Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (PASS) Test Scores

This is a page of links to each school and a link to the district pass scores for Houston Elementary School District.

• Houston Elementary Scores by Grade Level
• Houston Elementary Scores by Grade Level and Demographic Category
• Houston Elementary Scores by Grade Level and Standard

Notes:

1) These statistics may differ from those in report cards and AYP ratings. They were calculated based on where students tested regardless of school entry date. Home school students, students with incomplete scores, and students who took the test with a non-standard accommodation were excluded.

2) If the number tested is less than 10, no other statistics appear.

3) Only 5th and 8th graders took the Writing test in 2010.

Houston Elementary Scores by Grade Level and Standard
Column Legend
A) Number of Students tested	C) Percentage of Students whose test performance may benefit from additional activities that focus on the domains/standards listed.
B) Percentage of Students whose test performance shows weaknesses and a need for further instruction in the domains/standards listed.	D) Percentage of Students whose test performance shows strengths in the domains/standards listed.

Grade 3

English Language Arts (Reading and Research)

	A	B	C	D
Reading: Literary Texts	58	24.1	39.7	36.2
Reading: Informational Texts	58	29.3	39.7	31.0
Reading: Building Vocabulary	58	15.5	55.2	29.3
Researching	58	24.1	50.0	25.9

Mathematics

	A	B	C	D
Numbers & Operations	58	34.5	25.9	39.7
Algebra	58	27.6	50.0	22.4
Geometry	58	19.0	31.0	50.0
Measurement	58	34.5	37.9	27.6
Data Analysis & Probability	58	37.9	46.6	15.5

Science

	A	B	C	D
Scientific Inquiry	29	51.7	31.0	17.2
Habitats & Adaptation	29	34.5	44.8	20.7
Earth's Materials & Changes	29	20.7	58.6	20.7
Heat & Changes in Matter	29	24.1	58.6	17.2
Motion & Sound	29	37.9	41.4	20.7

Social Studies

	A	B	C	D
Places, Regions, & Human Systems	28	21.4	46.4	32.1
Exploration & Settlement	28	17.9	57.1	25.0
American Revolution & New Nation	28	17.9	50.0	32.1
Civil War & Reconstruction	28	28.6	42.9	28.6
Late 19th & 20th Century S.C.	28	35.7	53.6	10.7

Grade 4

English Language Arts (Reading and Research)

	A	B	C	D
Reading: Literary Texts	54	29.6	44.4	25.9
Reading: Informational Texts	54	24.1	51.9	24.1
Reading: Building Vocabulary	54	16.7	35.2	48.1
Researching	54	18.5	42.6	38.9

Mathematics

	A	B	C	D
Numbers & Operations	54	18.5	33.3	48.1
Algebra	54	16.7	46.3	37.0
Geometry	54	13.0	46.3	40.7
Measurement	54	29.6	40.7	29.6
Data Analysis & Probability	54	13.0	50.0	37.0

Science

	A	B	C	D
Scientific Inquiry	54	9.3	57.4	33.3
Organisms & Their Environments	54	22.2	44.4	33.3
Astronomy	54	24.1	53.7	22.2
Weather	54	20.4	51.9	27.8
Properties of Light & Electricity	54	20.4	42.6	37.0

Social Studies

	A	B	C	D
Exploration	54	9.3	46.3	44.4
Settlement	54	11.1	53.7	35.2
Colonial Conflict	54	5.6	51.9	42.6
A New Nation	54	16.7	48.1	35.2
Westward Movement	54	16.7	61.1	22.2
Civil War	54	18.5	35.2	46.3

Grade 5

Writing

	A	B	C	D
Content & Development	58	20.7	46.6	32.8
Organization	58	24.1	43.1	32.8
Voice	58	12.1	63.8	24.1
Conventions	58	24.1	41.4	34.5

English Language Arts (Reading and Research)

	A	B	C	D
Reading: Literary Texts	57	24.6	38.6	36.8
Reading: Informational Texts	57	26.3	42.1	31.6
Reading: Building Vocabulary	57	21.1	42.1	36.8
Researching	57	26.3	36.8	36.8

Mathematics

	A	B	C	D
Numbers & Operations	57	40.4	24.6	35.1
Algebra	57	35.1	33.3	31.6
Geometry	57	15.8	56.1	28.1
Measurement	57	15.8	50.9	33.3
Data Analysis & Probability	57	33.3	38.6	28.1

Science

	A	B	C	D
Scientific Inquiry	28	28.6	53.6	17.9
Ecosystems: Terrestrial & Aquatic	28	32.1	42.9	25.0
Landforms & Oceans	28	25.0	53.6	21.4
Properties of Matter	28	25.0	42.9	32.1
Forces & Motion	28	39.3	39.3	21.4

Social Studies

	A	B	C	D
Reconstruction	29	41.4	37.9	20.7
Westward Expansion	29	20.7	58.6	20.7
U.S. as a World Power	29	20.7	44.8	34.5
The 1920s & 1930s	29	20.7	48.3	31.0
Cold War	29	27.6	41.4	31.0
Developments Since 1992	29	20.7	51.7	27.6

Grade 6

English Language Arts (Reading and Research)

	A	B	C	D
Reading: Literary Texts	58	17.2	43.1	39.7
Reading: Informational Texts	58	20.7	34.5	44.8
Reading: Building Vocabulary	58	25.9	29.3	44.8
Researching	58	17.2	56.9	25.9

Mathematics

	A	B	C	D
Numbers & Operations	58	27.6	32.8	39.7
Algebra	58	27.6	29.3	43.1
Geometry	58	24.1	41.4	34.5
Measurement	58	22.4	39.7	37.9
Data Analysis & Probability	58	22.4	29.3	48.3

Science

	A	B	C	D
Scientific Inquiry	29	10.3	48.3	41.4
Plants: Structures, Processes, & Responses	29	44.8	41.4	13.8
Animals: Structures, Processes, & Responses	29	44.8	27.6	27.6
Earth's Atmosphere & Weather	29	34.5	41.4	24.1
Conservation of Energy	29	13.8	58.6	27.6

Social Studies

	A	B	C	D
Cradles of Civilization	30	13.3	23.3	63.3
Ancient Classical Civilizations	30	16.7	30.0	53.3
The Middle Ages	30	10.0	40.0	50.0
Other Pre-Renaissance Cultures	30	6.7	43.3	50.0
Renaissance & Reformation	30	3.3	50.0	46.7
European Exploration & Settlement	30	10.0	50.0	40.0