Texas Education Agency
2019-20 Federal Report Card for Texas Public Schools
State

Part (i): Description of State Accountability System

(I) the minimum number of students that the State determines are necessary to be included in each of the subgroups of students for use in the accountability system;

(II) the long-term goals and measurements of interim progress for all students and for each of the subgroups of students;

(III) the indicators used to meaningfully differentiate all public schools in the State;

(IV) the State's system for meaningfully differentiating all public schools in the State, including --
(aa) the specific weight of the indicators in such differentiation;
(bb) the methodology by which the State differentiates all such schools;
(cc) the methodology by which the State differentiates a school as consistently underperforming for any subgroup of students; and
(dd) the methodology by which the State identifies a school for comprehensive support and improvement;

(V) the number and names of all public schools in the State identified by the State for comprehensive support and improvement or implementing targeted support and improvement plans;

(VI) the exit criteria established by the State, including the length of years established.

On March 27, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) waived statewide assessment, accountability and certain reporting requirements in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) for the 2019-20 school year due to widespread school closures related to the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The waiver includes the report card provisions in section 1111(h)(1)(C)(i) (accountability system description).

Campuses Identified for Support under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) for the 2020-21 school year: Comprehensive Support and Improvement Schools , Targeted Support and Improvement Schools and Additional Targeted Support Schools .

 
Part (ii): Student Achievement by Proficiency Level

This section provides information on student achievement on the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) performance for mathematics, reading/ELA, and science by grade level and proficiency level for the
2019-20 school year. These results include all students tested, regardless of whether they were in the accountability subset. (CWD: children with disability; CWOD: children without disability; EL: English learner)

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(ii) (assessment results) for the 2019-20 school year.

 
Part (iii): Academic Growth and Graduation Rate

Part (iii)(I): Academic Growth
This section provides information on students' academic growth for mathematics and reading/ELA for public elementary schools and secondary schools which don't have a graduation rate, for the 2019-20 school year. These results include all students tested, regardless of whether they were in the accountability subset. (CWD: children with disability; CWOD: children without disability; EL: English learner)

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iii)(I) (other academic indicator results) for the 2019-20 school year.

Part (iii)(II): Graduation Rate
This section provides information on high school graduation rates for the class of 2019.
 

  All
Students
African
American
Hispanic White American
Indian
Asian Pacific
Islander
Two or More
Races
Econ
Disadv
CWD EL^ Homeless^ Foster
Care^
Federal Graduation Rates
4-year Longitudinal Cohort Graduation Rate (Gr 9-12): Class of 2019
   All Students 90.0% 86.2% 88.2% 93.7% 87.3% 96.4% 88.0% 91.4% 87.2% 77.9% 78.0% 79.8% 62.6%
   CWD 77.9% 76.5% 78.0% 79.5% 75.5% 68.6% 79.2% 76.7% 77.7% 77.9% 80.6% 73.5% 57.6%
   CWOD 91.0% 87.6% 89.1% 94.9% 88.7% 97.1% 88.9% 92.6% 88.2% - 77.7% 80.6% 64.6%
   EL^ 78.0% 78.6% 77.4% 78.7% 67.3% 87.5% 80.8% 66.3% 79.4% 80.6% 78.0% 69.8% 61.6%
   Male 87.8% 83.0% 85.7% 92.5% 86.2% 95.7% 86.2% 90.0% 84.6% 76.9% 75.1% 76.6% 58.9%
   Female 92.1% 89.6% 90.8% 95.0% 88.4% 97.2% 89.9% 92.6% 89.7% 79.9% 81.6% 82.9% 65.7%
 
'*'       Indicates results are masked due to small numbers to protect student confidentiality.
'-'       Indicates there are no students in the group.
'^'      Ever in grades 9-12

 
Part (iv): English Language Proficiency

This section provides information on the number and percentage of English learners achieving English language proficiency based on the 2020 TELPAS (Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System) data.(EL: English learner)

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(iv) (English language proficiency results) for the 2019-20 school year.

 
Part (v): School Quality or Student Success (SQSS)

This section provides information on the other indicator of school quality or student success, which is college, career and military readiness (CCMR) for high schools and average performance rate of the three STAAR performance levels of all students, regardless of whether they were in the accountability subset, for elementary and secondary schools without a graduation rate. (CWD: children with disability; EL: English learner)

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(v) (school quality or student success indicator results) for the 2019-20 school year for elementary schools and secondary schools without a graduation rate. For secondary schools with CCMR (college, career, and military readiness) data, the results are reported.

  All
Students
African
American
Hispanic White American
Indian
Asian Pacific
Islander
Two or More
Races
Econ
Disadv
CWD EL
School Quality (College, Career, and Military Readiness Performance)
 
%Students meeting CCMR 71% 58% 68% 78% 66% 88% 65% 73% 65% 62% 53%
 
 
'*'       Indicates results are masked due to small numbers to protect student confidentiality.
'-'       Indicates there are no students in the group.

