2011 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Results
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
All
percentage of students passing
Walker Middle School
89
94
91
87
97
83
Grade 6
86
89
83
Dallas ISD
77
75
65
All Texas public schools
85
83
76
Grade 7
87
94
89
81
Dallas ISD
77
89
70
61
All Texas public schools
86
93
81
75
Grade 8
92
89
87
97
80
Dallas ISD
81
68
68
93
54
All Texas public schools
89
80
79
95
69
percentage of students commended performance
Walker Middle School
33
26
33
38
48
14
performance improvements needed to achieve Exemplary rating
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS reading test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 122 students representing 20 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 411 students representing 67 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 478 students representing 78 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 88 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 36 students representing 17 percent of all students taking TAKS writing test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 122 students representing 20 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 85 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS science test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 49 students representing 25 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 84 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 120 students representing 61 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 86 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 150 students representing 76 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 85 percent to 90 percent.
2009-2010 Mobility Percentage:19.7
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
Walker Middle School
673
Sixth grade
233
19.4
Seventh grade
222
Eighth grade
218
English/language arts
16.1
Foreign languages
25.5
Mathematics
22.9
Science
23.1
Social studies
23.0
Gifted and talented program
99
Special education program
55
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Sources: Dallas Independent School District and Texas Education Agency
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