GCISD Releases TAKS Results
On May 26, GCISD released the preliminary results of its most recent TAKS testing. School Counselor Jan Holland said final results would not be available until December. The percentages of those passing the test in each of the grades tested are as follows:
Third grade: reading 100%, math 89%; Fourth grade: writing 94%, reading 100%, math 100%; Fifth grade: reading 94%, math 94%, science 64 %; Sixth grade: reading 100 %, math 88%; Seventh grade: reading 83%; math 84%, writing 91%; Eighth grade: reading 100%, math 90% and social studies 90%.
Ninth grade: reading 100%, math 85%; Tenth grade: English language arts 60%, math 93%, science 66%, social studies 96%; Eleventh grade: English language arts 80%, math 94%, science 76% and social studies 94%.
Editor’s note: On July 12, Secondary School Principal John Petree said he couldn’t explain why some scores were lower than in the past, but added that the secondary language arts tests are being rescored. By state law, students must pass TAKS tests to graduate.