 
Part (vi): Goal Meeting Status

This section provides information on the progress of all students and each student group toward meeting the long-term goals or interim objectives on STAAR academic performance, federal graduation rate, and English learners' language proficiency. (CWD: children with disability; EL: English learner)

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(vi) (progress toward meeting long-term goals and measurements of interim progress) for the 2019-20 school year.

 
Part (vii): STAAR Participation

This section provides the percentage of students assessed and not assessed on STAAR for mathematics, reading/ELA, and science. (CWD: children with disability; CWOD: children without disability; EL: English learner)

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(vii) (percentage of students assessed and not assessed) for the 2019-20 school year.

 
Part (viii): Civil Rights Data

Part (viii)(I) This section provides information from the 2017-18 Civil Right Data Collection (CRDC) surveys, submitted by school districts to the Office for Civil Rights on measures of school quality, climate, and safety, including counts of in-school suspensions, out-of-school suspensions, expulsions, school related arrests, referrals to law enforcement, chronic absenteeism (including both excused and unexcused absences), incidences of violence, including bullying and harassment. (EL: English learner)

  Total
students
African
American
Hispanic White Indian or
Alaska
Native
Asian Pacific
Islander
Two or
More
Races
EL Students
with
Disabilities
Students
with
Disabilities
(Section 504)
Students Without Disabilities
In-School Suspensions
     Male 231,288 48,721 117,376 55,048 791 3,246 310 5,796 35,054    
     Female 116,330 28,381 62,168 21,453 372 975 173 2,808 15,281    
     Total 347,618 77,102 179,544 76,501 1,163 4,221 483 8,604 50,335    
Out-of-School Suspensions
     Male 104,000 29,118 55,182 16,016 303 1,151 98 2,132 18,314    
     Female 54,387 18,424 28,192 6,140 135 328 71 1,097 7,530    
     Total 158,387 47,542 83,374 22,156 438 1,479 169 3,229 25,844    
Expulsions
   With Educational Services    Male 6,476 1,256 3,514 1,473 18 65 3 147 837    
     Female 2,964 627 1,658 546 13 22 1 97 296    
     Total 9,440 1,883 5,172 2,019 31 87 4 244 1,133    
   Without Educational Services    Male 604 96 340 139 2 13 3 11 82    
     Female 326 60 173 77 1 2 0 13 39    
     Total 930 156 513 216 3 15 3 24 121    
   Under Zero Tolerance Policies    Male 621 81 378 150 2 3 0 7 82    
     Female 208 24 143 37 1 0 0 3 27    
     Total 829 105 521 187 3 3 0 10 109    
School-Related Arrests
     Male 5,415 1,105 3,419 730 12 49 6 94 1,101    
     Female 2,701 599 1,702 292 22 33 3 50 448    
     Total 8,116 1,704 5,121 1,022 34 82 9 144 1,549    
Referrals to Law Enforcement
     Male 9,637 1,849 5,887 1,581 29 108 13 170 1,812    
     Female 4,991 1,079 3,150 639 8 22 6 87 744    
     Total 14,628 2,928 9,037 2,220 37 130 19 257 2,556    
Students With Disabilities
In-School Suspensions
     Male 57,160 13,481 25,139 16,520 168 294 48 1,510 9,724   31,411
     Female 16,977 4,508 7,775 4,230 49 61 9 345 2,716   9,851
     Total 74,137 17,989 32,914 20,750 217 355 57 1,855 12,440   41,262
Out-of-School Suspensions
     Male 32,966 10,096 14,731 7,112 93 136 17 781 5,868   14,713
     Female 8,882 3,153 3,998 1,474 24 29 6 198 1,414   4,687
     Total 41,848 13,249 18,729 8,586 117 165 23 979 7,282   19,400
Expulsions
   With Educational Services    Male 2,080 496 1,006 494 9 11 0 64 341   924
     Female 574 121 305 130 2 2 0 14 76   299
     Total 2,654 617 1,311 624 11 13 0 78 417   1,223
   Without Educational Services    Male 99 17 45 29 0 1 1 6 22   45
     Female 18 4 10 4 0 0 0 0 2   12
     Total 117 21 55 33 0 1 1 6 24   57
   Under Zero Tolerance Policies    Male 165 36 94 31 0 0 0 4 167   298
     Female 45 4 29 12 0 0 0 0 42   99
     Total 210 40 123 43 0 0 0 4 209   397
School-Related Arrests
     Male 1,776 451 1,058 238 5 4 1 19 386   701
     Female 516 141 300 61 1 1 0 12 84   232
     Total 2,292 592 1,358 299 6 5 1 31 470   933
Referrals to Law Enforcement
     Male 3,283 810 1,872 519 8 19 3 52 503   1,372
     Female 977 264 546 143 5 1 0 18 134   461
     Total 4,260 1,074 2,418 662 13 20 3 70 637   1,833
All Students
Chronic Absenteeism
     Male 345,379 58,611 192,316 79,758 1,540 4,520 632 8,002 53,430 66,220 -
     Female 315,387 50,324 177,176 74,403 1,488 3,951 592 7,453 43,670 35,506 -
     Total 660,766 108,935 369,492 154,161 3,028 8,471 1,224 15,455 97,100 101,726 -
 
