Publications
College Readiness in Austin Independent School District and Texas
Graduates from AISD in the Classes of 2011 through 2014 were increasingly more likely than their peers statewide to have been college ready in English language arts, math, and both subjects. Economically disadvantaged, African American, and Hispanic students closed gaps against their peers, and White students continued to outperform their peers statewide.
Sustaining a System for High-Quality Teachers, Report 2: Market Opportunities and Typical Wages for Austin Independent School District Teachers and Leavers
This report includes two studies that describe the local context for teacher employment decisions. The first examines the local labor market, and the second examines employment for teachers who left Austin Independent School District (AISD).
Sustaining a System for High-Quality Teachers, Report 1: Key Characteristics of Austin Independent School District Teacher Leavers and Transfers
This report describes how many teachers transferred or changed jobs in AISD, remained at their schools, or left the school district after the 2013–2014 school year, along with characteristics of teachers in each group.
State Compensatory Education and High School Accelerated Instruction, 2013-2014
The disparity in passing rates of at-risk and not at-risk students decreased for nearly half of STAAR subjects and grades, but increased in nearly as many cases. However, the gap narrowed to the smallest measured in six years of graduation rates.
SAS Educational Value-Added Assessment (EVAAS) Scores for Austin Independent School District, 2015
This report provides an overview of the process used to derive a school’s growth level and summarizes 2015 math and reading/ELA growth levels for all AISD elementary, middle and high schools. Additionally, longitudinal data are provided for each school level.
Enrollment from Fall 2014 to Fall 2015: Trends by Grade Level, Student Group, Vertical Team, and School
This report describes changes in enrollment counts from Fall 2014 to Fall 2015 and examines the patterns in the percentages of students who were new to AISD and who left AISD after each grade.
AISD Graduates, Continuers, and Dropouts: Profiles for the Class of 2014
This report describes characteristics of students from the Class of 2014 who graduated on time, dropped out, or continued in high school. We present demographic information and data for dropout risk factors identified in previous research.
AISD REACH Program Update 2009-2010 Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) Results and Student Learning Objectives (SLOs)
This report describes the relationship between Student Learning Objectives and student performance on the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills.
High School Level Performance Report Summary of Research
The AISD level reports highlight analyses results and strategies that address the interactions among factors influencing student performance. The 2008-2009 HS level report presents results critical to student achievement at the high school level.
High School Level Performance Report 2008
This PowerPoint report summarizes student demographic and performance results at high schools as of the end of the 2007-2008 school year.