2011 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Results
Reading/
English
Language Arts2
Mathematics
Science
Social Studies
All
percentage of students passing
Byron Nelson High School
98
91
95
99
89
Grade 9
99
89
88
Northwest ISD
96
86
85
All Texas public schools
92
72
71
Grade 10
96
90
94
99
86
Northwest ISD
96
86
89
98
80
All Texas public schools
91
75
76
93
65
Grade 11
99
95
97
99
93
Northwest ISD
98
94
97
99
92
All Texas public schools
94
90
90
98
84
percentage of students commended performance
Byron Nelson High School
36
35
36
71
20
2Reading 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
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 108 students representing 8 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 83 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 226 students representing 17 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 88 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 205 students representing 16 percent of all students taking TAKS mathematics test from 84 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 71 students representing 9 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 132 students representing 17 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 89 percent to 90 percent.
•
Increase passing percentage of student group consisting of 131 students representing 16 percent of all students taking TAKS science test from 86 percent to 90 percent.
2009-2010 Mobility Percentage:13.9
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
Byron Nelson High School
1,392
Ninth grade
538
Tenth grade
470
Eleventh grade
379
Twelfth grade
5
English/language arts
23.6
Foreign languages
22.2
Mathematics
21.1
Science
24.9
Social studies
27.3
Gifted and talented program
129
Special education program
135
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Sources: Northwest Independent School District and Texas Education Agency
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