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2007 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Results
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science*
Social Studies
All
percentage of students passing
Bush Middle School
96
97
85
na
92
83
Grade 6
98
87
87
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
92
82
80
All Texas public schools
92
80
78
Grade 7
95
97
87
82
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
88
94
82
76
All Texas public schools
85
93
77
71
Grade 8
96
81
76
92
71
Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD
93
79
78
93
71
All Texas public schools
89
73
71
87
61
percentage of students commended performance
Bush Middle School
49
37
34
na
43
24
performance improvements needed to achieve Exemplary rating
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 85 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 171 students representing 34 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 74 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 100 students representing 20 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 80 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 120 students representing 25 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 84 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 180 students representing 35 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 77 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 59 students representing 32 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 86 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 34 students representing 18 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 88 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 67 students representing 37 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
* TAKS science test results not included in determining accountability ratings for 2007.
2005 - 2006 Mobility Percentage:32.6
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.
2006 - 2007 Enrollment and Class Sizes
Students
Average
class size
Bush Middle School
616
Sixth grade
209
20.2
Seventh grade
188
Eighth grade
219
English/language arts
21.3
Foreign languages
18.8
Mathematics
19.8
Science
23.9
Social studies
22.6
Gifted and talented program
88
Special education program
68
For additional information about the Carrolton-Farmers Branch Independent School District, click on this Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD clink. Click on this Coppell link for Coppell profile and real estate information.
Sources: Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District; Texas Education Agency.