 

  Total
Incidents of Violence
   Incidents of rape or attempted rape 22
   Incidents of sexual assault (other than rape) 265
   Incidents of robbery with a weapon 35
   Incidents of robbery with a firearm or explosive device 8
   Incidents of robbery without a weapon 776
   Incidents of physical attack or fight with a weapon 388
   Incidents of physical attack or fight with a firearm or explosive device 26
   Incidents of physical attack or fight without a weapon 50,486
   Incidents of threats of physical attack with a weapon 574
   Incidents of threats of physical attack with a firearm or explosive device 531
   Incidents of threats of physical attack without a weapon 7,168
   Incidents of possession of a firearm or explosive device 220
Allegations of Harassment or bullying
   On the basis of sex 1,644
   On the basis of race 839
   On the basis of disability 344
   On the basis of sexual orientation 827
   On the basis of religion 483
 


Part (viii)(II) This section provides information from the 2017-18 Civil Right Data Collection (CRDC) surveys, submitted by school districts to the Office for Civil Rights, on the number of students enrolled in preschool programs and accelerated coursework to earn postsecondary credit while still in high school.
 

  Total
students
African
American
Hispanic White Indian or
Alaska
Native
Asian Pacific
Islander
Two or
More
Races
EL Students
with
Disabilities
Preschool Programs
     Male 125,932 17,769 79,033 21,107 363 4,893 157 2,610 43,698 17,119
     Female 117,401 16,992 75,234 18,107 351 4,139 148 2,430 42,260 7,031
     Total 243,333 34,761 154,267 39,214 714 9,032 305 5,040 85,958 24,150
Accelerated Coursework
   Advanced Placement Courses    Male 170,260 13,477 77,198 56,303 490 18,686 204 3,902 6,841 2,179
     Female 211,508 20,679 100,060 65,184 599 19,718 264 5,004 7,668 1,225
     Total 381,768 34,156 177,258 121,487 1,089 38,404 468 8,906 14,509 3,404
   International Baccalaureate Courses    Male 5,458 668 2,640 1,167 14 851 8 110 560 193
     Female 7,181 1,070 3,342 1,578 16 994 13 168 532 124
     Total 12,639 1,738 5,982 2,745 30 1,845 21 278 1,092 317
   Dual Enrollment/Dual Credit Programs    Male 65,764 4,412 32,731 24,027 197 3,111 80 1,206 2,125 1,473
     Female 90,691 8,200 44,571 31,816 257 3,980 107 1,760 1,852 708
     Total 156,455 12,612 77,302 55,843 454 7,091 187 2,966 3,977 2,181
 
'-'         Indicates there are no data available in the group.
'-3'       Indicates skip logic failure.
'-8'       Indicates EDFacts missing data.
'-9'       Indicates not applicable / skipped.
'-11'     Indicates suppressed data.
           Blank cell indicates the student group is not applicable to this report.

 
Part (ix): Teacher Quality Data

This section provides information on the professional qualifications of teachers, including information disaggregated by high- and low-poverty schools on the number and percentage of (I) inexperienced teacher, principals, and other school leaders; (II) teachers teaching with emergency or provisional credentials; and (III) teachers who are not teaching in the subject or field for which the teacher is certified or licensed.

  All School High-Poverty Schools Low-Poverty Schools
  Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent
Inexperienced Teachers, Principals, and Other School Leaders 54,839.0 14.3% 13,999.6 17.4% 12,227.4 10.8%
 
Teachers Teaching with Emergency or Provisional Credentials 16,988.6 4.7% 4,725.3 6.2% 3,473.5 3.2%
 
Teacher Who Are Not Teaching in the Subject or Field for Which
     the Teacher is Certified or Licensed
34,313.6 9.4% 6,326.5 8.4% 9,498.9 8.8%
 
 
'-'       Indicates there are no data available in the group.
         Blank cell indicates data are not applicable to this report.

 
Part (x): Per-Pupil Expenditure

This section provides information on the per-pupil expenditures of federal, state, and local funds, including actual personnel expenditures and actual non-personnel expenditures, disaggregated by source of funds, for each school district and campus for the 2019-20 fiscal year.

