The percentage of students at each grade level who passed all subject-area tests*:
Third grade: 93%
Fourth grade: 75%
Fifth grade: 89%
Sixth grade: 77%
Seventh grade: 70%
Eighth grade: 60%
Ninth grade: 59%
10th grade: 50%
11th grade: 69%
A record 40,182 high school seniors in Texas failed some portion of the TAKS graduation exam.
The percentage that failed one or more subject areas:
16% overall
28% of black students
24% of Hispanic students
8% of white students
7% of Asian-American students
26% of economically disadvantaged students
The Exit TAKS is given to Juniors. Seniors have had FOUR chances to pass the test by the end of their senior year.
We are failing to educate our children.
The education system is failing.
And all the educrats want is lower standards, more money and removal of systems to ensure accountability.
End of course tests mean much less wrt accountability, especially if there is not a State-wide common test.
This is a defeat for educational excellence.