1Click on this TEA accountability ratings link for accountability rating information and general guidelines.
2011 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) results
reading/
English
language
arts2
mathematics
science
social studies
all
percentage of students passing
Pearce High School
97
96
97
99
93
grade 9
98
96
94
Richardson ISD
94
84
81
all Texas public schools
92
72
71
grade 10
96
93
95
98
90
Richardson ISD
95
88
88
97
81
all Texas public schools
91
75
76
93
65
grade 11
98
99
98
99
96
Richardson ISD
96
95
94
98
90
all Texas public schools
94
90
90
98
84
percentage of students commended performance
Pearce High School
40
51
48
79
28
2Reading tested in grade 9 and English language arts tested in grades 10 and 11. School score is combined indicator.
performance improvements needed to achieve exemplary rating
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 477 students representing 32 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 88 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 284 students representing 30 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
2010 Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) mean scores
Verbal
Mathematics
Composite
Pearce High School
na
na
1118
Texas
480
505
985
National
501
516
1017
2009-2010 mobility percentage:9.4 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
Pearce High School
2,078
Ninth grade
599
Tenth grade
528
Eleventh grade
492
Twelfth grade
459
English/language arts
24.8
Foreign languages
22.8
Mathematics
24.9
Science
25.2
Social studies
26.9
Gifted and talented program
362
Special education program
159
Sources: Richardson ISD and Texas Education Agency
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