Table 8.Students in all grades, 3 through 11, receiving Commended Performance on TAKS in 2003, in percent
		Total	African	Hispanic	White	Asian	ED*
			American
State		4.7	1.5	2.1	7.5	12.8	1.9
Galveston County Independent School Districts
Clear Creek		10.0	3.5	4.7	10.6	18.0	3.2
Dickinson		3.7	1.8	2.0	5.2	4.7	1.8
Friendswood		10.7	3.8	7.5	11.0	13.2	2.3
Galveston		3.8	1.1	1.9	7.3	22.7	1.9
High Island		1.3	N/A	0.0	1.4	N/A	2.5
Hitchcock		0.6	0.0	0.7	1.1	N/A	0.0
La Marque		1.6	1.0	1.0	4.7	0.0	1.4
Santa Fe		3.7	N/A	1.4	4.0	N/A	1.5
Texas City		3.7	1.1	2.4	5.3	0.0	2.1
*Economically Disadvantaged are students who are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch or eligible for other public assistance.
N/A=Not Available
-Commended Performance refers to the highest performance level set by the State Board of Education on the TAKS. Student who achieve Commended Performance have shown a thorough understand of the knowledge and skills at the grade level tested.
Source: Texas Education Agency
http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/index.html
-Used TAKS Commended Performance (Sum of All Grades) for specified year
(Accessed 6/7/04)