic	46%
Native American	n/a
White	72%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	46%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	65%
Special education	19%
Not special education	55%
Limited English proficient	13%
Not limited English proficient	61%
Migrant	40%
Non-migrant	55%
Gifted/talented	94%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	86%
Female	89%
Male	83%
African American	86%
Asian	93%
Hispanic	83%
Native American	n/a
White	93%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	90%
Special education	61%
Not special education	87%
Limited English proficient	48%
Not limited English proficient	91%
Non-migrant	86%
Gifted/talented	100%

Math	This District
All Students	59%
Female	57%
Male	60%
African American	51%
Asian	78%
Hispanic	52%
Native American	n/a
White	75%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	52%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	67%
Special education	27%
Not special education	60%
Limited English proficient	27%
Not limited English proficient	64%
Migrant	40%
Non-migrant	59%
Gifted/talented	97%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

Grade 11

Social Studies	This District
All Students	93%
Female	91%
Male	94%
African American	91%
Asian	97%
Hispanic	90%
Native American	n/a
White	99%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	89%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	97%
Special education	86%
Not special education	93%
Limited English proficient	65%
Not limited English proficient	96%
Non-migrant	93%
Gifted/talented	100%

Science	This District
All Students	71%
Female	67%
Male	76%
African American	57%
Asian	89%
Hispanic	64%
Native American	n/a
White	88%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	64%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	79%
Special education	58%
Not special education	72%
Limited English proficient	31%
Not limited English proficient	76%
Non-migrant	71%
Gifted/talented	96%

English Language Arts	This District
All Students	90%
Female	91%
Male	88%
African American	89%
Asian	95%
Hispanic	85%
Native American	n/a
White	97%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	86%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	94%
Special education	74%
Not special education	90%
Limited English proficient	44%
Not limited English proficient	95%
Non-migrant	90%
Gifted/talented	99%

Math	This District
All Students	75%
Female	75%
Male	76%
African American	60%
Asian	92%
Hispanic	69%
Native American	n/a
White	90%
Students receiving economically disadvantaged services	68%
Students not receiving economically disadvantaged services	83%
Special education	63%
Not special education	76%
Limited English proficient	40%
Not limited English proficient	80%
Non-migrant	75%
Gifted/talented	98%

Source: TX Education Agency, 2006-2007

About the Tests

In 2006-2007, 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

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	8	11
Beginning teachers	29%	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	17	20
Grade 2	17	20
Grade 3	16	20
Grade 4	18	20
Grade 5	24	22
Grade 6	22	22
English (middle and high school)	21	20
Foreign language (middle and high school)	21	21
Math (middle and high school)	22	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
Hispanic	66%	46%
White	18%	36%
African American	13%	14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4%	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	72%	47%
Special education	9%	11%
Gifted/talented students	9%	8%
Limited English proficient	36%	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		$6,708	$8,818

Source: NCES, 2005-2006
Breakdown By Expenditure
Instructional	64%	60%
Support services	10%	7%
School leadership	10%	12%
Other expenditures	16%	21%

School Finance: Issues to Consider >

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