Austin Independent School District students scored above the Texas state SAT average in each subject and above the national average in mathematics, but showed decreases for SAT participation and performance. ACT performance and participation both increased over time.

This report shows the longitudinal TAKS passing rates by subject area for AISD's English language learner students over time (2005-2006 to 2008-2009).

Economically disadvantaged English language learner students who were enrolled in the 2005-2006 Austin Independent School District's (AISD) prekindergarten program performed better on the Spring 2010 reading and math state academic test (TAKS) than did similar students who first enrolled in AISD during kindergarten or later. [For "AISD…

In 2011, AISD worked with the nationally recognized New Teacher Center (NTC) to create a comprehensive survey to help the district to better understand how teachers and school staff feel about critical issues that can influence educator retention and effectiveness. This report provides a district summary of staff survey results. A separate report…

AISD's Spanish English language learner students' (ELLs) 6th-grade TAKS reading passing rates declined from 2008 to 2011, possibly due to the increased number of Spanish ELLs who exited language programs prior to 6th grade and increasing state academic achievement standards in Spring 2010.

This report describes Austin Independent School District English language learner (ELL) students who were more likely to exit the language program within 5 years of 1st-grade enrollment. A summary of student academic performance associated with successful program exit and long-term ELL status is provided.

Full-day pre-K students from the 2001-2002 cohort were more likely to pass the 2010 7th-grade reading TAKS than were kindergarten students from the 2002-2003 cohort who were assumed eligible for pre-K but did not attend pre-K in 2001-2002. There is a full report and a separate executive summary report. [For the executive summary of this study, see…

The following district report summarizes Austin Independent School District (AISD) Parent Survey results from 2007-2008 through 2009-2010.

This report summarizes Austin Independent School District services and activities funded by the federal Title I Part A grant for the 2007-2008 school year.

Austin Independent School District used $16 million in federal funds to support 25 ARRA IDEA projects to reduce the student academic achievement gap, reduce disproportionality, reduce dropout, improve district processes, improve teacher quality, and evaluate programs.

Austin Independent School District provided summer programs in 2010 for students to accelerate academic learning, maintain academic skills between school years, recover course credits, retake state achievement tests, or experience school-level transition activities. This is the full report, a research brief was also published. [For the research…

Each year, Austin Independent School District (AISD) measures students' perceptions of their school environment. This district report examines longitudinal trends in school climate from 2007-2008 through 2009-2010.

This report summarizes an analysis of Fall 2007 Austin ISD students who took the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) school choice option in the past four years and how these students performed on the Texas state assessment (TAKS) in reading/English language arts and mathematics in the year prior to and after they took the school choice option.

This report summarizes results of a data analysis that attempts to answer the question of whether AISD students' physical fitness is related to their academic achievement in Spring 2006.

This report summarizes Austin Independent School District's 2008-2009 school year student success initiative efforts to support students who are academically at risk in reading and math.