Academics
District Assessments
Students in the Carroll Independent School District consistently score significantly higher than the state average on standardized tests. Carroll ISD administers the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) test, the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and Cogat tests.
High School students in Carroll ISD tend to score much higher on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) than state and national scores. On average, 90 percent of graduating seniors take some form of college entrance exam. Approximately 40 percent of the graduating seniors score above the criterion SAT or ACT. Carroll ISD offers a full array of Advanced Placements courses which allow students to earn dual credit for high school graduation and college.
SAT
The SAT® test assesses high school students' knowledge in critical reading, mathematics, and writing.
• The test takes 3 hours and 45 minutes.
• The test has a total score of 2400 with each section consisting of 800 points.
• Colleges use the test as one predictor of first-year academic achievement in college, and as a common yardstick to use in comparing students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.
Carroll ISD SAT Score History:
| Year | Critical Reading | Mathematics | Writing | # of Test-Takers |
| 2004 | 547 | 564 | N/A | 434 |
| 2005 | 551 | 567 | N/A | 494 |
| 2006 | 547 | 539 | 572 | 514 |
| 2007 | 551 | 568 | 536 | 529 |
| 2008 | 548 | 575 | 541 | 561 |
• The district’s average composite score for 2008 (reading, writing and mathematics combined score) was 1664 .
• The state of Texas’ average composite score for 2008 was 1473.
• The national average composite score for 2008 was 1511.
PSAT/NMSQT
SAT/NMSQT stands for Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. It's a standardized test that provides firsthand practice for the SAT Reasoning Test™. It also gives you a chance to enter National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC) scholarship programs.
• The PSAT/NMSQT measures critical reading skills, math problem-solving skills and writing skills.
• Carroll I.S.D. administers this assessment to every 10th grader free of charge.
ACT
http://www.act.org/aap/
The ACT® test assesses high school students' knowledge in English, mathematics, reading, and science.
• The ACT is an achievement test, measuring what a student has learned in school.
• The test takes 175 minutes (plus 30 minutes for the optional writing test)
• The writing test, which is optional, measures skill in planning and writing a short essay.
• Colleges use the test as one predictor of first-year academic achievement in college, and as a common yardstick to use in comparing students from a wide range of educational backgrounds.
Carroll ISD ACT Scores:
| Year | Reading | Math | English | Science | Composite Score | # of Test-Takers |
| 2004 | 23.6 | 23.9 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 23.7 | 291 |
| 2005 | 24.5 | 24.0 | 23.5 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 342 |
| 2006 | 24.4 | 24.6 | 23.8 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 347 |
| 2007 | 24.7 | 24.8 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 347 |
| 2008 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 415 |
• The district’s composite score (Reading, English, Math, Science) for 2008 was 24.5
• The state of Texas’ average composite score for 2008 was 20.7.
• The national average composite score for 2008 was 21.1
About CISD
- Carroll ISD is a K-12 public school system located in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex. The 21-square-mile district consists of 11 schools serving more than 7,900 students and 1,000 employees. The district is the largest in the state of Texas to earn the top rating of "Exemplary" by the Texas Education Agency. In addition, the district and all campuses met the federal guidelines for the No Child Left Behind Act.
The state of Texas does not rank public schools, but they do rate them based on performance on standardized tests, attendance, and drop out rates. CISD has a zero percent drop out rate, a 97 percent attendance rate and consistently scores above the state and national averages on assessments. The state holds districts to a high standard of 90 percent passing to obtain the Exemplary rating. In addition, each subgroup must receive a 90 percent for a district or campus to earn the top rating.
Five of CISD's schools have been named National Blue Ribbon Schools by the U.S. Department of Education. The Blue Ribbon Schools include Rockenbaugh Elementary, Johnson Elementary, Carroll Elementary, Carroll Middle School and Carroll Senior High School. This fall, Durham Elementary School will receive a site visit as a nominee for the National Blue Ribbon Schools award.
Eight of 11 campuses were named to the Texas Business Education Coalition's 2008 Honor Roll. These include Dawson Middle School, Eubanks Intermediate School, Durham Intermediate School, Durham Elementary School, Old Union Elementary School, Carroll Elementary School, Johnson Elementary School, and Rockenbaugh Elementary School.
Approximately 98 percent of Carroll's seniors go on to attend a college or university after graduation. The Class of 2008 earned more than $14 million in scholarships to colleges and universities across the nation. More than 90 percent of Carroll students take a college entrance exam, with composite scores on the SAT and ACT that exceed state and national averages.
Carroll offers a full array of Advanced Placement and Honors courses, a challenging curriculum for gifted and talented students and special programs for students with special needs.
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