Nichols Junior High School 2007 TAKS Scores TEA Accountability Rating

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2007 Texas Education Agency campus accountability rating: Academically Acceptable

2007 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results


		reading	writing	mathematics	science*	social studies	all
percentage of students passing

Nichols Junior High School		82	93	73	na	82	66

	grade 7	82	93	76			70
	Arlington ISD	86	93	77			71
	all Texas public schools	85	93	77			71

	grade 8	82		70	62	82	55
	Arlington ISD	88		73	71	88	62
	all Texas public schools	89		73	71	87	61

percentage of students commended performance

Nichols Junior High School		31	28	19	na	33	12

performance improvements needed to achieve exemplary rating
•	Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS reading test from 82 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 239 students representing 33 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 74 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 228 students representing 32 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 75 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 401 students representing 55 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 72 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 82 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 239 students representing 33 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 59 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 225 students representing 31 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 68 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 399 students representing 55 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 63 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 82 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 120 students representing 34 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 82 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 115 students representing 32 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 67 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 201 students representing 57 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 72 percent to 90 percent.
•	Increase passing percentage of SDAA tests taken by special education students from 82 percent to 90 percent.

* TAKS science test results not included in determining accountability ratings for 2007.

2005-2006 mobility percentage: 34.1

Mobility percentage is calculated by dividing the number of students enrolled at the school for less than 83 percent of the school year by the total number of students enrolled at the school any time during the school year.

2006-2007 enrollment and class sizes


		students	average class size
Nichols Junior High School		908
	Seventh grade	451
	Eighth grade	457

	English/language arts		21.7
	Foreign languages		16.6
	Mathematics		23.5
	Science		24.1
	Social studies		21.1

	Gifted and talented program	225
	Special education program	104

Sources: Arlington ISD and Texas Education Agency

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