Southeast Texas P-16 Council

An overwhelming majority of the Class of 2011 passed the exit-level state exams required for graduation, just released preliminary results from the 2010 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) show.

Passing rates on the standard test also rose at grades 3-5 and grades 7-11.

“These test results provide proof that students and teachers worked hard this year and that the reforms we have implemented are working,” said Commissioner of Education Robert Scott.

Results released by the Texas Education Agency show that scores on the English-language version of TAKS declined slightly at sixth grade and on the eighth-grade reading test due to upward adjustments in the passing standards.

High School
To earn a High School diplopma, students must pass TAKS tests in English language arts, mathematics, social studies and science, along with their courses.

Among this year’s junior class, 98% passed the social studies test, 93% passed the English language arts test, 91% passed the science test and 89% passed the math test.

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An overwhelming majority of fifth and eighth-grade students have passed the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) reading and math tests, which means they met the state promotion requirements that are tied to the testing program, the Texas Education Agency reported
The TEA noted that statewide test results released today show that 91 percent of eighth-grade students passed the TAKS reading test and 80 percent passed the TAKS mathematics test.
Forty-six percent of the eighth-grade students earned a Commended Performance designation by correctly answering at least 45 of the 48 test questions on the reading test. A total of 23 percent of the eighth-grade students achieved Commended Performance on the mathematic assessment by correctly answering at least 45 of the 50 test questions.
At fifth grade, 85 percent of the students who took the TAKS in English passed the reading test and 86 percent passed the mathematics test. Thirty-three percent of the students earned Commended Performance in reading and 42 percent earned Commended Performance in math.

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