Dowell Middle School

301 S.E. Ridge Road › www.mckinneyisd.net
McKinney, TX 75070 › Texas Education Agency (TEA) accountability rating guidelines
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2011 TEA campus accountability rating: Recognized1
1Accountability rating raised one level due to school meeting Exception Provision improvement standard. Click 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
 
Dowell Middle School
95
98
95
89
99
89
 
  grade 6
92
  
94
    
90
  McKinney ISD
91
  
93
    
88
  all Texas public schools
85
  
83
    
76
 
  grade 7
94
98
94
    
90
  McKinney ISD
92
96
91
    
86
  all Texas public schools
86
93
81
    
75
 
  grade 8
96
  
93
89
99
86
  McKinney ISD
96
  
90
88
98
82
  all Texas public schools
89
  
80
79
95
69
 
percentage of students commended performance
 
Dowell Middle School
60
58
47
40
70
33

performance improvements needed to achieve exemplary rating

•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 71 students representing 6 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 214 students representing 19 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 84 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 202 students representing 18 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 80 percent to 90 percent.

•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 71 students representing 6 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 80 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 214 students representing 19 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 88 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 202 students representing 18 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 83 percent to 90 percent.

•
Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS science test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 75 students representing 21 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 75 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 67 students representing 19 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 67 percent to 90 percent.

2009-2010 mobility percentage: 7.6

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
Dowell Middle School
1,154
  
  Sixth grade
409
22.4
  Seventh grade
374
  
  Eighth grade
371
  
 
  English/language arts  
23.6
  Foreign languages  
19.5
  Mathematics  
21.5
  Science  
22.4
  Social studies  
23.2
 
  Gifted and talented program
140
  
  Special education program
86
  
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