The results from HISD’s February’s TAKS reading tests are in and the numbers appear to be encouraging, with fifth-graders making strong gains:
According to officials at the Texas Education Agency, eight out of 10 HISD third graders passed the TAKS reading test in English this year, and seven out of 10 fifth graders passed.
HISD saw a big increase–five percentage points–in the number of third graders reaching “commended” status, up from 29 percent in 2005 on the third-grade English-language reading test to 34 percent in 2006.
On March 10, the Texas Education Agency released the scores of third and fifth graders who took the reading test in February.
The passing rate for HISD’s third graders was about the same in 2006 as in 2005, but fifth graders saw a strong increase. The passing rate for English-speaking students on the fifth-grade reading test increased from 62 percent in 2005 to 70 percent this year, and increased from 68 percent to 71 percent for Spanish-speaking students.
