T E X A S  E D U C A T I O N  A G E N C Y
                                     1998 & 1999 TAAS Participation Profile for All Students (Grades 3-8, & 10)
                                                        All Tests - % Answer Documents
1999 TAAS
Participation                         African                       Native   Asian/                          Econ.
 (3-8 & 10)                 Total     American  Hispanic   White   American  Pac. Is.     Male     Female   Disadv.

Tested                      89.3%       86.6%     85.4%    93.4%     89.8%    89.5%       87.1%    91.6%    84.1%

  Accountability Subset     84.2%       81.2%     79.9%    89.0%     79.8%    85.9%       82.1%    86.5%    78.8%

  Mobile Students            4.6%        5.4%      4.2%     4.3%      9.5%     3.6%        4.5%     4.6%     4.3%

  Sci &/or Soc St only       0.1%        0.1%      0.1%     0.1%      0.0%     0.0%        0.1%     0.0%     0.1%

  Spanish (gr4w & 5-6)       0.5%        0.0%      1.2%     0.0%      0.4%     0.0%        0.5%     0.4%     0.9%

Not Tested                  10.7%       13.4%     14.6%     6.6%     10.2%    10.5%       12.9%     8.4%    15.9%

  Absent                     0.7%        0.8%      0.7%     0.6%      0.8%     0.4%        0.7%     0.6%     0.6%

  ARD Exempt                 6.9%       11.6%      7.5%     5.3%      7.3%     2.2%        8.9%     4.9%    10.2%

  LEP Exempt                 2.2%        0.2%      5.2%     0.1%      1.0%     6.9%        2.3%     2.2%     4.0%

  Other                      0.9%        0.8%      1.2%     0.6%      1.1%     1.0%        1.0%     0.7%     1.1%

Total Answer
 Documents              2,081,638     295,798   776,499  944,242     6,409   52,988   1,065,298 1,014,956 980,572


1998 TAAS
Participation                         African                       Native   Asian/                          Econ.
 (3-8 & 10)                 Total     American  Hispanic   White   American  Pac. Is.     Male     Female   Disadv.

Tested                      91.1%       88.5%     87.2%    95.0%     91.0%    89.2%       89.3%    92.9%    86.4%

  Accountability Subset     76.0%       74.9%     69.9%    81.2%     69.2%    82.7%       71.9%    80.4%    68.8%

  Mobile Students            4.4%        5.1%      3.8%     4.2%     10.0%     3.7%        4.2%     4.5%     3.9%
 
  Special Education          8.7%        8.5%      8.0%     9.6%     10.9%     2.8%       11.3%     5.9%     9.7%

  Spanish (gr3-6)            2.0%        0.0%      5.5%     0.0%      1.0%     0.0%        2.0%     2.1%     4.0%

Not Tested                   8.9%       11.5%     12.8%     5.0%      9.0%    10.8%       10.7%     7.1%    13.6%

  Absent                     0.8%        0.9%      0.8%     0.7%      0.8%     0.4%        0.8%     0.7%     0.8%

  ARD Exempt                 5.2%        9.6%      5.5%     3.8%      5.8%     1.8%        6.7%     3.6%     7.8%

  LEP Exempt                 2.3%        0.2%      5.4%     0.1%      1.2%     7.9%        2.3%     2.2%     4.1%

  Other                      0.7%        0.8%      1.0%     0.4%      1.1%     0.7%        0.8%     0.6%     1.0%

Total Answer
 Documents              2,052,472     289,287   753,013  947,170     5,978   50,888   1,051,417  999,500  972,809