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2009 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Results
Reading/
English
Language Arts*
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
All
percentage of students passing
W.T. White High School
90
70
73
96
64
Grade 9
84
64
63
Dallas ISD
85
59
58
All Texas public schools
91
71
70
Grade 10
91
62
59
93
51
Dallas ISD
85
58
53
88
43
All Texas public schools
90
69
67
91
57
Grade 11
95
87
88
99
80
Dallas ISD
85
74
68
91
64
All Texas public schools
93
82
86
97
76
percentage of students commended performance
W.T. White High School
21
22
11
44
7
* Reading 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
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 199 students representing 13 percent of all students taking TAKS reading/English language arts test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 1,114 students representing 72 percent of all students taking TAKS reading/English language arts test from 88 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 1,055 students representing 68 percent of all students taking TAKS reading/English language arts test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 70 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 195 students representing 13 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 64 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 1,097 students representing 72 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 67 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 188 students representing 12 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 1,033 students representing 68 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 68 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS science test from 73 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 125 students representing 13 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 66 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 659 students representing 70 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 69 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 624 students representing 66 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 69 percent to 90 percent.
2008 Scholastic Achievement Test (SAT) Mean Scores
Verbal
Mathematics
Composite
W.T. White High School
na
na
875
Texas
488
505
993
National
502
515
1017
2007 - 2008 Mobility Percentage:23.2
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.
2008 - 2009 Enrollment and Class Sizes
Students
Average
class size
W.T. White High School
2,323
Ninth grade
740
Tenth grade
581
Eleventh grade
551
Twelfth grade
451
English/language arts
25.6
Foreign languages
26.8
Mathematics
26.2
Science
27.3
Social studies
25.4
Gifted and talented program
368
Special education program
210
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Sources: Dallas Independent School District and Texas Education Agency
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