Thomas J. Rusk Middle School

2929 Inwood Road › www.dallasisd.org
Dallas, TX 75235 › Texas Education Agency (TEA) accountability rating guidelines
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2011 TEA campus accountability rating: Academically Acceptable1
1Click on this TEA accountability ratings link for accountability rating information and general guidelines.

2011 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results
 
   
reading
writing
mathematics
science
social studies
all
percentage of students passing
 
Rusk Middle School
77
86
80
79
94
65
 
  grade 6 71   78     63
  Dallas ISD 77   75     65
  all Texas public schools
85
  
83
    
76
 
  grade 7
72
86
86
    
64
  Dallas ISD 77 89 70     61
  all Texas public schools
86
93
81
    
75
 
  grade 8
77
  
70
79
94
56
  Dallas ISD 81   68 68 93 54
  all Texas public schools
89
  
80
79
95
69
 
percentage of students commended performance
 
Rusk Middle School
17
21
15
19
32
6

performance improvements needed to achieve exemplary rating

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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS reading test from 77 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 66 students representing 10 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 80 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 564 students representing 84 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 74 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 624 students representing 93 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 78 percent to 90 percent.

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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS writing test from 86 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 197 students representing 87 percent of all students taking TAKS writing test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 208 students representing 92 percent of all students taking TAKS writing test from 87 percent to 90 percent.

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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 80 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 67 students representing 10 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 69 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 569 students representing 84 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 80 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 630 students representing 93 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 80 percent to 90 percent.

•
Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS science test from 79 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 197 students representing 85 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 78 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 210 students representing 91 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 78 percent to 90 percent.

2009-2010 mobility percentage: 25.1

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.

2010-2011 enrollment and class sizes
 
   
students
average class size
Rusk Middle School
762
  
  Sixth grade
242
16.1
  Seventh grade
261
  
  Eighth grade
259
  
 
  English/language arts  
20.3
  Foreign languages  
19.5
  Mathematics  
20.8
  Science  
16.3
  Social studies  
21.7
 
  Gifted and talented program
114
  
  Special education program
68
  


Sources: Dallas ISD and Texas Education Agency
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