To be updated by June 30th, 2021.

 
Part (xi): STAAR Alternate 2 Participation

This section provides information on the number and percentage of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities who take STAAR Alternate 2, by grade and subject for the 2019-20 school year.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the USDE waived reporting requirements in Section 1111(h)(1)(C)(xi) (number and percentage of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities taking an alternate assessment) for the 2019-20 school year.

 
Part (xii): Statewide National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)

This section provides results on the state academic assessments in reading and mathematics in grades 4 and 8 of the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress, compared to the national average of such results.

State Level: 2019 Percentages at NAEP Achievement Levels

  % Below Basic % At or Above Basic % At or Above Proficient % At Advanced
Grade Subject Student Group TX US TX US TX US TX US
Grade 4 Reading Overall 39 34 61 66 30 35 7 9
    Black 52 52 48 48 16 18 2 3
    Hispanic 48 45 52 55 21 23 3 4
    White 22 23 78 77 48 45 12 12
    American Indian * 50 * 50 * 19 * 3
    Asian 11 18 89 82 65 57 25 22
    Pacific Islander * 42 * 58 * 25 * 4
    Two or More Races 26 28 74 72 38 40 6 11
    Econ Disadv 50 47 50 53 19 21 3 3
    Students with Disabilities 79 73 21 27 8 10 1 2
    English Language Learners 61 65 39 35 12 10 2 1
 
  Mathematics Overall 16 19 84 81 44 41 9 9
    Black 24 35 76 65 32 20 3 2
    Hispanic 19 27 81 73 35 28 4 3
    White 8 11 92 89 59 52 16 12
    American Indian * 33 * 67 * 24 * 4
    Asian 4 7 96 93 82 69 45 28
    Pacific Islander * 36 * 64 * 28 * 6
    Two or More Races 9 16 91 84 51 44 9 10
    Econ Disadv 21 29 79 71 32 26 3 3
    Students with Disabilities 55 54 45 46 13 14 1 2
    English Language Learners 24 41 76 59 29 16 2 1
 
Grade 8 Reading Overall 33 27 67 73 25 34 2 4
    Black 53 46 47 54 41 15 n/a 1
    Hispanic 38 37 62 63 19 22 1 2
    White 20 18 80 82 35 42 3 5
    American Indian * 41 * 59 * 19 * 1
    Asian 8 13 92 87 59 57 11 13
    Pacific Islander * 37 * 63 * 25 * 2
    Two or More Races 26 24 74 76 25 37 1 5
    Econ Disadv 43 40 57 60 15 20 n/a 1
    Students with Disabilities 81 68 19 32 3 7 n/a n/a
    English Language Learners 66 72 34 28 4 4 n/a n/a
 
  Mathematics Overall 32 31 68 69 30 34 7 10
    Black 48 53 52 47 16 14 2 2
    Hispanic 37 43 63 57 21 20 3 4
    White 20 20 80 80 44 44 13 13
    American Indian * 49 * 51 * 15 * 3
    Asian 10 12 90 88 71 64 36 33
    Pacific Islander * 45 * 55 * 21 * 4
    Two or More Races 25 27 75 73 41 38 11 12
    Econ Disadv 41 46 59 54 19 18 2 3
    Students with Disabilities 73 73 27 27 5 6 1 2
    English Language Learners 60 72 40 28 8 5 1 1
 
 

State Level: 2019 NAEP Participation Rates for Students with Disabilities and Limited English Proficient Students

Grade Subject Student Group Rate
Grade 4 Reading Students with Disabilities 77%
    English Learners 94%
  Mathematics Students with Disabilities 79%
    English Learners 97%
Grade 8 Reading Students with Disabilities 83%
    English Learners 96%
  Mathematics Students with Disabilities 88%
    English Learners 97%
 
'*'       Indicates reporting standards not met.
'n/a'   Indicates data reporting is not applicable for this group.

 
Part (xiii): Cohort Rate of Graduates Enrolled in Postsecondary Education

This section provides information on the cohort rate at which students who graduated from high school in the 2017-18 school year enrolled in a Texas public postsecondary education institution in the 2018-19 academic year. (CWD: children with disability; EL: English learner)

  All
Students
African
American
Hispanic White American
Indian
Asian Pacific
Islander
Two or More
Races
Econ
Disadv
CWD EL
In-State Public Institutions 47% 45% 44% 51% 40% 63% 37% 48% 41% 24% 27%
 
 
'*'       Indicates results are masked due to small numbers to protect student confidentiality.
'-'       Indicates there are no students in the group.

Texas Education Agency | Governance and Accountability | Performance Reporting December 2020