T E X A S E D U C A T I O N A G E N C Y
1996 & 1997 TAAS Participation Profile for All Students (Grades 3-8, & 10)
All Tests - Percent of Answer Documents
1997 TAAS Participation African Native Asian/ Econ.
(Grades 3-8 & 10) Total American Hispanic White American Pac. Is. Male Female Disadv.
Tested 90.6% 88.4% 86.2% 94.8% 90.6% 88.0% 88.7% 92.5% 85.6%
Accountability 76.0% 75.6% 69.6% 81.2% 69.8% 81.5% 71.9% 80.3% 68.7%
TAAS Mobile 4.5% 5.2% 3.9% 4.3% 9.9% 3.8% 4.3% 4.6% 4.0%
Special Education 8.2% 7.6% 7.4% 9.3% 10.4% 2.7% 10.6% 5.6% 9.0%
Spanish (gr3-6) 2.0% 0.0% 5.3% 0.0% 0.5% 0.0% 1.9% 2.0% 3.9%
Not Tested 9.4% 11.6% 13.8% 5.2% 9.4% 12.0% 11.3% 7.5% 14.4%
Absent 0.8% 1.0% 0.9% 0.7% 1.0% 0.4% 0.8% 0.7% 0.8%
ARD Exempt 5.3% 9.6% 5.7% 4.0% 6.0% 1.8% 6.9% 3.7% 8.0%
LEP Exempt 2.4% 0.2% 5.8% 0.1% 1.3% 8.9% 2.5% 2.4% 4.4%
Other 0.9% 0.9% 1.4% 0.4% 1.2% 0.9% 1.0% 0.7% 1.2%
Total Answer
Documents 2,028,676 283,225 735,435 948,748 5,718 48,857 1,039,863 987,043 950,764
1996 TAAS Participation African Native Asian/ Econ.
(Grades 3-8 & 10) Total American Hispanic White American Pac. Is. Male Female Disadv.
Tested 89.6% 88.4% 83.6% 94.6% 90.1% 86.9% 87.7% 91.6% 83.6%
Accountability 74.0% 73.4% 66.8% 79.9% 67.9% 78.4% 70.1% 78.3% 66.2%
TAAS Mobile 6.2% 7.5% 5.6% 5.9% 12.0% 5.8% 5.9% 6.4% 5.7%
Special Education 7.7% 7.5% 6.6% 8.8% 9.5% 2.6% 10.0% 5.2% 8.3%
Spanish (gr3-4) 1.7% 0.0% 4.6% 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 1.6% 1.7% 3.4%
Not Tested 10.4% 11.6% 16.4% 5.4% 9.9% 13.1% 12.3% 8.4% 16.4%
Absent 0.8% 1.1% 1.0% 0.7% 1.3% 0.5% 0.9% 0.8% 0.9%
ARD Exempt 5.5% 9.5% 5.9% 4.2% 6.2% 1.8% 7.1% 3.8% 8.2%
LEP Exempt 3.3% 0.2% 8.2% 0.1% 1.4% 10.0% 3.3% 3.2% 6.2%
Other 0.8% 0.8% 1.3% 0.4% 0.9% 0.9% 1.0% 0.6% 1.2%
Total Answer
Documents 1,996,632 278,575 712,948 947,221 5,388 46,894 1,022,747 972,141 928,135