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2007 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Results
Reading
Writing
Mathematics
Science*
Social Studies
All
percentage of students passing
Walker Middle School
80
90
72
na
70
65
Grade 6
86
82
78
Dallas ISD
87
71
68
All Texas public schools
92
80
78
Grade 7
78
90
72
64
Dallas ISD
77
88
67
59
All Texas public schools
85
93
77
71
Grade 8
75
62
44
70
37
Dallas ISD
81
58
53
80
43
All Texas public schools
89
73
71
87
61
percentage of students commended performance
Walker Middle School
29
21
23
na
19
14
performance improvements needed to achieve Exemplary rating
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS reading test from 80 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 151 students representing 24 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 79 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 402 students representing 65 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 79 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 452 students representing 73 percent of all students taking TAKS reading test from 79 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 119 students representing 61 percent of all students taking TAKS writing test from 87 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 140 students representing 71 percent of all students taking TAKS writing test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 72 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 153 students representing 23 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 401 students representing 64 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 73 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 59 students representing 9 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 81 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 452 students representing 72 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 71 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 70 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 45 students representing 23 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 76 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 136 students representing 70 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 67 percent to 90 percent.
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Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 140 students representing 72 percent of all students taking TAKS social studies test from 64 percent to 90 percent.
* TAKS science test results not included in determining accountability ratings for 2007.
2005 - 2006 Mobility Percentage:na
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
Walker Middle School
798
Sixth grade
299
19.5
Seventh grade
251
Eighth grade
248
English/language arts
19.1
Foreign languages
13.0
Mathematics
20.0
Science
20.7
Social studies
20.6
Gifted and talented program
118
Special education program
67
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Sources: Dallas Independent School District; Texas Education Agency.
