Academic Loss in Dallas ISD 2014

Dallas ISD Student Achievement 2014 Grade 3 to 8 dated 5-22-14
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The above chart is page 4, a summary of report for all grades, 3 to 8, from Dallas ISD Data Portal on most recent STAAR testing.  The first three pages of this 4 page report, with grade by grade results, is found on the DISD Data Portal site at  https://mydata.dallasisd.org/docs/STAAR2014/2014_STAAR_38_AD1_PERCENT_LVL2_DISTRICT_C.pdf

Conclusions:

1. In four out of five subjects average achievement of grade 3 to 8 students is lower.  Only math improved.
2. The Minority/Anglo achievement gap is growing in all subjects.
3. Seven of the 17 tests showed a higher percentage of students passing with an average increase 3.0 percentage points.
4. Ten of the 17 tests showed a lower percentage of students passing with an average decrease of 4.1 percentage points.

These 2014 test results for DISD can be linked from and studied by school or by feeder pattern at https://mydata.dallasisd.org/SL/TAKS/index.jsp.